Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Medica Holding Company · 2026
Dean Advantage
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Dean Advantage markets 5 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 3.5★.
- 5
- Plans offered
- 3.5★
- Avg: Average
- 1
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
Dean Advantage ranks #115 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (5 plans) but #127 by average CMS star (3.50★).
- #115
- inventory rank
- 5
- plans offered
- #127
- 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.
Product mix · this insurer
How 5 Dean Advantage plans split by CMS plan type
Exclusive plan-type inventory for this organization in plans_unique, orthogonal to the star-distribution chart below.
Focused state footprint
What the CMS data shows about Dean Advantage
Dean Advantage markets MA plans in 1 state · inventory rank #115/288 · star rank #127/212. Dean Advantage markets 5 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state and 9 counties in the 2026 contract year. Inside the Medica Holding Company 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, Dean Advantage ranks #115 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #127 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID · HMO-BOOK · plans #115/288 · stars #127/212
States Covered
Where Dean 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
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 Dean Advantage
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO POS | WI | 3.5 | View details → |
| DEAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO POS | WI | 3.5 | View details → |
| DEAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO | WI | 3.5 | View details → |
| DEAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO | WI | 3.5 | View details → |
| DEAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO POS | WI | 3.5 | View details → |
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Read with Dean 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 · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID · HMO-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 5 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Dean Advantage); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 5 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Dean Advantage); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 5 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Dean Advantage); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 5 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Dean Advantage); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.5★ (Δ 0.0 vs Dean Advantage's PRE-BONUS): CONTRACT-WIDE · ONE-STATE.
Dean Advantage's PRE-BONUS mean sits under the 4.0★ Quality Bonus Payment line; star measure domains matter before you weigh HMO-BOOK networks.
Using Dean Advantage's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- Dean Advantage ranks 127 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.