Managed Care · WV

West Virginia

Saturated · score 49

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

State MA penetration
55.7%
National rank #12 · National avg 47.8%
+7.9 pp vs national
253,458
MA beneficiaries (rolled up)
455,005
Medicare eligibles
55
Counties indexed
123
SNFs in state
MA beneficiaries · 2016–2022
2016201720182019202020212022207,450111,831
YoY change: +85.5%
SNF utilization rate (MA enrollees)
20162017201820192020202120220.03570.0279
Share of MA beneficiaries with a SNF stay each year (CMS MA GV PUF).

Most saturated counties

  • Lincoln
    3,713 of 5,220 eligibles
    71.1%
  • Boone
    4,070 of 5,752 eligibles
    70.8%
  • Clay
    1,769 of 2,516 eligibles
    70.3%
  • Webster
    1,723 of 2,516 eligibles
    68.5%
  • Mingo
    4,434 of 6,540 eligibles
    67.8%
  • Wyoming
    3,695 of 5,489 eligibles
    67.3%
  • Marshall
    4,954 of 7,412 eligibles
    66.8%
  • McDowell
    3,468 of 5,245 eligibles
    66.1%
  • Gilmer
    918 of 1,441 eligibles
    63.7%
  • Braxton
    2,398 of 3,775 eligibles
    63.5%

Highest opportunity counties

  • Mineral
    7,205 eligibles · 2,911 enrolled
    40.4%
  • Jefferson
    12,773 eligibles · 5,227 enrolled
    40.9%
  • Grant
    3,394 eligibles · 1,396 enrolled
    41.1%
  • Hardy
    3,861 eligibles · 1,635 enrolled
    42.4%
  • Berkeley
    26,172 eligibles · 11,293 enrolled
    43.1%
  • Morgan
    5,199 eligibles · 2,273 enrolled
    43.7%
  • Hampshire
    6,595 eligibles · 2,951 enrolled
    44.8%
  • Hancock
    8,146 eligibles · 3,817 enrolled
    46.9%
  • Monroe
    3,885 eligibles · 1,865 enrolled
    48.0%
  • Pendleton
    2,301 eligibles · 1,113 enrolled
    48.4%

Top MA payers in West Virginia

258,125 total MA enrolled

Top-rated SNFs in West Virginia

123 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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