Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Elevance Health, Inc. · 2026
Anthem Blue Cross
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Anthem Blue Cross markets 25 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 3.0★.
- 25
- Plans offered
- 3.0★
- Avg: Average
- 1
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
Anthem Blue Cross ranks #19 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (25 plans) but #167 by average CMS star (3.00★).
- #19
- inventory rank
- 25
- plans offered
- #167
- 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.
Product mix · this insurer
How 25 Anthem Blue Cross plans split by CMS plan type
Exclusive plan-type inventory for this organization in plans_unique, orthogonal to the star-distribution chart below.
Wider MA inventory book
Anthem Blue Cross in the wider-inventory third
Anthem Blue Cross ranks #19 of 288 insurers by plan count (25 MA plans) - top-third inventory breadth in the CMS file. Anthem Blue Cross markets 25 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state and 25 counties - a top-third inventory book (#19 of 288 by plan count). Inside the Elevance Health, Inc. family. Product mix HMO POS, 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, Anthem Blue Cross ranks #19 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #167 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE · HMO-BOOK · plans #19/288 · stars #167/212
States Covered
Where Anthem Blue Cross 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
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Source CMS Medicare Advantage Star Ratings 2026 · 2026-09-01
Plans Offered by Anthem Blue Cross
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA | HMO POS | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP PLAN, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP PLAN, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
| BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP PLAN, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.0 | View details → |
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Nationwide insurers with similar Medicare Advantage scale or CMS quality
Data-derived peers across the CMS organization file: nearest MA plan inventory and nearest average CMS star rating. Not parent-org containment or same-state footprint overlap.
Similar plan inventory
- Freedom Health, Inc. 25 plans
- Solis Health Plans 24 plans
- Prominence Health Plan 27 plans
- Anthem HealthKeepers 22 plans
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL, NM, OK, TX 21 plans
- Excellus Health Plan, Inc 20 plans
Similar average CMS star rating
Read with Anthem Blue Cross
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-WIDE · HMO-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 25 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Anthem Blue Cross); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 24 MA plans (Δ 1 tighter vs Anthem Blue Cross); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 27 MA plans (Δ 2 wider vs Anthem Blue Cross); TOP-TIER · REGIONAL vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 22 MA plans (Δ 3 tighter vs Anthem Blue Cross); PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.0★ (Δ 0.0 vs Anthem Blue Cross's PRE-BONUS): CONTRACT-THIN · ONE-STATE.
Anthem Blue Cross's PRE-BONUS mean sits under the 4.0★ Quality Bonus Payment line; star measure domains matter before you weigh HMO-BOOK networks.
Using Anthem Blue Cross's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- Anthem Blue Cross ranks 167 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.