Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Highmark Health · 2026
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S markets 48 Medicare Advantage plans across 2 states; average CMS star rating 4.4★.
- 48
- Plans offered
- 4.4★
- Avg: Above average
- 2
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S ranks #14 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (48 plans) but #47 by average CMS star (4.44★).
- #14
- inventory rank
- 48
- plans offered
- #47
- avg star rank
- 4.44★
- 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 48 Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S plans split by CMS plan type
Exclusive plan-type inventory for this organization in plans_unique, orthogonal to the star-distribution chart below.
Wider MA inventory book
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S in the wider-inventory third
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S ranks #14 of 288 insurers by plan count (48 MA plans) - top-third inventory breadth in the CMS file. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S markets 48 Medicare Advantage plans across 2 states and 84 counties - a top-third inventory book (#14 of 288 by plan count). Inside the Highmark Health family. Product mix Local PPO, HMO, HMO POS; 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, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S ranks #14 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #47 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
BONUS-TIER · REGIONAL · MEGA-BOOK · MIXED-BOOK · plans #14/288 · stars #47/212
Where Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S sits on CMS quality
Average CMS star rating across the insurer's own Medicare Advantage plans, against every rated insurer in the CMS file
4.44★ Top 22% higher than 78% 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 Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highmark Western and Northeastern New York Inc. | Local PPO | NY | 4.5 | View details → |
| Highmark Western and Northeastern New York Inc. | Local PPO | NY | 4.5 | View details → |
| Highmark Western and Northeastern New York Inc. | Local PPO | NY | 4.5 | View details → |
| Highmark Western and Northeastern New York Inc. | Local PPO | NY | 4.5 | View details → |
| Highmark Western and Northeastern New York Inc. | HMO | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| Highmark Western and Northeastern New York Inc. | HMO | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| Highmark Western and Northeastern New York Inc. | HMO | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| Highmark Western and Northeastern New York Inc. | HMO | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| Highmark Western and Northeastern New York Inc. | HMO | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| Highmark Western and Northeastern New York Inc. | HMO | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK CHOICE COMPANY | HMO POS | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK CHOICE COMPANY | HMO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK CHOICE COMPANY | HMO POS | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK CHOICE COMPANY | HMO POS | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK CHOICE COMPANY | HMO POS | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK CHOICE COMPANY | HMO POS | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK CHOICE COMPANY | HMO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK CHOICE COMPANY | HMO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK CHOICE COMPANY | HMO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| HIGHMARK CHOICE COMPANY | HMO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
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
- Simply Healthcare Plans, Inc. 50 plans
- Wellpoint 50 plans
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield 52 plans
- Medica 36 plans
- Wellcare By Allwell 63 plans
- CarePlus Health Plans, Inc. 33 plans
Similar average CMS star rating
- MediGold 4.4★
- Capital Blue Cross 4.5★
- Health First Health Plans, Inc. 4.5★
- Network Health Medicare Advantage Plans 4.5★
- HealthSun Health Plans, Inc. 4.5★
- UPMC for Life 4.5★
Read with Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S
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 BONUS-TIER · REGIONAL · MEGA-BOOK · MIXED-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 50 MA plans (Δ 2 wider vs Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S); PRE-BONUS · MULTI-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · REGIONAL · MEGA-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 50 MA plans (Δ 2 wider vs Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · REGIONAL · MEGA-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 52 MA plans (Δ 4 wider vs Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S); PRE-BONUS · MULTI-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · REGIONAL · MEGA-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 36 MA plans (Δ 12 tighter vs Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S); PRE-BONUS · MULTI-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · REGIONAL · MEGA-BOOK.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 4.4★ (Δ 0.1 vs Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S's BONUS-TIER): CONTRACT-WIDE · REGIONAL.
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S stamps BONUS-TIER · MEGA-BOOK; bonus-tier contracts still vary by county formulary and provider lock-in.
Using Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue S ranks 47 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (4.4★ 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.