Managed Care · MN
Minnesota
Saturated · score 44
MA penetration is above average — competition is high, focus on plan-specific wins.
State MA penetration
60.8%
National rank #3 · National avg 47.8%
+12.98 pp vs national
716,563
MA beneficiaries (rolled up)
1,179,000
Medicare eligibles
87
Counties indexed
338
SNFs in state
MA beneficiaries · 2016–2022
YoY change: +14.9%
SNF utilization rate (MA enrollees)
Share of MA beneficiaries with a SNF stay each year (CMS MA GV PUF).
Most saturated counties
- 88.0%Aitkin4,411 of 5,011 eligibles
- 75.1%Le Sueur4,574 of 6,089 eligibles
- 74.7%McLeod6,488 of 8,687 eligibles
- 72.9%Meeker4,242 of 5,820 eligibles
- 69.8%St. Louis35,927 of 51,504 eligibles
- 69.6%Pine5,562 of 7,995 eligibles
- 68.5%Goodhue8,482 of 12,374 eligibles
- 68.4%Lake2,321 of 3,393 eligibles
- 68.2%Rice9,254 of 13,564 eligibles
- 67.8%Carlton5,902 of 8,701 eligibles
Highest opportunity counties
- 35.8%Murray2,367 eligibles · 848 enrolled
- 37.7%Lyon5,501 eligibles · 2,075 enrolled
- 38.7%Jackson2,514 eligibles · 972 enrolled
- 39.4%Kittson1,235 eligibles · 486 enrolled
- 39.9%Nobles4,100 eligibles · 1,636 enrolled
- 40.6%Lincoln1,537 eligibles · 624 enrolled
- 41.8%Olmsted32,475 eligibles · 13,565 enrolled
- 43.6%Martin5,750 eligibles · 2,506 enrolled
- 43.8%Cottonwood3,184 eligibles · 1,395 enrolled
- 45.0%Polk7,092 eligibles · 3,194 enrolled
Top MA payers in Minnesota
679,392 total MA enrolled- 1BCBSM, Inc.325,95848.0%
- 2MEDICA HEALTH PLANS88,28013.0%
- 3SIERRA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.78,38111.5%
- 4ALLINA HEALTH AND AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY55,7778.2%
- 5HEALTHPARTNERS, INC.53,6527.9%
- 6MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY39,0565.8%
- 7HMO Minnesota11,7091.7%
- 8HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY10,3031.5%
- 9AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY3,1920.5%
- 10SANFORD HEALTH PLAN OF MINNESOTA2,8800.4%
- 11PRIMEWEST RURAL MN HEALTH CARE ACCESS INITIATIVE2,6620.4%
- 12QUARTZ HEALTH PLAN MN CORPORATION2,4120.4%
- 13ANTHEM INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC.2,4060.3%
- 14SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE1,4450.2%
- 15Humana Insurance Co. & Humana Insurance Co. of NY4780.1%
Top-rated SNFs in Minnesota
338 total- Good Samaritan AmbassadorNEW HOPE, MN · Hennepin County · 77 beds5★
- Fairview University Trans ServMINNEAPOLIS, MN · Hennepin County · 28 beds5★
- HeartwoodCROSBY, MN · Crow Wing County · 54 beds5★
- Boundary Waters Care CenterELY, MN · St. Louis County · 42 beds5★
- Essentia Health Oak CrossingDETROIT LAKES, MN · Becker County · 94 beds5★
- AUGUSTANA CARE HASTINGS HEALTH AND REHABILITATIONHASTINGS, MN · Dakota County · 72 beds5★
- Long Prairie Health Care CenterLONG PRAIRIE, MN · Todd County · 60 beds5★
- Lake Winona ManorWINONA, MN · Winona County · 80 beds5★
- Ecumen LakeshoreDULUTH, MN · St. Louis County · 60 beds5★
- LAKE MINNETONKA SHORESSPRING PARK, MN · Hennepin County · 60 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.