Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Humana Inc. · 2026

Humana

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Humana markets 768 Medicare Advantage plans across 45 states; average CMS star rating 3.8★.

768
Plans offered
3.8★
Avg: Average
45
States covered
0
5-star plans

The short answer

Humana ranks #2 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (768 plans) but #106 by average CMS star (3.76★).

#2
inventory rank
768
plans offered
#106
avg star rank
3.76★
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 768 Humana 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

Humana in the wider-inventory third

Humana ranks #2 of 288 insurers by plan count (768 MA plans) - top-third inventory breadth in the CMS file. Humana markets 768 Medicare Advantage plans across 45 states and 2,578 counties - a top-third inventory book (#2 of 288 by plan count). Inside the Humana Inc. family. Product mix Local PPO, HMO, HMO POS, PFFS; 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, Humana ranks #2 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #106 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.

PRE-BONUS · COAST-TO-COAST · MEGA-BOOK · MIXED-BOOK · plans #2/288 · stars #106/212

States Covered

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Where Humana sits on CMS quality

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

3.76★ 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%). Below this entry. 3.75★–4★: 9 Medicare Advantage insurers (4%). This entry sits in this band. 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 Humana

Plan Name Type State Stars Action
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO 3.5 View details →
EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AL 4.5 View details →
EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AL 4.5 View details →
EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AL 4.5 View details →
CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. HMO AL 4.0 View details →
CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. HMO AL 4.0 View details →
CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. HMO AL 4.0 View details →
CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. HMO AL 4.0 View details →
CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. HMO AL 4.0 View details →
CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. HMO AL 4.0 View details →
CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. HMO AL 4.0 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AL 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AL 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AL 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AL 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AL 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AL 3.5 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO AL 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO AL 3.0 View details →
EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AR 4.5 View details →
EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AR 4.5 View details →
EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AR 4.5 View details →
EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AR 4.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AR 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AR 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AR 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AR 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AR 3.5 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO POS AR 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO AR 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO POS AR 3.0 View details →
EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AZ 4.5 View details →
CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. HMO AZ 4.0 View details →
CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. HMO AZ 4.0 View details →
CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. HMO AZ 4.0 View details →
CHA HMO, INC. HMO AZ 3.5 View details →
CHA HMO, INC. HMO AZ 3.5 View details →
CHA HMO, INC. HMO AZ 3.5 View details →
CHA HMO, INC. HMO AZ 3.5 View details →
CHA HMO, INC. HMO AZ 3.5 View details →
CHA HMO, INC. HMO AZ 3.5 View details →
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF TEXAS, INC. HMO AZ 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AZ 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AZ 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AZ 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AZ 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO AZ 3.5 View details →
HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC. Local PPO CA 3.5 View details →
HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC. Local PPO CA 3.5 View details →
HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC. Local PPO CA 3.5 View details →
HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC. Local PPO CA 3.5 View details →
HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC. Local PPO CA 3.5 View details →
HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC. Local PPO CA 3.5 View details →
HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC. Local PPO CA 3.5 View details →
HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC. Local PPO CA 3.5 View details →
HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC. Local PPO CA 3.5 View details →
HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC. Local PPO CA 3.5 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. HMO CA 3.0 View details →
EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO CO 4.5 View details →
EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO CO 4.5 View details →
EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO CO 4.5 View details →
CHA HMO, INC. HMO CO 3.5 View details →
CHA HMO, INC. HMO CO 3.5 View details →
CHA HMO, INC. HMO CO 3.5 View details →
CHA HMO, INC. HMO CO 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO CO 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO CO 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO CO 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO CO 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO CO 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO DE 3.5 View details →
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY Local PPO DE 3.5 View details →
HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. HMO FL 4.5 View details →
HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. HMO FL 4.5 View details →
HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. HMO FL 4.5 View details →
HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. HMO FL 4.5 View details →
HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. HMO FL 4.5 View details →
HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. HMO FL 4.5 View details →
HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. HMO FL 4.5 View details →
HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. HMO FL 4.5 View details →
HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. HMO FL 4.5 View details →
HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. HMO FL 4.5 View details →
HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. HMO FL 4.5 View details →

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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 Humana

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 · COAST-TO-COAST · MEGA-BOOK · MIXED-BOOK.

UnitedHealthcare · MEGA-BOOK

ABS(plans_count) peer at 770 MA plans (Δ 2 wider vs Humana); BONUS-TIER · COAST-TO-COAST vs this page's PRE-BONUS · COAST-TO-COAST · MEGA-BOOK.
Aetna Medicare · MEGA-BOOK

ABS(plans_count) peer at 629 MA plans (Δ 139 tighter vs Humana); BONUS-TIER · COAST-TO-COAST vs this page's PRE-BONUS · COAST-TO-COAST · MEGA-BOOK.
Devoted Health · MEGA-BOOK

ABS(plans_count) peer at 416 MA plans (Δ 352 tighter vs Humana); BONUS-TIER · COAST-TO-COAST vs this page's PRE-BONUS · COAST-TO-COAST · MEGA-BOOK.
Wellcare · MEGA-BOOK

ABS(plans_count) peer at 192 MA plans (Δ 576 tighter vs Humana); PRE-BONUS · COAST-TO-COAST vs this page's PRE-BONUS · COAST-TO-COAST · MEGA-BOOK.
Excellus Health Plan, Inc (quality pole)

ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.8★ (Δ 0.0 vs Humana's PRE-BONUS): CONTRACT-WIDE · ONE-STATE.
Star ratings primer · PRE-BONUS

Humana'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 Humana's plan lineup

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

  • Humana ranks 106 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (3.8★ 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.