Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation · 2026

Florida Blue

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Florida Blue markets 17 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 3.5★.

17
Plans offered
3.5★
Avg: Average
1
States covered
0
5-star plans

The short answer

Florida Blue ranks #30 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (17 plans) but #113 by average CMS star (3.50★).

#30
inventory rank
17
plans offered
#113
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

Florida Blue in the wider-inventory third

Florida Blue ranks #30 of 288 insurers by plan count (17 MA plans) - top-third inventory breadth in the CMS file. Florida Blue markets 17 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state and 67 counties - a top-third inventory book (#30 of 288 by plan count). Inside the Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation family. Product mix Local PPO; 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, Florida Blue ranks #30 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #113 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.

PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE · PPO-BOOK · plans #30/288 · stars #113/212

States Covered

FL

Where Florida Blue 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 Florida Blue

Plan Name Type State Stars Action
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 3.5 View details →
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. Local PPO FL 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.

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

Similar average CMS star rating

Read with Florida Blue

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-WIDE · PPO-BOOK.

MCS Classicare · CONTRACT-WIDE

ABS(plans_count) peer at 17 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Florida Blue); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
Independence Blue Cross · CONTRACT-WIDE

ABS(plans_count) peer at 17 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Florida Blue); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
Medicare y Mucho Mas (MMM) · CONTRACT-WIDE

ABS(plans_count) peer at 16 MA plans (Δ 1 tighter vs Florida Blue); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
Provider Partners Health Plans · CONTRACT-WIDE

ABS(plans_count) peer at 18 MA plans (Δ 1 wider vs Florida Blue); TOP-TIER · MULTI-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (quality pole)

ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.5★ (Δ 0.0 vs Florida Blue's PRE-BONUS): CONTRACT-THIN · ONE-STATE.
Star ratings primer · PRE-BONUS

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

Using Florida Blue's plan lineup

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

  • Florida Blue ranks 113 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.