Managed Care · WA

Washington

Moderate opportunity · score 50

MA penetration is near the national average — selective contracting opportunities.

State MA penetration
49.7%
National rank #29 · National avg 47.8%
+1.88 pp vs national
771,282
MA beneficiaries (rolled up)
1,552,548
Medicare eligibles
39
Counties indexed
194
SNFs in state
MA beneficiaries · 2016–2022
2016201720182019202020212022613,814367,767
YoY change: +66.9%
SNF utilization rate (MA enrollees)
20162017201820192020202120220.02450.0175
Share of MA beneficiaries with a SNF stay each year (CMS MA GV PUF).

Most saturated counties

  • Clark
    71,618 of 105,002 eligibles
    68.2%
  • Cowlitz
    19,260 of 28,942 eligibles
    66.5%
  • Snohomish
    89,884 of 149,409 eligibles
    60.2%
  • Spokane
    69,406 of 120,191 eligibles
    57.8%
  • Lewis
    12,839 of 23,060 eligibles
    55.7%
  • King
    195,627 of 359,174 eligibles
    54.5%
  • Thurston
    36,577 of 69,245 eligibles
    52.8%
  • Pierce
    89,555 of 172,718 eligibles
    51.9%
  • Whatcom
    25,101 of 53,216 eligibles
    47.2%
  • Yakima
    21,589 of 46,309 eligibles
    46.6%

Highest opportunity counties

  • Klickitat
    7,067 eligibles · 651 enrolled
    9.2%
  • Garfield
    693 eligibles · 90 enrolled
    13.0%
  • Jefferson
    15,248 eligibles · 2,426 enrolled
    15.9%
  • Lincoln
    3,731 eligibles · 655 enrolled
    17.6%
  • Pacific
    9,293 eligibles · 1,638 enrolled
    17.6%
  • San Juan
    6,794 eligibles · 1,203 enrolled
    17.7%
  • Skamania
    3,130 eligibles · 648 enrolled
    20.7%
  • Columbia
    1,362 eligibles · 290 enrolled
    21.3%
  • Clallam
    29,334 eligibles · 6,602 enrolled
    22.5%
  • Grays Harbor
    22,326 eligibles · 5,152 enrolled
    23.1%

Top MA payers in Washington

785,148 total MA enrolled

Top-rated SNFs in Washington

194 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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