Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of CHRISTUS Health · 2026

CHRISTUS Health Advantage

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, CHRISTUS Health Advantage markets 8 Medicare Advantage plans across 2 states; average CMS star rating 3.5★.

8
Plans offered
3.5★
Avg: Average
2
States covered
0
5-star plans

The short answer

CHRISTUS Health Advantage ranks #77 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (8 plans) but #117 by average CMS star (3.50★).

#77
inventory rank
8
plans offered
#117
avg star rank
3.50★
mean CMS rating

CMS assigns star ratings at the contract level; inventory breadth and average quality move on different axes.

Wider MA inventory book

CHRISTUS Health Advantage in the wider-inventory third

CHRISTUS Health Advantage ranks #77 of 288 insurers by plan count (8 MA plans) - top-third inventory breadth in the CMS file. CHRISTUS Health Advantage markets 8 Medicare Advantage plans across 2 states and 44 counties - a top-third inventory book (#77 of 288 by plan count). Inside the CHRISTUS Health 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, CHRISTUS Health Advantage ranks #77 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #117 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.

PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-MID · HMO-BOOK · plans #77/288 · stars #117/212

States Covered

NM TX

Where CHRISTUS Health Advantage sits on CMS quality

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

3.5★ Top 53% higher than 47% 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%). Below this entry. 2.75★–3★: 3 Medicare Advantage insurers (1%). Below this entry. 3★–3.25★: 37 Medicare Advantage insurers (17%). Below this entry. 3.25★–3.5★: 7 Medicare Advantage insurers (3%). Below this entry. 3.5★–3.75★: 50 Medicare Advantage insurers (24%). This entry sits in this band. 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

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 CHRISTUS Health Advantage

Plan Name Type State Stars Action
CHRISTUS HEALTH PLAN HMO NM 3.5 View details →
CHRISTUS HEALTH PLAN HMO NM 3.5 View details →
CHRISTUS HEALTH PLAN HMO TX 3.5 View details →
CHRISTUS HEALTH PLAN HMO TX 3.5 View details →
CHRISTUS HEALTH PLAN HMO TX 3.5 View details →
CHRISTUS HEALTH PLAN HMO TX 3.5 View details →
CHRISTUS HEALTH PLAN HMO TX 3.5 View details →
CHRISTUS HEALTH PLAN HMO TX 3.5 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 CHRISTUS Health Advantage

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 · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-MID · HMO-BOOK.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan · CONTRACT-MID

ABS(plans_count) peer at 8 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs CHRISTUS Health Advantage); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-MID.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas · CONTRACT-MID

ABS(plans_count) peer at 8 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs CHRISTUS Health Advantage); BELOW-PAR · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-MID.
Medical Mutual of Ohio · CONTRACT-MID

ABS(plans_count) peer at 8 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs CHRISTUS Health Advantage); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-MID.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana · CONTRACT-MID

ABS(plans_count) peer at 8 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs CHRISTUS Health Advantage); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-MID.
Florida Blue (quality pole)

ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.5★ (Δ 0.0 vs CHRISTUS Health Advantage's PRE-BONUS): CONTRACT-WIDE · ONE-STATE.
Star ratings primer · PRE-BONUS

CHRISTUS Health Advantage's PRE-BONUS mean sits under the 4.0★ Quality Bonus Payment line; star measure domains matter before you weigh HMO-BOOK networks.
Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainMedicare

Using CHRISTUS Health Advantage's plan lineup

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

  • CHRISTUS Health Advantage ranks 117 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (3.5★ 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.