Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of CVS Health Corporation · 2026

Aetna Better Health of New Jersey

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Aetna Better Health of New Jersey markets 1 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 3.0★.

1
Plans offered
3.0★
Avg: Average
1
States covered
0
5-star plans

The short answer

Aetna Better Health of New Jersey ranks #230 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (1 plans) but #192 by average CMS star (3.00★).

#230
inventory rank
1
plans offered
#192
avg star rank
3.00★
mean CMS rating

CMS assigns star ratings at the contract level; inventory breadth and average quality move on different axes.

Lower average CMS star band

Aetna Better Health of New Jersey in the narrower-inventory third

Aetna Better Health of New Jersey ranks #192 of 212 rated insurers by mean CMS star (3.00★) - bottom-third quality band vs the rated corpus. Aetna Better Health of New Jersey markets 1 Medicare Advantage plan across 1 state and 21 counties - a bottom-third inventory book (#230 of 288); county listings beat brand scale here. Inside the CVS Health Corporation family. Product mix HMO; 0 plans at 5 stars. Enrollment is not disclosed in the public file for this plan year. According to PlainMedicare's CMS plan-year corpus ranking, Aetna Better Health of New Jersey ranks #230 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #192 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.

PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN · HMO-BOOK · plans #230/288 · stars #192/212

States Covered

NJ

Where Aetna Better Health of New Jersey sits on CMS quality

Average CMS star rating across the insurer's own Medicare Advantage plans, against every rated insurer in the CMS file

3★ Top 78% higher than 22% of 212 Medicare Advantage insurers

2.25★–2.5★: 1 Medicare Advantage insurers (0%). Below this entry. 2.5★–2.75★: 7 Medicare Advantage insurers (3%). Below this entry. 2.75★–3★: 3 Medicare Advantage insurers (1%). Below this entry. 3★–3.25★: 37 Medicare Advantage insurers (17%). This entry sits in this band. 3.25★–3.5★: 7 Medicare Advantage insurers (3%). Above this entry. 3.5★–3.75★: 50 Medicare Advantage insurers (24%). Above this entry. 3.75★–4★: 9 Medicare Advantage insurers (4%). Above this entry. 4★–4.25★: 44 Medicare Advantage insurers (21%). Above this entry. 4.25★–4.5★: 8 Medicare Advantage insurers (4%). Above this entry. 4.5★–4.75★: 36 Medicare Advantage insurers (17%). Above this entry. 4.75★–5★: 1 Medicare Advantage insurers (0%). Above this entry. 5★–5.25★: 9 Medicare Advantage insurers (4%). Above this entry. This insurer 2.25★ 5.25★ every rated insurer, bucketed by value

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

Plans Offered by Aetna Better Health of New Jersey

Plan Name Type State Stars Action
AETNA BETTER HEALTH INC. (NJ) HMO NJ 3.0 View details →
Note: PlainMedicare provides CMS data for informational purposes only. This is not medical or insurance advice. Contact the insurer directly or visit Medicare.gov to confirm plan availability and current benefits in your county.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Read with Aetna Better Health of New Jersey

ABS(plans_count) peers first, then an ABS(avg_star) quality pole and a stamp-branched guide, not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN · HMO-BOOK.

CareSource MyCare Ohio (HMO D-SNP) · CONTRACT-THIN

ABS(plans_count) peer at 1 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Aetna Better Health of New Jersey); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma · CONTRACT-THIN

ABS(plans_count) peer at 1 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Aetna Better Health of New Jersey); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN.
Blue Plus · CONTRACT-THIN

ABS(plans_count) peer at 1 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Aetna Better Health of New Jersey); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois · CONTRACT-THIN

ABS(plans_count) peer at 1 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Aetna Better Health of New Jersey); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN.
Anthem Blue Cross (quality pole)

ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.0★ (Δ 0.0 vs Aetna Better Health of New Jersey's PRE-BONUS): CONTRACT-WIDE · ONE-STATE.
Star ratings primer · PRE-BONUS

Aetna Better Health of New Jersey's PRE-BONUS mean sits under the 4.0★ Quality Bonus Payment line; star measure domains matter before you weigh HMO-BOOK networks.
Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainMedicare

Using Aetna Better Health of New Jersey's plan lineup

Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.

  • Aetna Better Health of New Jersey ranks 192 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (3.0★ average) - compare against the plans available in your own county. 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

Insurer-level averages combine every plan the organization files with CMS; the plan sold in your county may differ.

PlainMedicare is rendered directly from CMS Medicare Advantage and Part D public files, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a correction. Data current as of 2026-09-01.