Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Mercy Care · 2026
Mercy Care Advantage
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Mercy Care Advantage markets 3 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 3.0★.
- 3
- Plans offered
- 3.0★
- Avg: Average
- 1
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
Mercy Care Advantage ranks #163 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (3 plans) but #181 by average CMS star (3.00★).
- #163
- inventory rank
- 3
- plans offered
- #181
- avg star rank
- 3.00★
- mean CMS rating
CMS assigns star ratings at the contract level; inventory breadth and average quality move on different axes.
Lower average CMS star band
Mercy Care Advantage in the lower-star third
Mercy Care Advantage ranks #181 of 212 rated insurers by mean CMS star (3.00★) - bottom-third quality band vs the rated corpus. Mercy Care Advantage's mean CMS star 3.00★ (PRE-BONUS) sits in the lower-star third of rated insurers (#181 of 212). Inside the Mercy Care 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, Mercy Care Advantage ranks #163 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #181 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID · HMO-BOOK · plans #163/288 · stars #181/212
States Covered
Where Mercy Care 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
3★ Top 78% higher than 22% of 212 Medicare Advantage insurers
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Source CMS Medicare Advantage Star Ratings 2026 · 2026-09-01
Plans Offered by Mercy Care Advantage
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCY CARE | HMO | AZ | 3.0 | View details → |
| MERCY CARE | HMO | AZ | 3.0 | View details → |
| MERCY CARE | HMO | AZ | 3.0 | View details → |
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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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 · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID · HMO-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 3 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Mercy Care Advantage); UNRATED · REGIONAL vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 3 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Mercy Care Advantage); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 3 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Mercy Care Advantage); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 3 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Mercy Care Advantage); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-MID.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.0★ (Δ 0.0 vs Mercy Care Advantage's PRE-BONUS): CONTRACT-WIDE · ONE-STATE.
Mercy Care Advantage's PRE-BONUS mean sits under the 4.0★ Quality Bonus Payment line; star measure domains matter before you weigh HMO-BOOK networks.
Using Mercy Care Advantage's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- Mercy Care Advantage ranks 181 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (3.0★ 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.