Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Aware Integrated, Inc. · 2026
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota markets 15 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 4.1★.
- 15
- Plans offered
- 4.1★
- Avg: Above average
- 1
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota ranks #39 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (15 plans) but #60 by average CMS star (4.10★).
- #39
- inventory rank
- 15
- plans offered
- #60
- avg star rank
- 4.10★
- 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 15 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota 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
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota in the wider-inventory third
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota ranks #39 of 288 insurers by plan count (15 MA plans) - top-third inventory breadth in the CMS file. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota markets 15 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state and 87 counties - a top-third inventory book (#39 of 288 by plan count). Inside the Aware Integrated, Inc. family. Product mix Local PPO, MSA; 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, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota ranks #39 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #60 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE · PPO-BOOK · plans #39/288 · stars #60/212
States Covered
Where Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota sits on CMS quality
Average CMS star rating across the insurer's own Medicare Advantage plans, against every rated insurer in the CMS file
4.1★ Top 28% higher than 72% of 212 Medicare Advantage insurers
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Source CMS Medicare Advantage Star Ratings 2026 · 2026-09-01
Plans Offered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCBSM, Inc. | Local PPO | MN | 4.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | Local PPO | MN | 4.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | Local PPO | MN | 4.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | Local PPO | MN | 4.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | Local PPO | MN | 4.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | Local PPO | MN | 4.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | Local PPO | MN | 4.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | Local PPO | MN | 4.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | Local PPO | MN | 4.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | MSA | MN | 3.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | MSA | MN | 3.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | MSA | MN | 3.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | MSA | MN | 3.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | MSA | MN | 3.5 | View details → |
| BCBSM, Inc. | MSA | MN | 3.5 | View details → |
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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
- Anthem Blue Cross Partnership Plan 15 plans
- Blue Shield of California 15 plans
- Florida Blue HMO 15 plans
- Optimum HealthCare, Inc. 15 plans
- PacificSource Medicare 15 plans
- ATRIO Health Plans 16 plans
Similar average CMS star rating
- Priority Health Medicare 4.1★
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield HP 4.1★
- UnitedHealthcare 4.0★
- SCAN Health Plan 4.0★
- Peoples Health 4.2★
- Aetna Medicare 4.0★
Read with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
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 BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE · PPO-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 15 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 15 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota); PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 15 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 15 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 4.1★ (Δ 0.0 vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota's BONUS-TIER): CONTRACT-WIDE · ONE-STATE.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota stamps BONUS-TIER · CONTRACT-WIDE; bonus-tier contracts still vary by county formulary and provider lock-in.
Using Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota ranks 60 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (4.1★ 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.