Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska · 2026
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska markets 4 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 3.0★.
- 4
- Plans offered
- 3.0★
- Avg: Average
- 1
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska ranks #127 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (4 plans) but #177 by average CMS star (3.00★).
- #127
- inventory rank
- 4
- plans offered
- #177
- 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 4 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska plans split by CMS plan type
Exclusive plan-type inventory for this organization in plans_unique, orthogonal to the star-distribution chart below.
Lower average CMS star band
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska in the lower-star third
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska ranks #177 of 212 rated insurers by mean CMS star (3.00★) - bottom-third quality band vs the rated corpus. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska's mean CMS star 3.00★ (PRE-BONUS) sits in the lower-star third of rated insurers (#177 of 212). Inside the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska family. Product mix Local PPO, 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, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska ranks #127 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #177 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID · MIXED-BOOK · plans #127/288 · stars #177/212
States Covered
Where Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska 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
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more Medicare Advantage insurers. 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
Plans Offered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAPPHIRE EDGE, INC. | Local PPO | NE | 3.0 | View details → |
| SAPPHIRE EDGE, INC. | Local PPO | NE | 3.0 | View details → |
| SAPPHIRE EDGE, INC. | Local PPO | NE | 3.0 | View details → |
| SAPPHIRE EDGE, INC. | HMO | NE | N/R | View details → |
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Read with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
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-MID · MIXED-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 4 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 4 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 4 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 4 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.0★ (Δ 0.0 vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska's PRE-BONUS): CONTRACT-WIDE · ONE-STATE.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska's PRE-BONUS mean sits under the 4.0★ Quality Bonus Payment line; star measure domains matter before you weigh MIXED-BOOK networks.
Using Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska ranks 177 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.