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Matt Giron
Licensed in Texas
Newton County, TX has 2,618 Medicare beneficiaries per CMS Q1 2024 data, with about 57% enrolled in Medicare Advantage. The top medicare advantage carriers are Cigna Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare, Humana. We compare these plans for free and never charge a fee.
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About 57% of Newton County's 2,618 Medicare beneficiaries are in Medicare Advantage — right around the national norm — so you'll find a genuine mix of competitive MA plans and Medigap options here rather than a one-sided market. The county skews older than the Texas average (22% are 65 or older), which means heavy carrier competition and meaningful plan turnover each Annual Enrollment Period — a yearly review almost always pays off. Cigna Healthcare 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 14 Medicare Advantage plans are available in Newton County, so a side-by-side comparison genuinely matters. Medicare Advantage enrollment figures reflect the latest CMS data (May 2026).
What makes Newton County different: Newton County is a 100% rural East Texas timber county with no hospital inside its borders, yet Medicare Advantage penetration reached 57.5% in December 2024 (1,499 of 2,605 MA-eligible beneficiaries) - above the national average - with Cigna's HMO (contract H4513) alone covering nearly a third of the county's MA enrollees.
Cigna Healthcare
4-star CMS rating
UnitedHealthcare
4-star CMS rating
Humana
3.5-star CMS rating
Source: CMS Monthly MA Enrollment by State/County/Contract (latest Q1 2024). Enrollment figures refresh monthly at data.cms.gov.
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. Newton County has 1 major hospital systems. Before you enroll, check that your preferred hospital and physicians participate in the specific plan you're considering.
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 Newton County: Texas HICAP — call 1-800-252-9240. 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.
Check SEP eligibility (15-min) →Pick a time on Matt's calendar — 15 minutes, no sales pressure, no obligation. We'll walk through the Newton County plans that fit your situation.
About 2,618 Texans in Newton County are enrolled in Medicare as of May 2026 CMS data. About 57% are in Medicare Advantage plans; the rest are in Original Medicare (with or without Medigap).
The largest carriers in Newton County are Cigna Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare, Humana. We work with all of them and a few smaller carriers that often have better rates for specific situations.
Texas HICAP (1-800-252-9240) provides free unbiased Medicare counseling. Major hospitals in the county include CHRISTUS Southeast Texas - Jasper Memorial (Jasper, TX).
As of May 2026, about 14 Medicare Advantage plans are available to Newton County residents, led by Humana Inc., Centene Corporation, UnitedHealth Group, Inc., CVS Health Corporation. We compare all of them side by side at no cost.
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