Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Independent Health Association, Inc. · 2026
Independent Health
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Independent Health markets 7 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 4.9★.
- 7
- Plans offered
- 4.9★
- Avg: Top-rated
- 1
- States covered
- 6
- 5-star plans
The short answer
Independent Health ranks #90 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (7 plans) but #10 by average CMS star (4.93★).
- #90
- inventory rank
- 7
- plans offered
- #10
- avg star rank
- 4.93★
- 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 7 Independent Health plans split by CMS plan type
Exclusive plan-type inventory for this organization in plans_unique, orthogonal to the star-distribution chart below.
Higher average CMS star band
Independent Health in the wider-inventory third
Independent Health ranks #10 of 212 rated insurers by mean CMS star (4.93★) - top-third quality band. Independent Health markets 7 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state and 8 counties - a top-third inventory book (#90 of 288 by plan count). Inside the Independent Health Association, Inc. family. Product mix HMO, Local PPO; 6 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, Independent Health ranks #90 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #10 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID · MIXED-BOOK · plans #90/288 · stars #10/212
States Covered
Where Independent Health sits on CMS quality
Average CMS star rating across the insurer's own Medicare Advantage plans, against every rated insurer in the CMS file
4.93★ Top 4% higher than 96% 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 Independent Health
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC. | HMO | NY | 5.0 | View details → |
| INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC. | HMO | NY | 5.0 | View details → |
| INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC. | HMO | NY | 5.0 | View details → |
| INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC. | HMO | NY | 5.0 | View details → |
| INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC. | HMO | NY | 5.0 | View details → |
| INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC. | HMO | NY | 5.0 | View details → |
| INDEPENDENT HEALTH BENEFITS CORPORATION | Local PPO | NY | 4.5 | View details → |
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Read with Independent Health
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 TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID · MIXED-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 7 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Independent Health); BELOW-PAR · REGIONAL vs this page's TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 7 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Independent Health); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 7 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Independent Health); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 7 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Independent Health); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 5.0★ (Δ 0.1 vs Independent Health's TOP-TIER): CONTRACT-WIDE · ONE-STATE.
Independent Health stamps TOP-TIER · CONTRACT-MID; bonus-tier contracts still vary by county formulary and provider lock-in.
Using Independent Health's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- Independent Health ranks 10 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (4.9★ 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.