The information tabulated and presented shows the progression of Medicare Special Needs Plan (SNP) health plan participation and SNP enrollment across the past decade – looking specifically at January of 2013, 2018, and 2023. By just about every measure, the SNP program has achieved tremendous growth.  A few of the specific findings:

• The number of participating plans more than doubled from 2013 to 2023 (increasing 107%).
• SNP enrollment has more than tripled from 2013-2023.
• Dual eligible SNPs (D-SNPs) now serve 40% of the nation’s dual eligible population and hold 90% of all SNP enrollment.
• Over half of current SNP participating health plans have fewer than 1,000 SNP enrollees.  The SNPs with more than 10,000 enrollees as of January 2023 represent 10% of SNPs but hold 65% of national SNP enrollment.
• Average enrollment per SNP was 4,079 in January 2023, 64% above the January 2013 average of 2,494.