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Medicare Advantage Enrollment in Rhode Island

Rhode Island had 151,467 Medicare Advantage members in September 2026, by the CMS county file, which includes employer group plans. That is up 1.0% from Sep 2025, slower than the national 2.0%. Rhode Island ranks 41st by members and holds 0.4% of the national total.

BCBS Rhode Island leads with 49.8% of members who have a carrier label (contract file, September 2026). Among individual plans, which leave out employer group coverage, enrollment is up 1.3% in the 12 months to September 2026.

By Senior Deal Club Standards Desk · Data as of September 2026 · Editorial policy

Data as ofCMS public files, monthly snapshot

  • These totals include employer and union group plans.
    Why this matters

    The CMS contract and county files count group plans that retirees get through a former employer. They are not plans you can pick on your own. Counts here are larger than the individual-plan counts on county pages.

  • Some months are missing from the source.
    Why this matters

    CMS did not publish every month. Lines break at a missing month instead of guessing a value. A dotted line, where shown, only joins the two sides.

Rhode Island at a glance

Medicare Advantage members

151,467

Rhode Island members by month: from 132K in Jan 2023 to 151K in Sep 2026

County file · Sep 2026. Includes employer group plans. Rank: 41.

County file · Sep 2026
CMS state, county and plan-type file (SCP). The same plans split by state and county, with employer and union group plans included. CMS hides counts of 10 or fewer.

12-month change

+1.0%

up 1.0 percent vs Sep 2025

County file · Sep 2026. National: +2.0%.

Share of national total

0.4%

County file · Sep 2026. Of jurisdictions that report every month.

Individual plan members

141,070

Individual MA · Sep 2026. Employer group plans left out.

Individual MA · Sep 2026
Individual Medicare Advantage plans (IND), from county data. Employer and union group plans are left out, so counts are smaller than in the other two files.

Largest carrier

BCBS Rhode Island

49.8% of members with a carrier label. Contract file · Sep 2026.

Rhode Island members by month

Medicare Advantage members in Rhode Island

Members, by month.

County file · Sep 2026
CMS state, county and plan-type file (SCP). The same plans split by state and county, with employer and union group plans included. CMS hides counts of 10 or fewer.
Medicare Advantage members in Rhode IslandLine chart, January 2023 to September 2026. Rhode Island: 151K in September 2026. Shaded bands mark months with no data.130K135K140K145K150K155K2023202420252026Rhode Island151K
Medicare Advantage members in Rhode IslandLine chart, January 2023 to September 2026. Rhode Island: 151K in September 2026. Shaded bands mark months with no data.130K135K140K145K150K155K20232025Rhode151K
  • Rhode Island
  • Shaded: no data that month
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Medicare Advantage members in Rhode Island: values by month
MonthRhode Island
Sep 2026151K
Aug 2026152K
Jul 2026151K
Jun 2026151K
May 2026151K
Apr 2026151K
Mar 2026151K
Feb 2026151K
Jan 2026150K
Dec 2025150K
Nov 2025150K
Oct 2025150K
Sep 2025150K
Aug 2025150K
Jul 2025149K
Jun 2025149K
May 2025148K
Apr 2025147K
Mar 2025147K
Feb 2025146K
Jan 2025144K
Dec 2024145K
Nov 2024145K
Oct 2024145K
Sep 2024145K
Aug 2024145K
Jul 2024145K
Jun 2024144K
May 2024144K
Apr 2024143K
Mar 2024143K
Feb 2024142K
Jan 2024142K
Dec 2023–
Nov 2023139K
Oct 2023138K
Sep 2023138K
Aug 2023137K
Jul 2023–
Jun 2023136K
May 2023135K
Apr 2023135K
Mar 2023134K
Feb 2023133K
Jan 2023132K

County file · Sep 2026. Employer group plans included.

Rhode Island and the nation, Jan 2023 = 100

Each line is members divided by members in the start month, times 100.

County file · Sep 2026
CMS state, county and plan-type file (SCP). The same plans split by state and county, with employer and union group plans included. CMS hides counts of 10 or fewer.
Rhode Island and the nation, Jan 2023 = 100Line chart, January 2023 to September 2026. Rhode Island: 115.1 in September 2026. National (same jurisdictions each month): 117.8 in September 2026. Shaded bands mark months with no data.1001051101151202023202420252026National117.8Rhode Island115.1
Rhode Island and the nation, Jan 2023 = 100Line chart, January 2023 to September 2026. Rhode Island: 115.1 in September 2026. National (same jurisdictions each month): 117.8 in September 2026. Shaded bands mark months with no data.10010511011512020232025National117.8Rhode115.1
  • Rhode Island
  • National (same jurisdictions each month)
  • Shaded: no data that month
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Rhode Island and the nation, Jan 2023 = 100: values by month
MonthRhode IslandNational (same jurisdictions each month)
Sep 2026115.1117.8
Aug 2026115.1117.8
Jul 2026115117.5
Jun 2026115117.4
May 2026114.8117.2
Apr 2026114.7116.9
Mar 2026114.6116.7
Feb 2026114.4116.3
Jan 2026114.2114.7
Dec 2025114.1115.9
Nov 2025114115.9
Oct 2025114.1115.7
Sep 2025114115.5
Aug 2025113.9115.3
Jul 2025113.5115
Jun 2025113.4114.8
May 2025112.2114.4
Apr 2025112114.2
Mar 2025111.8113.8
Feb 2025111.1113.4
Jan 2025109.4111.9
Dec 2024110.5112
Nov 2024110.4112
Oct 2024110.2111.7
Sep 2024110.1111.5
Aug 2024110111.2
Jul 2024109.8110.9
Jun 2024109.6110.7
May 2024109.5110.5
Apr 2024109110
Mar 2024108.6109.7
Feb 2024108.2109.3
Jan 2024107.9108.7
Dec 2023––
Nov 2023105.7105.9
Oct 2023105.2105.6
Sep 2023104.7105.2
Aug 2023104.2104.9
Jul 2023––
Jun 2023103.2104.1
May 2023102.8103.8
Apr 2023102.3103.4
Mar 2023101.8103
Feb 2023101.3102.2
Jan 2023100100

County file · Sep 2026. National line sums the jurisdictions that report in every month.

Individual plans

Individual plans leave out employer and union group coverage, so counts are smaller than in the county file.

Carrier share in Rhode Island

Share of members whose contract has a carrier label, September 2026 against September 2025.

Contract file · Sep 2026
CMS contract file (SCC). All Medicare Advantage contracts, with employer and union group plans included. It still lists Connecticut and Alaska.

BCBS Rhode Island leads with 49.8% of members who have a carrier label (contract file, September 2026).

BCBS Rhode Island lost 6.0 points in 12 months; most of that change came in January 2026.

UnitedHealthcare lost 8.5 points in 12 months; most of that change came in January 2026.

UnitedHealthcare and Humana together hold 30.0%, down 8.4 points from Sep 2025.

The market is less concentrated than a year earlier (direction only; the level depends on how carriers are grouped).

Carrier share, Sep 2025 to Sep 2026

Percent of members with a carrier label. Largest carriers.

Carrier share, Sep 2025 to Sep 2026Slope chart comparing Sep 2025 with Sep 2026. BCBS Rhode Island: 55.7% to 49.8%; UnitedHealthcare: 38.3% to 29.8%; Aetna/CVS: 5.5% to 12.6%; NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN OF RHODE ISLAND: – to 7.3%; Elevance/Anthem: 0.4% to 0.3%; Humana: 0.1% to 0.2%.Sep 2025Sep 2026BCBS Rhode Island 55.7%49.8% BCBS Rhode IslandUnitedHealthcare 38.3%29.8% UnitedHealthcareAetna/CVS 5.5%12.6% Aetna/CVS7.3% NEIGHBORHOODElevance/Anthem 0.4%0.3% Elevance/AnthemHumana 0.1%0.2% Humana
Carrier share, Sep 2025 to Sep 2026Slope chart comparing Sep 2025 with Sep 2026. BCBS Rhode Island: 55.7% to 49.8%; UnitedHealthcare: 38.3% to 29.8%; Aetna/CVS: 5.5% to 12.6%; NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN OF RHODE ISLAND: – to 7.3%; Elevance/Anthem: 0.4% to 0.3%; Humana: 0.1% to 0.2%.Sep 2025Sep 2026Blue Cross 55.7%49.8%UHC 38.3%29.8%Aetna 5.5%12.6%7.3%Elevance 0.4%0.3%Humana 0.1%0.2%
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Carrier share, Sep 2025 to Sep 2026: Sep 2025 and Sep 2026
NameSep 2025Sep 2026Change
BCBS Rhode Island55.7%49.8%−6.0 pts
UnitedHealthcare38.3%29.8%−8.5 pts
Aetna/CVS5.5%12.6%+7.0 pts
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN OF RHODE ISLAND–7.3%–
Elevance/Anthem0.4%0.3%0.0 pts
Humana0.1%0.2%+0.1 pts

Contract file · Sep 2026. Employer group plans included.

Carrier share of Medicare Advantage members with a carrier label, Rhode Island, September 2026
CarrierShare, Sep 2026Share, Sep 2025ChangeMembers
BCBS Rhode Island49.8%55.7%−6.0 pts74,049
UnitedHealthcare29.8%38.3%−8.5 pts44,396
Aetna/CVS12.6%5.5%+7.0 pts18,694
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN OF RHODE ISLAND7.3%––10,899
Elevance/Anthem0.3%0.4%0.0 pts484
Humana0.2%0.1%+0.1 pts293
CareSource0.0%––19
All other carriers0.0%––0

Insurer not assigned in CMS data: 1.5% of all members in Sep 2026, 9.3% in Sep 2025. Shares leave these members out. The unassigned share is above 3%, so treat share changes as rough. Contract IDs are renumbered each January, so this page follows carriers, not contracts. A contract that serves several states carries one carrier label, so a carrier can appear in a state where it is not a local plan. See the carrier view for the whole nation.

Biggest counties in Rhode Island

Individual plan members and the 12-month change for each county, from county data.

Individual MA · Sep 2026
Individual Medicare Advantage plans (IND), from county data. Employer and union group plans are left out, so counts are smaller than in the other two files.
Biggest counties in Rhode Island by individual Medicare Advantage members, September 2026
CountyMembers12-month changeLeading carrierLeader's share
Providence82,019+1.3%BCBS Rhode Island46.9%
Kent25,743+1.6%BCBS Rhode Island54.5%
Washington17,176+1.2%BCBS Rhode Island54.5%
Newport9,438+1.1%BCBS Rhode Island55.1%
Bristol6,694+0.5%BCBS Rhode Island64.6%

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Common questions

How many people have Medicare Advantage in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island had 151,467 members in September 2026, by the CMS county file (employer group plans included). Individual plans, which leave out employer group coverage, had 141,070 members in September 2026.

Is Medicare Advantage growing in Rhode Island?

Enrollment is up 1.0% from Sep 2025 to Sep 2026, slower than the national 2.0%. Among individual plans, which leave out employer group coverage, enrollment is up 1.3% in the 12 months to September 2026.

Which carrier has the most Medicare Advantage members in Rhode Island?

BCBS Rhode Island leads with 49.8% of members who have a carrier label (contract file, September 2026). UnitedHealthcare and Humana together hold 30.0%, down 8.4 points from Sep 2025. Shares leave out members whose contract has no carrier label: 1.5% of members.

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Senior Deal Club Standards Desk. Medicare Advantage Enrollment in Rhode Island, data as of September 2026. Source: CMS public enrollment files. https://www.seniordealclub.com/medicare-advantage/enrollment/states/rhode-island

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Data: CMS public enrollment files, in a monthly snapshot processed by TapQuality. Senior Deal Club is not affiliated with Medicare or any government agency.

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