Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Horizon Mutual Holdings, Inc · 2026

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey markets 1 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 4.0★.

1
Plans offered
4.0★
Avg: Above average
1
States covered
0
5-star plans

The short answer

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey ranks #268 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (1 plans) but #97 by average CMS star (4.00★).

#268
inventory rank
1
plans offered
#97
avg star rank
4.00★
mean CMS rating

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

Narrower MA inventory book

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey in the narrower-inventory third

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey ranks #268 of 288 by plan count (1 MA plans) - bottom-third inventory; county availability matters more than brand scale. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey markets 1 Medicare Advantage plan across 1 state and 21 counties - a bottom-third inventory book (#268 of 288); county listings beat brand scale here. Inside the Horizon Mutual Holdings, Inc 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, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey ranks #268 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #97 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.

BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN · HMO-BOOK · plans #268/288 · stars #97/212

States Covered

NJ

Where Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey 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★ Top 30% higher than 70% 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%). Below this entry. 3.75★–4★: 9 Medicare Advantage insurers (4%). Below this entry. 4★–4.25★: 44 Medicare Advantage insurers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 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

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Source CMS Medicare Advantage Star Ratings 2026 · 2026-09-01

Plans Offered by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Plan Name Type State Stars Action
HORIZON HEALTHCARE OF NEW JERSEY, INC. HMO NJ 4.0 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 Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

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 · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN · HMO-BOOK.

Aetna Better Health of New Jersey · CONTRACT-THIN

ABS(plans_count) peer at 1 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN.
Aetna Better Health of Virginia · CONTRACT-THIN

ABS(plans_count) peer at 1 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN.
Aetna Medicare FIDE · CONTRACT-THIN

ABS(plans_count) peer at 1 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey); UNRATED · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN.
Aetna Medicare HIDE · CONTRACT-THIN

ABS(plans_count) peer at 1 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey); UNRATED · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN.
Quartz Medicare Advantage (HMO) (quality pole)

ABS(avg_star) pole at 4.0★ (Δ 0.0 vs Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's BONUS-TIER): CONTRACT-WIDE · REGIONAL.
Plan pick checklist · BONUS-TIER

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey stamps BONUS-TIER · CONTRACT-THIN; bonus-tier contracts still vary by county formulary and provider lock-in.
Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainMedicare

Using Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's plan lineup

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

  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey ranks 97 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (4.0★ 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.