Medicare Advantage · Tennessee · 2026 plan year

Medicare Advantage in Fayette, TN

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 Landscape and Star Ratings files, every Medicare Advantage plan available in Fayette, TN for 2026 is ranked by CMS star rating, with premiums and benefits laid out plainly.

67
Plans available
5.0★
Best plan: Top-rated
$0
Lowest premium/mo
$18.71
Avg premium/mo
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The short answer

Fayette has 67 Medicare Advantage plans for 2026, the best earns 5.0★ from CMS, 35 reach 4★ or higher, and 28 carry a $0 monthly premium.

67
plans to compare
5.0★
highest CMS rating here
28
$0-premium plans
35
plans rated 4★ or higher

Premiums shown are the monthly plan premium (Part C + D). Every enrollee also pays the standard Part B premium (about $202.90/mo in 2026). Confirm any plan's current details on Medicare.gov before enrolling.

What the CMS Plan Finder Shows for Fayette, TN

Fayette, TN (FIPS 47047): 67 individual Medicare Advantage plans available (employer-group plans excluded). Highest CMS Star rating: 5.0/5 via NHC ADVANTAGE, LLC. Plan-type mix: 26 HMO, 22 Local PPO, 19 HMO POS. Monthly plan premiums (Part C + D) range $0 – $157.00 (avg $18.71), with 28 $0-premium plans. 67 of 67 plans include Part D drug coverage. CMS Star Ratings methodology →

How to read these figures

The figures above come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2026 plan year file, which CMS publishes each autumn before the October 15 to December 7 open enrollment window. A county premium reflects only the Part C portion that a plan charges. Most enrollees still pay the standard Part B premium of about $202.90 a month on top of it, so a $0 plan is rarely free in practice. The CMS star rating runs from one to five and weights more than 40 measures, including how well a plan manages chronic conditions, how fast it answers member calls, and how members rate their own care. A plan that holds five stars earns a special enrollment period that lets people switch into it at almost any time of year. Premiums alone can mislead a shopper, because a low monthly cost often pairs with a higher deductible or a tighter provider network. Federal rules cap in-network out-of-pocket spending at $9,250 for 2026, which is why two plans with identical premiums can leave very different bills after a hospital stay. Read our methodology for how each value here is sourced and computed.

Where Fayette sits on CMS quality

Average CMS star rating across the plans sold in this county, against every county with rated plans

3.72★ Top 61% higher than 39% of 3,121 US counties

2.5★–2.75★: 19 US counties (1%). Below this entry. 2.75★–3★: 5 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 3★–3.25★: 31 US counties (1%). Below this entry. 3.25★–3.5★: 164 US counties (5%). Below this entry. 3.5★–3.75★: 1,089 US counties (35%). This entry sits in this band. 3.75★–4★: 1,344 US counties (43%). Above this entry. 4★–4.25★: 351 US counties (11%). Above this entry. 4.25★–4.5★: 37 US counties (1%). Above this entry. 4.5★–4.75★: 3 US counties (0%). Above this entry. 4.75★–5★: 78 US counties (2%). Above this entry. This county 2.5★ 5★ every rated county, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Advantage Star Ratings 2026 · 2026-09-01

All plans in Fayette, ranked by CMS rating

#PlanInsurerTypePremium/moCMS stars
1NHC Advantage, LLC (SNP)NHC AdvantageHMO$05.0★
2NHC Advantage, LLC (SNP)NHC AdvantageHMO$31.005.0★
3Healthspring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. (SNP)Cigna HealthCareHMO-4.5★
4Aetna Life Insurance Company (SNP)Aetna MedicareLocal PPO-4.5★
5Sierra Health AND Life Insurance Company, Inc. (SNP)UnitedHealthcareLocal PPO$04.5★
6Healthspring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. (SNP)Cigna HealthCareHMO$04.5★
7Healthspring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. (SNP)Cigna HealthCareHMO$04.5★
8Healthspring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. (SNP)Cigna HealthCareHMO$04.5★
9Aetna Better Health Inc. (GA) (SNP)Aetna MedicareHMO$15.104.5★
10Healthspring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. (SNP)Cigna HealthCareHMO$17.704.5★
11Aetna Life Insurance Company (SNP)Aetna MedicareLocal PPO$27.704.5★
12Emphesys Insurance Company (SNP)HumanaLocal PPO$27.704.5★
13American Health Plan, Inc. (SNP)American Health Advantage of TennesseeHMO$27.704.5★
14Healthspring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. (SNP)Cigna HealthCareHMO POS$45.004.5★
15Cariten Health Plan Inc. (SNP)HumanaHMO-4.0★
16Unitedhealthcare OF Wisconsin, Inc. (SNP)UnitedHealthcareHMO POS-4.0★
17Bluecross Blueshield OF Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)BlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeLocal PPO-4.0★
18Cariten Health Plan Inc. (SNP)HumanaHMO$04.0★
19Cariten Health Plan Inc. (SNP)HumanaHMO$04.0★
20Unitedhealthcare OF Wisconsin, Inc. (SNP)UnitedHealthcareHMO POS$04.0★
21Unitedhealthcare OF Wisconsin, Inc. (SNP)UnitedHealthcareHMO POS$04.0★
22Unitedhealthcare OF Wisconsin, Inc. (SNP)UnitedHealthcareHMO POS$04.0★
23Devoted Health Plan OF Tennessee Inc (SNP)Devoted HealthHMO$04.0★
24Devoted Health Plan OF Tennessee Inc (SNP)Devoted HealthHMO$04.0★
25Bluecross Blueshield OF Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)BlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeLocal PPO$04.0★
26Bluecross Blueshield OF Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)BlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeLocal PPO$04.0★
27Cariten Health Plan Inc. (SNP)HumanaHMO$13.004.0★
28Cariten Health Plan Inc. (SNP)HumanaHMO$15.204.0★
29Unitedhealthcare OF Wisconsin, Inc. (SNP)UnitedHealthcareHMO POS$19.004.0★
30Devoted Health Plan OF Tennessee Inc (SNP)Devoted HealthHMO$24.104.0★
31Bluecross Blueshield OF Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)BlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeLocal PPO$27.604.0★
32Unitedhealthcare OF Wisconsin, Inc. (SNP)UnitedHealthcareHMO POS$27.704.0★
33Bluecross Blueshield OF Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)BlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeLocal PPO$27.704.0★
34Bluecross Blueshield OF Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)BlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeLocal PPO$89.004.0★
35Bluecross Blueshield OF Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)BlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeLocal PPO$157.004.0★
36Humana Insurance Company (SNP)HumanaLocal PPO-3.5★
37Humana Insurance Company (SNP)HumanaLocal PPO$03.5★
38Devoted Health Insurance Company OF Tennessee Inc (SNP)Devoted HealthLocal PPO$03.5★
39Devoted Health Insurance Company OF Tennessee Inc (SNP)Devoted HealthLocal PPO$03.5★
40Unitedhealthcare Plan OF THE River Valley, Inc. (SNP)UnitedHealthcareHMO POS$19.103.5★
41Unitedhealthcare Plan OF THE River Valley, Inc. (SNP)UnitedHealthcareHMO POS$27.703.5★
42Unitedhealthcare Plan OF THE River Valley, Inc. (SNP)UnitedHealthcareHMO POS$27.703.5★
43Volunteer State Health Plan (SNP)BlueCare Plus TennesseeHMO$27.703.5★
44Volunteer State Health Plan (SNP)BlueCare Plus TennesseeHMO$27.703.5★
45Volunteer State Health Plan (SNP)BlueCare Plus TennesseeHMO$27.703.5★
46Humana Insurance Company (SNP)HumanaLocal PPO$27.703.5★
47Devoted Health Insurance Company OF Tennessee Inc (SNP)Devoted HealthLocal PPO$27.703.5★
48Humana Insurance Company (SNP)HumanaLocal PPO$55.003.5★
49Humana Insurance Company (SNP)HumanaLocal PPO$138.003.5★
50Harmony Health Plan, Inc. (SNP)WellcareHMO POS-3.0★
51Harmony Health Plan, Inc. (SNP)WellcareHMO POS$03.0★
52Harmony Health Plan, Inc. (SNP)WellcareHMO POS$03.0★
53Wellpoint Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)WellpointHMO POS$03.0★
54Wellpoint Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)WellpointHMO POS$03.0★
55Wellpoint Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)WellpointHMO$03.0★
56Zing Health OF Michigan, Inc. (SNP)Zing HealthLocal PPO$03.0★
57Zing Health OF Michigan, Inc. (SNP)Zing HealthLocal PPO$03.0★
58Healthspring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. (SNP)Cigna HealthCareLocal PPO$03.0★
59Wellpoint Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)WellpointHMO$1.903.0★
60Wellpoint Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)WellpointHMO POS$19.003.0★
61Harmony Health Plan, Inc. (SNP)WellcareHMO POS$23.903.0★
62Harmony Health Plan, Inc. (SNP)WellcareHMO POS$24.203.0★
63Harmony Health Plan, Inc. (SNP)WellcareHMO POS$27.703.0★
64Wellpoint Tennessee, Inc. (SNP)WellpointHMO$27.703.0★
65Zing Health OF Michigan, Inc. (SNP)Zing HealthHMO$02.5★
66Zing Health OF Michigan, Inc. (SNP)Zing HealthHMO$02.5★
67Zing Health OF Michigan, Inc. (SNP)Zing HealthHMO$02.5★

Nationwide counties with similar Medicare Advantage markets

Data-derived peers across the CMS county landscape file: nearest enrollable plan count and nearest county-wide average CMS star rating. Not same-state neighbors or geographic containment.

Similar plan availability

Similar average CMS star rating

Choosing a plan in this county

Star rating first, then total cost, not the premium alone.

  • Shortlist the 4★+ plans above (35 here) - higher-rated plans manage chronic care and member service better. How star ratings work
  • Weigh total cost, not just premium: compare plan details using Medicare.gov before you enroll. Medicare Plan Compare
  • Check that your doctors and drugs are in-network before you enroll, and confirm the plan on Medicare.gov. Choosing a plan

Premiums shown are the monthly plan premium (Part C + D) from the CMS CY2026 Landscape file. Every enrollee also pays the standard Part B premium (about $202.90/mo in 2026). Always confirm current premiums, copays, and networks on Medicare.gov before enrolling.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Medicare Advantage plans are available in Fayette, TN?

There are 67 Medicare Advantage plans available in Fayette, TN for the 2026 plan year, including 26 HMO, 22 Local PPO, 19 HMO POS. Counts are individual consumer plans (employer-group / EGHP offerings excluded). Plan availability is determined by CMS and individual insurers.

What is the best-rated Medicare Advantage plan in Fayette?

The highest-rated plan in Fayette has a CMS star rating of 5.0 out of 5 - NHC ADVANTAGE, LLC. Star ratings reflect quality measures including preventive care, chronic disease management, and member satisfaction.

How much do Medicare Advantage plans cost in Fayette?

Monthly plan premiums (Part C + D combined) in Fayette range from $0 to $157.00, averaging $18.71. 28 plans offer a $0 monthly premium. Every enrollee also pays the standard Part B premium (about $202.90/month in 2026) on top of the plan premium. Premiums are from the CMS CY2026 Landscape file; always confirm current details on Medicare.gov.

What types of Medicare Advantage plans are offered in Fayette?

Fayette has 26 HMO, 22 Local PPO, 19 HMO POS. HMO plans require in-network providers, PPO plans allow out-of-network visits at higher cost, and PFFS plans let you see any Medicare-accepting provider.

Important: PlainMedicare provides CMS data for informational purposes only. This is not medical or insurance advice. Plan availability, premiums, and benefits change annually. Always verify with Medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE before enrolling.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainMedicare