Mark Farrah Associates (MFA) analyzed Medicaid enrollment figures from its County Health Coverage^TM database product for three counties in Texas, with a focus on health plan market position. Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Texas Medicaid enrollment was approximately 3.1 million (as of December 31, 2019). Since then, the program has expanded 75% to cover nearly 5.3 million Texans, as of September 30, 2022. MFA’s analysis covers the top three counties in Texas, based on Medicaid enrollment: Harris, Dallas, and Bexar.

• As of 3Q22, over 35% of Texas’s Medicaid enrollment is in three counties: Harris, Dallas, and Bexar.
• Harris County (Houston area) had the largest Medicaid enrollment in the state as of 3Q22, with Texas Children’s Health Plan providing coverage for over 42% of the county’s market.

• Dallas County had the second largest Medicaid enrollment in the state as of 3Q22, with Elevance Health, Inc. (formerly Anthem) comprising 46% share of the market.
• Bexar County, San Antonio area, is the third largest county in Texas for Medicaid enrollment, with Centene accounting for 46% of the county’s market as of 3Q22.

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About County Health Coverage^TM

County Health Coverage^TM provides reliable estimates of health insurance enrollment and market share at the state, county, and Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) levels. Product features include company market share by county, company, and state for the Private Risk, Private Administrative Services Only (ASO), Managed Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and stand-alone Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) segments. Breakdowns by product type (HMO, PPO, etc.) are also presented, as well as population demographics and interactive, visual mapping tools. To learn more, visit the product page - County Health Coverage^TM.

About Mark Farrah Associates (MFA)

MFA is a leading data aggregator and publisher providing health plan market data and analysis tools for the healthcare industry. Committed to simplifying analysis of health insurance business, our products include: Health Coverage Portal™, Medicare Business Online™, Medicare Benefits Analyzer™, County Health Coverage™, Health Plans USA™ and 5500 Employer Health ^Plus. Follow us on LinkedIn!

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