Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Health Care Service Corporation · 2026
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas markets 8 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 2.8★.
- 8
- Plans offered
- 2.8★
- Avg: Below average
- 1
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas ranks #74 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (8 plans) but #204 by average CMS star (2.75★).
- #74
- inventory rank
- 8
- plans offered
- #204
- avg star rank
- 2.75★
- 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
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas in the wider-inventory third
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas ranks #204 of 212 rated insurers by mean CMS star (2.75★) - bottom-third quality band vs the rated corpus. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas markets 8 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state and 219 counties - a top-third inventory book (#74 of 288 by plan count). Inside the Health Care Service 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, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas ranks #74 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #204 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
BELOW-PAR · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID · HMO-BOOK · plans #74/288 · stars #204/212
States Covered
Where Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas sits on CMS quality
Average CMS star rating across the insurer's own Medicare Advantage plans, against every rated insurer in the CMS file
2.75★ Top 96% higher than 4% 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 Texas
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHS INSURANCE COMPANY | HMO | TX | 3.5 | View details → |
| GHS INSURANCE COMPANY | HMO | TX | 3.5 | View details → |
| HCSC INSURANCE SERVICES COMPANY | HMO | TX | 2.5 | View details → |
| HCSC INSURANCE SERVICES COMPANY | HMO | TX | 2.5 | View details → |
| HCSC INSURANCE SERVICES COMPANY | HMO | TX | 2.5 | View details → |
| HCSC INSURANCE SERVICES COMPANY | HMO | TX | 2.5 | View details → |
| HCSC INSURANCE SERVICES COMPANY | HMO | TX | 2.5 | View details → |
| HCSC INSURANCE SERVICES COMPANY | HMO | TX | 2.5 | View details → |
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Read with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
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 · HMO-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 8 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's BELOW-PAR · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 8 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's BELOW-PAR · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 8 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's BELOW-PAR · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 8 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's BELOW-PAR · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 2.8★ (Δ 0.0 vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas's BELOW-PAR): CONTRACT-MID · REGIONAL.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas's BELOW-PAR mean sits under the 4.0★ Quality Bonus Payment line; star measure domains matter before you weigh HMO-BOOK networks.
Using Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas ranks 204 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (2.8★ 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.