Managed Care · DE
Delaware
High opportunity · score 61
MA penetration is well below average — strong room for managed-care contracts.
State MA penetration
32.9%
National rank #44 · National avg 47.8%
-14.93 pp vs national
82,621
MA beneficiaries (rolled up)
251,351
Medicare eligibles
3
Counties indexed
44
SNFs in state
MA beneficiaries · 2016–2022
YoY change: +253.8%
SNF utilization rate (MA enrollees)
Share of MA beneficiaries with a SNF stay each year (CMS MA GV PUF).
Most saturated counties
- 35.1%Kent15,006 of 42,779 eligibles
- 34.0%New Castle39,055 of 115,049 eligibles
- 30.5%Sussex28,560 of 93,523 eligibles
Highest opportunity counties
- 30.5%Sussex93,523 eligibles · 28,560 enrolled
- 34.0%New Castle115,049 eligibles · 39,055 enrolled
- 35.1%Kent42,779 eligibles · 15,006 enrolled
Top MA payers in Delaware
83,768 total MA enrolled- 1UNITEDHEALTHCARE OF WISCONSIN, INC.14,23817.0%
- 2AETNA HEALTH INC. (PA)13,70216.4%
- 3CARE IMPROVEMENT PLUS SOUTH CENTRAL INSURANCE CO.13,25615.8%
- 4AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY9,94311.9%
- 5HIGHMARK BCBSD INC.8,2179.8%
- 6SIERRA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.6,3407.6%
- 7HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY5,7166.8%
- 8CELTIC INSURANCE COMPANY3,8194.6%
- 9EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY1,9412.3%
- 10BRAVO HEALTH MID-ATLANTIC, INC.1,8592.2%
- 11AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Next, Inc.1,1821.4%
- 12DEVOTED HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OF DELAWARE6370.8%
- 13Group Retiree Health Solutions, Inc.5870.7%
- 14CAREFIRST ADVANTAGE PPO, INC.4110.5%
- 15UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY3530.4%
Top-rated SNFs in Delaware
44 total- WILLOWBROOKE COURT AT COKESBURY VILLAGEHOCKESSIN, DE · New Castle County · 10 beds5★
- DELAWARE VETERANS HOMEMILFORD, DE · Sussex County · 144 beds5★
- CENTER AT EDEN HILL, LLCDOVER, DE · Kent County · 80 beds5★
- THE MOORINGS AT LEWESLEWES, DE · Sussex County · 40 beds5★
- WILLOWBROOKE COURT SKILLED CENTER AT MANOR HOUSESEAFORD, DE · Sussex County · 15 beds5★
- CADIA REHABILITATION SILVERSIDEWILMINGTON, DE · New Castle County · 116 beds5★
- JEANNE JUGAN RESIDENCENEWARK, DE · New Castle County · 40 beds5★
- ENCORE AT WINDSOR HILLSWILMINGTON, DE · New Castle County · 46 beds5★
- COMPLETE CARE AT BRACKENVILLE LLCHOCKESSIN, DE · New Castle County · 104 beds5★
- WILLOWBROOKE COURT AT COUNTRY HOUSEWILMINGTON, DE · New Castle County · 14 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.