Managed Care · MT
Montana
High opportunity · score 64
MA penetration is well below average — strong room for managed-care contracts.
State MA penetration
29.9%
National rank #46 · National avg 47.8%
-17.85 pp vs national
80,126
MA beneficiaries (rolled up)
267,494
Medicare eligibles
56
Counties indexed
61
SNFs in state
MA beneficiaries · 2016–2022
YoY change: +53.7%
SNF utilization rate (MA enrollees)
Share of MA beneficiaries with a SNF stay each year (CMS MA GV PUF).
Most saturated counties
- 44.1%Lincoln3,627 of 8,219 eligibles
- 38.6%Treasure91 of 236 eligibles
- 37.6%Yellowstone13,904 of 36,987 eligibles
- 37.0%Teton630 of 1,702 eligibles
- 36.9%Cascade7,179 of 19,452 eligibles
- 36.9%Musselshell610 of 1,655 eligibles
- 36.5%Mineral627 of 1,718 eligibles
- 36.0%Judith Basin252 of 699 eligibles
- 35.0%Golden Valley126 of 360 eligibles
- 34.8%Stillwater987 of 2,834 eligibles
Highest opportunity counties
- 1.5%Blaine1,260 eligibles · 19 enrolled
- 4.3%Daniels467 eligibles · 20 enrolled
- 4.5%Garfield309 eligibles · 14 enrolled
- 4.6%Fallon646 eligibles · 30 enrolled
- 5.1%Roosevelt1,796 eligibles · 92 enrolled
- 6.5%Valley1,986 eligibles · 130 enrolled
- 6.6%Hill3,405 eligibles · 225 enrolled
- 7.4%Prairie444 eligibles · 33 enrolled
- 7.7%Phillips1,091 eligibles · 84 enrolled
- 7.8%Carter372 eligibles · 29 enrolled
Top MA payers in Montana
79,831 total MA enrolled- 1HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY31,69839.7%
- 2HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION13,96517.5%
- 3HUMANA WI HEALTH ORGANIZATION INSURANCE CORP11,97915.0%
- 4EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY10,00512.5%
- 5CARE IMPROVEMENT PLUS SOUTH CENTRAL INSURANCE CO.4,1645.2%
- 6SIERRA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.3,6994.6%
- 7AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY1,4341.8%
- 8HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC.1,2601.6%
- 9PACIFICSOURCE COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANS1,1021.4%
- 10ANTHEM INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC.3030.4%
- 11CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS' SERVICE660.1%
- 12REGENCE BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF OREGON470.1%
- 13BCBS OF MICHIGAN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY430.1%
- 14UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA HLTH & RETIREMENT320.0%
- 15BCBSM, Inc.170.0%
Top-rated SNFs in Montana
61 total- LIBBY CARE CENTERLIBBY, MT · Lincoln County · 101 beds5★
- MOUNTAIN VIEW OF CASCADIAEUREKA, MT · Lincoln County · 49 beds5★
- NORTHERN MONTANA CARE CENTERHAVRE, MT · Hill County · 135 beds5★
- POWDER RIVER MANORBROADUS, MT · Powder River County · 41 beds5★
- VALLE VISTA REHABILITATION AND NURSING LLCLEWISTOWN, MT · Fergus County · 101 beds5★
- VALLEY VIEW HOMEGLASGOW, MT · Valley County · 96 beds5★
- THE LIVING CENTRESTEVENSVILLE, MT · Ravalli County · 50 beds5★
- CREST NURSING HOMEBUTTE, MT · Silver Bow County · 103 beds5★
- ROSEBUD HEALTH CARE CENTERFORSYTH, MT · Rosebud County · 31 beds5★
- ELKHORN HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATIONCLANCY, MT · Jefferson County · 70 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.