How is Medicare Advantage developing in Benzie County, Michigan?
Benzie County's MA penetration is 46.2% — below the 57.8% national share by 11.6 points, with 0.018M MA enrollees of 0.04M Medicare beneficiaries as of Plan year 2026, with 2023–2026 penetration history. It ranks 5 of 5 Michigan counties by penetration.
Moderate base: figures carry a ±0.25 pt band; small year-to-year moves may be noise rather than trend.
Penetration trajectory, 2023–2026
MA share of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county, plan years 2023–2026. Plan year 2026, with 2023–2026 penetration history.
Market structure in Benzie County
| Top carrier | BCBSMich |
| Carriers competing | 2 |
| MA enrollees | 0.018M |
| Total Medicare beneficiaries | 0.04M |
| D-SNP share of MA | 16% |
| Market type | Conversion (sub-50% penetration) |
County carrier and D-SNP figures are the CPSC county extract (Plan year 2026, with 2023–2026 penetration history). Carrier-level enrollment and stars are tracked at the state level.
So what / Now what
Benzie County still has conversion runway — at 46.2% penetration, growth can come from Original Medicare ageing-in and first-time switchers rather than head-to-head share fights.
- Compare to the rest of Michigan on the state page.
- Check 2026 plan exits for orphaned membership contestable in Michigan.
- Sales teams: see how Michigan ranks on the growth runway index and which competitive facts apply on the carrier battlecards.
Neighboring Michigan counties
Provenance — County-level MA market snapshot (76 tracked counties)
- Source file
- CMS MA Enrollment by State/County/Plan (CPSC monthly files)
- Vintage
- Plan year 2026, with 2023–2026 penetration history
- Last updated
- May 1, 2026
- Refresh cadence
- Monthly (pipeline pending; currently a curated extract)
- Method
- Penetration, D-SNP share, carrier count and top carrier per county compiled from CPSC files for 76 high-signal counties.
- Known limitations
- Covers 76 tracked counties, not all ~3,100. Velocity = simple YoY penetration point change.