Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Medica Holding Company · 2026

Medica

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Medica markets 36 Medicare Advantage plans across 6 states; average CMS star rating 3.5★.

36
Plans offered
3.5★
Avg: Average
6
States covered
0
5-star plans

The short answer

Medica ranks #15 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (36 plans) but #158 by average CMS star (3.49★).

#15
inventory rank
36
plans offered
#158
avg star rank
3.49★
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 36 Medica 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

Medica in the wider-inventory third

Medica ranks #15 of 288 insurers by plan count (36 MA plans) - top-third inventory breadth in the CMS file. Medica markets 36 Medicare Advantage plans across 6 states and 317 counties - a top-third inventory book (#15 of 288 by plan count). Inside the Medica Holding Company family. Product mix MSA, HMO POS, 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, Medica ranks #15 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #158 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.

PRE-BONUS · MULTI-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE · MIXED-BOOK · plans #15/288 · stars #158/212

States Covered

MN ND SD WI IA NE

Where Medica sits on CMS quality

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

3.49★ Top 74% higher than 26% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 3.5★–3.75★: 50 Medicare Advantage insurers (24%). Above this entry. 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 Medica

Plan Name Type State Stars Action
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA MN 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA MN 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA MN 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA MN 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS HMO POS MN 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO MN 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO MN 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO MN 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO MN 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO MN 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO MN 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS HMO MN 3.0 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO ND 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO ND 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO ND 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA NE 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA NE 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO NE 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO NE 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO NE 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA SD 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA SD 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA SD 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA SD 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA SD 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA SD 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO SD 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO SD 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO SD 3.5 View details →
MEDICA HEALTH PLANS Local PPO SD 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA WI 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA WI 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA WI 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA WI 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA WI 3.5 View details →
MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY MSA WI 3.5 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

Read with Medica

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 · MULTI-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE · MIXED-BOOK.

CarePlus Health Plans, Inc. · CONTRACT-WIDE

ABS(plans_count) peer at 33 MA plans (Δ 3 tighter vs Medica); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · MULTI-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
Zing Health · CONTRACT-WIDE

ABS(plans_count) peer at 33 MA plans (Δ 3 tighter vs Medica); BELOW-PAR · MULTI-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · MULTI-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
Prominence Health Plan · CONTRACT-WIDE

ABS(plans_count) peer at 27 MA plans (Δ 9 tighter vs Medica); TOP-TIER · REGIONAL vs this page's PRE-BONUS · MULTI-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
Freedom Health, Inc. · CONTRACT-WIDE

ABS(plans_count) peer at 25 MA plans (Δ 11 tighter vs Medica); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · MULTI-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (quality pole)

ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.5★ (Δ 0.0 vs Medica's PRE-BONUS): CONTRACT-THIN · ONE-STATE.
Star ratings primer · PRE-BONUS

Medica'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 Medica's plan lineup

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

  • Medica ranks 158 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (3.5★ 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.