Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of UnitedHealth Group, Inc. · 2026
Peoples Health
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Peoples Health markets 12 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 4.2★.
- 12
- Plans offered
- 4.2★
- Avg: Above average
- 1
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
Peoples Health ranks #54 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (12 plans) but #56 by average CMS star (4.17★).
- #54
- inventory rank
- 12
- plans offered
- #56
- avg star rank
- 4.17★
- 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 12 Peoples Health 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
Peoples Health in the wider-inventory third
Peoples Health ranks #54 of 288 insurers by plan count (12 MA plans) - top-third inventory breadth in the CMS file. Peoples Health markets 12 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state and 64 counties - a top-third inventory book (#54 of 288 by plan count). Inside the UnitedHealth Group, Inc. family. Product mix HMO POS, 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, Peoples Health ranks #54 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #56 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE · MIXED-BOOK · plans #54/288 · stars #56/212
States Covered
Where Peoples 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
4.17★ Top 26% higher than 74% of 212 Medicare Advantage insurers
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Source CMS Medicare Advantage Star Ratings 2026 · 2026-09-01
Plans Offered by Peoples Health
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEOPLES HEALTH, INC. | HMO POS | LA | 4.5 | View details → |
| PEOPLES HEALTH, INC. | HMO POS | LA | 4.5 | View details → |
| PEOPLES HEALTH, INC. | HMO POS | LA | 4.5 | View details → |
| PEOPLES HEALTH, INC. | HMO POS | LA | 4.5 | View details → |
| PEOPLES HEALTH, INC. | HMO POS | LA | 4.5 | View details → |
| PEOPLES HEALTH, INC. | HMO POS | LA | 4.5 | View details → |
| PEOPLES HEALTH, INC. | HMO POS | LA | 4.5 | View details → |
| PEOPLES HEALTH, INC. | HMO POS | LA | 4.5 | View details → |
| PEOPLES HEALTH, INC. | HMO POS | LA | 4.5 | View details → |
| PEOPLES HEALTH, INC. | HMO POS | LA | 4.5 | View details → |
| PEOPLES HEALTH, INC. | Local PPO | LA | 2.5 | View details → |
| PEOPLES HEALTH, INC. | Local PPO | LA | 2.5 | View details → |
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
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NM, TX 12 plans
- Central Health Medicare Plan 12 plans
- Priority Health Medicare 12 plans
- Essence Healthcare 13 plans
- HealthSun Health Plans, Inc. 13 plans
- Jefferson Health Plans 13 plans
Similar average CMS star rating
Read with Peoples 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 BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE · MIXED-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 12 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Peoples Health); PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 12 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Peoples Health); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 12 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Peoples Health); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 11 MA plans (Δ 1 tighter vs Peoples Health); PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL vs this page's BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 4.2★ (Δ 0.0 vs Peoples Health's BONUS-TIER): CONTRACT-MID · MULTI-STATE.
Peoples Health stamps BONUS-TIER · CONTRACT-WIDE; bonus-tier contracts still vary by county formulary and provider lock-in.
Using Peoples Health's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- Peoples Health ranks 56 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (4.2★ 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.