Managed Care · PA

Pennsylvania

Saturated · score 50

MA penetration is above average — competition is high, focus on plan-specific wins.

State MA penetration
54.6%
National rank #16 · National avg 47.8%
+6.85 pp vs national
1,636,871
MA beneficiaries (rolled up)
2,995,154
Medicare eligibles
67
Counties indexed
657
SNFs in state
MA beneficiaries · 2016–2022
20162017201820192020202120221,399,1601,035,292
YoY change: +35.1%
SNF utilization rate (MA enrollees)
20162017201820192020202120220.05450.0423
Share of MA beneficiaries with a SNF stay each year (CMS MA GV PUF).

Most saturated counties

  • Cambria
    29,200 of 38,203 eligibles
    76.4%
  • Indiana
    15,857 of 20,751 eligibles
    76.4%
  • Armstrong
    13,998 of 18,327 eligibles
    76.4%
  • Lawrence
    17,150 of 23,619 eligibles
    72.6%
  • Greene
    6,253 of 8,708 eligibles
    71.8%
  • Westmoreland
    72,799 of 101,757 eligibles
    71.5%
  • Beaver
    32,558 of 45,714 eligibles
    71.2%
  • Somerset
    14,712 of 20,794 eligibles
    70.8%
  • Butler
    34,929 of 50,117 eligibles
    69.7%
  • Allegheny
    194,023 of 280,622 eligibles
    69.1%

Highest opportunity counties

  • Chester
    111,941 eligibles · 37,216 enrolled
    33.3%
  • Pike
    16,595 eligibles · 5,772 enrolled
    34.8%
  • Wayne
    15,077 eligibles · 5,580 enrolled
    37.0%
  • Montgomery
    188,690 eligibles · 70,247 enrolled
    37.2%
  • Bucks
    157,378 eligibles · 65,028 enrolled
    41.3%
  • Delaware
    119,008 eligibles · 49,370 enrolled
    41.5%
  • Carbon
    17,565 eligibles · 7,469 enrolled
    42.5%
  • Lackawanna
    55,434 eligibles · 24,066 enrolled
    43.4%
  • Adams
    28,500 eligibles · 12,464 enrolled
    43.7%
  • Franklin
    38,731 eligibles · 17,034 enrolled
    44.0%

Top MA payers in Pennsylvania

1,654,645 total MA enrolled

Top-rated SNFs in Pennsylvania

657 total
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.

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