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Chart card: Texas Medicare Advantage plans offered by county, 2026 to 2027, and October 2026 members by insurer, from CMS files.

NewestOct 23, 2026

Texas keeps 421 Medicare Advantage plans for 2027, but 197 of its 254 counties get fewer to pick from

Source: CMS CY2026 plan file; CMS CY2027 plan file; CMS county enrollment, Oct 2026

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Chart card: UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage members in CMS files, December 2025 to September 2026, by plan type and against peers.

ChartOct 23, 2026

UnitedHealth lost 950,503 Medicare Advantage members this year, and a third of its PPO members left

Source: CMS enrollment by plan, Dec 2025; Sep 2026; CMS SNP report, Dec 2025; Sep 2026

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