Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Elevance Health, Inc. · 2026

Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan markets 3 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 2.5★.

3
Plans offered
2.5★
Avg: Below average
1
States covered
0
5-star plans

The short answer

Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan ranks #150 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (3 plans) but #208 by average CMS star (2.50★).

#150
inventory rank
3
plans offered
#208
avg star rank
2.50★
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

Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan in the lower-star third

Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan ranks #208 of 212 rated insurers by mean CMS star (2.50★) - bottom-third quality band vs the rated corpus. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan's mean CMS star 2.50★ (BELOW-PAR) sits in the lower-star third of rated insurers (#208 of 212). Inside the Elevance Health, Inc. family. Product mix Local PPO; 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, Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan ranks #150 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #208 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.

BELOW-PAR · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID · PPO-BOOK · plans #150/288 · stars #208/212

States Covered

CA

Where Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan sits on CMS quality

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

2.5★ Top 97% higher than 3% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 2.75★–3★: 3 Medicare Advantage insurers (1%). Above this entry. 3★–3.25★: 37 Medicare Advantage insurers (17%). Above this entry. 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 Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan

Plan Name Type State Stars Action
ANTHEM BLUE CROSS LIFE AND HEALTH INS COMPANY Local PPO CA 2.5 View details →
ANTHEM BLUE CROSS LIFE AND HEALTH INS COMPANY Local PPO CA 2.5 View details →
ANTHEM BLUE CROSS LIFE AND HEALTH INS COMPANY Local PPO CA 2.5 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 Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan

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 BELOW-PAR · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID · PPO-BOOK.

AgeRight Advantage · CONTRACT-MID

ABS(plans_count) peer at 3 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan); UNRATED · REGIONAL vs this page's BELOW-PAR · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona · CONTRACT-MID

ABS(plans_count) peer at 3 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's BELOW-PAR · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
BayCare Health Plans · CONTRACT-MID

ABS(plans_count) peer at 3 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's BELOW-PAR · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
Cox HealthPlans · CONTRACT-MID

ABS(plans_count) peer at 3 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's BELOW-PAR · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
Align Senior Care (quality pole)

ABS(avg_star) pole at 2.5★ (Δ 0.0 vs Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan's BELOW-PAR): CONTRACT-MID · REGIONAL.
Star ratings primer · BELOW-PAR

Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan's BELOW-PAR mean sits under the 4.0★ Quality Bonus Payment line; star measure domains matter before you weigh PPO-BOOK networks.
Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainMedicare

Using Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan's plan lineup

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

  • Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Compan ranks 208 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (2.5★ 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.