Managed Care · LA
Louisiana
Saturated · score 48
MA penetration is above average — competition is high, focus on plan-specific wins.
State MA penetration
56.9%
National rank #10 · National avg 47.8%
+9.08 pp vs national
544,861
MA beneficiaries (rolled up)
957,852
Medicare eligibles
64
Counties indexed
266
SNFs in state
MA beneficiaries · 2016–2022
YoY change: +78.7%
SNF utilization rate (MA enrollees)
Share of MA beneficiaries with a SNF stay each year (CMS MA GV PUF).
Most saturated counties
- 75.2%St. John the Baptist6,785 of 9,023 eligibles
- 74.5%St. Charles7,790 of 10,460 eligibles
- 72.2%St. Bernard5,402 of 7,478 eligibles
- 71.5%Jefferson66,909 of 93,586 eligibles
- 70.1%Iberville4,911 of 7,008 eligibles
- 69.8%St. James3,429 of 4,912 eligibles
- 69.3%West Baton Rouge3,666 of 5,293 eligibles
- 69.2%Livingston17,360 of 25,089 eligibles
- 68.9%Ascension14,827 of 21,532 eligibles
- 68.6%Plaquemines2,804 of 4,087 eligibles
Highest opportunity counties
- 29.9%Cameron1,189 eligibles · 355 enrolled
- 33.8%LaSalle3,079 eligibles · 1,042 enrolled
- 36.0%Vernon8,075 eligibles · 2,904 enrolled
- 39.3%Beauregard7,730 eligibles · 3,041 enrolled
- 39.9%Jefferson Davis6,461 eligibles · 2,578 enrolled
- 40.9%Lafayette46,696 eligibles · 19,092 enrolled
- 41.5%Rapides29,250 eligibles · 12,151 enrolled
- 42.1%Bossier23,437 eligibles · 9,866 enrolled
- 42.5%Grant4,660 eligibles · 1,979 enrolled
- 43.2%Winn2,983 eligibles · 1,288 enrolled
Top MA payers in Louisiana
559,181 total MA enrolled- 1HUMANA HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN OF LOUISIANA, INC.193,37234.6%
- 2PEOPLES HEALTH, INC.160,20728.6%
- 3HMO LOUISIANA, INC.36,3386.5%
- 4HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY33,2536.0%
- 5SIERRA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.28,7945.2%
- 6AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY25,3954.5%
- 7LOUISIANA HEALTH SERVICE & INDEMNITY COMPANY20,6963.7%
- 8CARE IMPROVEMENT PLUS SOUTH CENTRAL INSURANCE CO.16,0502.9%
- 9AETNA BETTER HEALTH, INC. (LA)15,4012.8%
- 10WELLCARE HEALTH INSURANCE OF ARIZONA, INC.10,6431.9%
- 11EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY6,2701.1%
- 12AETNA HEALTH INC. (LA)4,8990.9%
- 13COMMUNITY CARE HEALTH PLAN OF LOUISIANA, INC.3,1630.6%
- 14DEVOTED HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA1,5360.3%
- 15LAGNIAPPE ADVANTAGE INSURANCE COMPANY1,0260.2%
Top-rated SNFs in Louisiana
266 total- EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL - SNFMETAIRIE, LA · Jefferson County · 49 beds5★
- OLD BROWNLEE COMMUNITY CARE CENTERBOSSIER CITY, LA · Bossier County · 89 beds5★
- VERMILION HEALTH CARE CENTERKAPLAN, LA · Vermilion County · 120 beds5★
- TERREBONNE GENERAL MED CTR SNFHOUMA, LA · Terrebonne County · 6 beds5★
- OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER SKILLED NURSING FACILITYJEFFERSON, LA · Jefferson County · 30 beds5★
- ChristwoodCOVINGTON, LA · St. Tammany County · 30 beds5★
- HERITAGE MANOR OF STRATMORE NURSING & REHAB CTRSHREVEPORT, LA · Caddo County · 142 beds5★
- LASALLE NURSING HOMEJENA, LA · Lasalle County · 133 beds5★
- PELICAN POINTE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATIONMAURICE, LA · Vermilion County · 120 beds5★
- GREENBRIAR COMMUNITY CARE CENTERSLIDELL, LA · St. Tammany County · 174 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.