Managed Care · AZ
Arizona
Saturated · score 53
MA penetration is above average — competition is high, focus on plan-specific wins.
State MA penetration
51.6%
National rank #25 · National avg 47.8%
+3.83 pp vs national
787,127
MA beneficiaries (rolled up)
1,524,452
Medicare eligibles
15
Counties indexed
140
SNFs in state
MA beneficiaries · 2016–2022
YoY change: +51.8%
SNF utilization rate (MA enrollees)
Share of MA beneficiaries with a SNF stay each year (CMS MA GV PUF).
Most saturated counties
- 65.0%Santa Cruz7,760 of 11,933 eligibles
- 58.5%Pima149,282 of 255,340 eligibles
- 56.5%Graham3,588 of 6,347 eligibles
- 54.6%Pinal57,563 of 105,396 eligibles
- 52.6%Mohave40,303 of 76,658 eligibles
- 52.3%Yuma23,597 of 45,158 eligibles
- 52.0%Greenlee694 of 1,336 eligibles
- 51.8%Maricopa412,934 of 797,714 eligibles
- 48.2%Cochise18,088 of 37,494 eligibles
- 44.8%La Paz2,912 of 6,505 eligibles
Highest opportunity counties
- 29.8%Apache14,800 eligibles · 4,410 enrolled
- 33.6%Coconino24,187 eligibles · 8,117 enrolled
- 37.0%Navajo28,330 eligibles · 10,487 enrolled
- 41.3%Gila18,424 eligibles · 7,613 enrolled
- 42.0%Yavapai94,830 eligibles · 39,779 enrolled
- 44.8%La Paz6,505 eligibles · 2,912 enrolled
- 48.2%Cochise37,494 eligibles · 18,088 enrolled
- 51.8%Maricopa797,714 eligibles · 412,934 enrolled
- 52.0%Greenlee1,336 eligibles · 694 enrolled
- 52.3%Yuma45,158 eligibles · 23,597 enrolled
Top MA payers in Arizona
803,547 total MA enrolled- 1UnitedHealthcare Benefits of Texas, Inc.150,75918.8%
- 2CHA HMO, INC.77,7399.7%
- 3BRAVO HEALTH PENNSYLVANIA, INC.75,0829.3%
- 4ARIZONA PHYSICIANS IPA, INC.70,4608.8%
- 5SIERRA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.59,3787.4%
- 6HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY58,6607.3%
- 7CARE IMPROVEMENT PLUS SOUTH CENTRAL INSURANCE CO.41,6765.2%
- 8MEDISUN, INC.40,1095.0%
- 9Bridgeway Health Solutions of Arizona, Inc.26,2893.3%
- 10AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY25,9763.2%
- 11CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC.24,0943.0%
- 12HEALTH NET OF ARIZONA, INC.20,6792.6%
- 13EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY10,9921.4%
- 14DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN OF ARIZONA, INC.10,9851.4%
- 15BANNER - UNIVERSITY CARE ADVANTAGE10,8701.4%
Top-rated SNFs in Arizona
140 total- NORTH MOUNTAIN MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION CENTERPHOENIX, AZ · Maricopa County · 155 beds5★
- HERITAGE COURT POST ACUTE OF SCOTTSDALESCOTTSDALE, AZ · Maricopa County · 108 beds5★
- SHEA POST ACUTE REHABILITATION CENTERSCOTTSDALE, AZ · Maricopa County · 120 beds5★
- PLAZA HEALTHCARESCOTTSDALE, AZ · Maricopa County · 179 beds5★
- The Terraces of PhoenixPHOENIX, AZ · Maricopa County · 64 beds5★
- CITADEL POST ACUTEMESA, AZ · Maricopa County · 128 beds5★
- Sun West Choice Healthcare & RehabSUN CITY WEST, AZ · Maricopa County · 140 beds5★
- TEMPE POST ACUTETEMPE, AZ · Maricopa County · 60 beds5★
- The Legacy Rehab & Care CenterBULLHEAD CITY, AZ · Mohave County · 120 beds5★
- OSBORN HEALTH AND REHABILITATIONSCOTTSDALE, AZ · Maricopa County · 130 beds5★
Source: CMS MA State/County Penetration (Aug 2025). Secondary metrics from CMS Medicare Advantage Geographic Variation PUF (2016–2022). Penetration is computed by rolling up county-level CMS-published MA enrolled / Medicare eligibles. Trend chart spans 2016–2022.