Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Central Mass Health Holding LLC · 2026
Mass Advantage
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Mass Advantage markets 4 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 4.3★.
- 4
- Plans offered
- 4.3★
- Avg: Above average
- 1
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
Mass Advantage ranks #136 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (4 plans) but #54 by average CMS star (4.25★).
- #136
- inventory rank
- 4
- plans offered
- #54
- avg star rank
- 4.25★
- 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 4 Mass Advantage 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
Mass Advantage in the higher-star third
Mass Advantage ranks #54 of 212 rated insurers by mean CMS star (4.25★) - top-third quality band. Mass Advantage's mean CMS star 4.25★ (BONUS-TIER) sits in the higher-star third of rated insurers (#54 of 212). Inside the Central Mass Health Holding LLC family. Product mix HMO, Local PPO; 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, Mass Advantage ranks #136 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #54 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID · MIXED-BOOK · plans #136/288 · stars #54/212
States Covered
Where Mass Advantage sits on CMS quality
Average CMS star rating across the insurer's own Medicare Advantage plans, against every rated insurer in the CMS file
4.25★ Top 25% higher than 75% 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 Mass Advantage
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL MASS HEALTH, LLC | HMO | MA | 4.5 | View details → |
| CENTRAL MASS HEALTH, LLC | HMO | MA | 4.5 | View details → |
| CENTRAL MASS HEALTH, LLC | Local PPO | MA | 4.0 | View details → |
| CENTRAL MASS HEALTH, LLC | Local PPO | MA | 4.0 | View details → |
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Read with Mass Advantage
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-MID · MIXED-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 4 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Mass Advantage); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 4 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Mass Advantage); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 4 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Mass Advantage); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 4 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Mass Advantage); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 4.3★ (Δ 0.0 vs Mass Advantage's BONUS-TIER): CONTRACT-MID · ONE-STATE.
Mass Advantage stamps BONUS-TIER · CONTRACT-MID; bonus-tier contracts still vary by county formulary and provider lock-in.
Using Mass Advantage's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- Mass Advantage ranks 54 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (4.3★ 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.