Medicare Advantage in Dixie County, Florida. About 4,792 Medicare beneficiaries live here, with roughly 62 percent in Medicare Advantage plans. Top carriers include Humana and UnitedHealthcare. For free help comparing plans, call Giron Agency, a licensed Florida agency, or visit gironagency.com.
Dixie County, FL has 4,792 Medicare beneficiaries per CMS Q1 2024 data, with about 62% enrolled in Medicare Advantage. The top medicare advantage carriers are Humana, UnitedHealthcare, Florida Blue / WellCare / Aetna. We compare these plans for free and never charge a fee.
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The Dixie County medicare advantage market
Dixie County posts one of the highest Medicare Advantage adoption rates in Florida — roughly 62% of its 4,792 beneficiaries chose an MA plan over Original Medicare. That level of uptake usually means carriers compete hard locally, so the extra benefits (dental, OTC allowance, transportation, gym) tend to be richer than the Florida average. The county skews older than the Florida average (24% are 65 or older), which means heavy carrier competition and meaningful plan turnover each Annual Enrollment Period — a yearly review almost always pays off. Humana currently leads the county by enrollment, but the lowest total-cost plan for your specific drugs and doctors is often a smaller carrier — which is why we run all of them side by side instead of pushing the biggest name. Right now roughly 10 Medicare Advantage plans are available in Dixie County, so a side-by-side comparison genuinely matters. Medicare Advantage enrollment figures reflect the latest CMS data (May 2026).
Dixie County at a glance
Population (2024 ACS)
17,058
Medicare beneficiaries
4,792
MA penetration
62%
Age 65 or older
24%
What makes Dixie County different: Dixie County has no hospital of its own; its largest employer is the Florida Department of Corrections' Cross City Correctional Institution (over 400 jobs), and with a ~22% poverty rate roughly double the state and national average, the county's Medicare population leans heavily on Original Medicare and travels 25+ miles to Doctors' Memorial Hospital in Perry or to Gainesville for hospital care.
Top Medicare Advantage plans in Dixie County
Humana
3.5-star CMS rating
UnitedHealthcare (AARP Medicare Advantage)
3.5-star CMS rating
Florida Blue / WellCare / Aetna (combined remaining plans)
Source: CMS Monthly MA Enrollment by State/County/Contract (latest Q1 2024). Enrollment figures refresh monthly at data.cms.gov.
Before you enroll: verify your hospital + doctor in Dixie County
Each Medicare Advantage plan builds its own provider network — a hospital that's in-network
on one plan may be out-of-network on another. Dixie County has 3
major hospital systems. Before you enroll, check that your preferred hospital and physicians
participate in the specific plan you're considering.
Major hospitals to verify
▸Doctors' Memorial Hospital (Perry, FL — Taylor County, affiliated with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare)
▸UF Health Shands Hospital (Gainesville, FL)
▸HCA Florida North Florida Hospital (Gainesville, FL)
Call each hospital's billing office directly — or use the carrier's
network tool on the right to search by hospital name.
Free help in Dixie County: Florida SHINE — Dixie — call 1-800-963-5337.
SHIP counselors offer free unbiased Medicare guidance and can run network checks at no cost.
Or skip the cross-checking — we run network checks against your prescriptions and doctors
at no cost during any consult.
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Outside the windows, Special Enrollment Periods (SEP) still let you change plans if you moved, lost coverage, qualify for Extra Help / dual eligible, or had a plan terminated. Call to see if you qualify.
Major hospitals: Doctors' Memorial Hospital (Perry, FL — Taylor County, affiliated with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare), UF Health Shands Hospital (Gainesville, FL), HCA Florida North Florida Hospital (Gainesville, FL)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Medicare beneficiaries live in Dixie County?▾
About 4,792 Floridians in Dixie County are enrolled in Medicare as of May 2026 CMS data. About 62% are in Medicare Advantage plans; the rest are in Original Medicare (with or without Medigap).
Who are the top Medicare carriers in Dixie County?▾
The largest carriers in Dixie County are Humana, UnitedHealthcare (AARP Medicare Advantage), Florida Blue / WellCare / Aetna (combined remaining plans). We work with all of them and a few smaller carriers that often have better rates for specific situations.
What SHIP resources are available in Dixie County?▾
Florida SHINE — Dixie (1-800-963-5337) provides free unbiased Medicare counseling. Major hospitals in the county include Doctors' Memorial Hospital (Perry, FL — Taylor County, affiliated with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare), UF Health Shands Hospital (Gainesville, FL), HCA Florida North Florida Hospital (Gainesville, FL).
How many Medicare Advantage plans are available in Dixie County?▾
As of May 2026, about 10 Medicare Advantage plans are available to Dixie County residents, led by Humana Inc., UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation, CVS Health Corporation. We compare all of them side by side at no cost.
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