Humana is leaving Monroe County, New York, for 2027, and its Medicare Advantage members around Rochester have until December 7 to pick a new plan that starts January 1. The Kaiser Family Foundation named the county in its 2027 plan-availability analysis as an example of an insurer walking away from a more urban market with heavy Medicare Advantage enrollment. Members of a Humana plan there are working against a fixed date.
Humana’s 2027 retreat, county by county
KFF’s October 9 analysis of the 2027 Medicare plan data finds Humana exiting 62 counties and entering four new ones, a net loss of 58 counties. The analysis rests on the federal plan landscape files for 2027 and June 2026 enrollment data, so the county list reflects what insurers have set up for next year.
The retreat is not a national exit. KFF says Humana still offers Medicare Advantage drug plans in about 80 percent of U.S. counties, roughly the same share as in 2026, and in more counties than any other insurer. A Humana member in a county the company kept faces no forced change. Monroe County is not in that group…