Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Highmark Health · 2026

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield markets 14 Medicare Advantage plans across 2 states; average CMS star rating 3.7★.

14
Plans offered
3.7★
Avg: Average
2
States covered
0
5-star plans

The short answer

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield ranks #46 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (14 plans) but #108 by average CMS star (3.68★).

#46
inventory rank
14
plans offered
#108
avg star rank
3.68★
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 14 Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield 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 in the wider-inventory third

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield ranks #46 of 288 insurers by plan count (14 MA plans) - top-third inventory breadth in the CMS file. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield markets 14 Medicare Advantage plans across 2 states and 58 counties - a top-third inventory book (#46 of 288 by plan count). Inside the Highmark Health family. Product mix Local PPO, 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, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield ranks #46 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #108 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.

PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE · MIXED-BOOK · plans #46/288 · stars #108/212

States Covered

WV DE

Where Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield sits on CMS quality

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

3.68★ Top 50% higher than 50% 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 Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Plan Name Type State Stars Action
HIGHMARK BCBSD INC. Local PPO DE 4.0 View details →
HIGHMARK BCBSD INC. Local PPO DE 4.0 View details →
HIGHMARK BCBSD INC. Local PPO DE 4.0 View details →
HIGHMARK BCBSD INC. Local PPO DE 4.0 View details →
HIGHMARK BCBSD, INC. HMO DE N/R View details →
HIGHMARK BCBSD, INC. HMO DE N/R View details →
HIGHMARK SENIOR SOLUTIONS COMPANY Local PPO WV 3.5 View details →
HIGHMARK SENIOR SOLUTIONS COMPANY Local PPO WV 3.5 View details →
HIGHMARK SENIOR SOLUTIONS COMPANY Local PPO WV 3.5 View details →
HIGHMARK SENIOR SOLUTIONS COMPANY Local PPO WV 3.5 View details →
HIGHMARK SENIOR SOLUTIONS COMPANY Local PPO WV 3.5 View details →
HIGHMARK SENIOR SOLUTIONS COMPANY Local PPO WV 3.5 View details →
HIGHMARK SENIOR SOLUTIONS COMPANY Local PPO WV 3.5 View details →
HIGHMARK HEALTH OPTIONS WEST VIRGINIA INC. HMO WV N/R 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

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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-WIDE · MIXED-BOOK.

UPMC for Life · CONTRACT-WIDE

ABS(plans_count) peer at 14 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield); TOP-TIER · REGIONAL vs this page's PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE.
MediGold · CONTRACT-WIDE

ABS(plans_count) peer at 14 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield); BONUS-TIER · REGIONAL vs this page's PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield HP · CONTRACT-WIDE

ABS(plans_count) peer at 14 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE.
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan · CONTRACT-WIDE

ABS(plans_count) peer at 14 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE.
Cigna HealthCare (quality pole)

ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.7★ (Δ 0.0 vs Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield's PRE-BONUS): MEGA-BOOK · COAST-TO-COAST.
Star ratings primer · PRE-BONUS

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

Using Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield's plan lineup

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

  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield ranks 108 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (3.7★ 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.