Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of UCare Minnesota · 2026
UCare
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, UCare markets 1 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 3.0★.
- 1
- Plans offered
- 3.0★
- Avg: Average
- 1
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
UCare ranks #283 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (1 plans) but #199 by average CMS star (3.00★).
- #283
- inventory rank
- 1
- plans offered
- #199
- 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.
Narrower MA inventory book
UCare in the narrower-inventory third
UCare ranks #283 of 288 by plan count (1 MA plans) - bottom-third inventory; county availability matters more than brand scale. UCare markets 1 Medicare Advantage plan across 1 state and 14 counties - a bottom-third inventory book (#283 of 288); county listings beat brand scale here. Inside the UCare Minnesota 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, UCare ranks #283 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #199 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN · HMO-BOOK · plans #283/288 · stars #199/212
States Covered
Where UCare 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 UCare
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCARE MINNESOTA | HMO | MN | 3.0 | View details → |
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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-THIN · HMO-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 1 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs UCare); TOP-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 1 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs UCare); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 1 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs UCare); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 1 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs UCare); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-THIN.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.0★ (Δ 0.0 vs UCare's PRE-BONUS): CONTRACT-WIDE · ONE-STATE.
UCare's PRE-BONUS mean sits under the 4.0★ Quality Bonus Payment line; star measure domains matter before you weigh HMO-BOOK networks.
Using UCare's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- UCare ranks 199 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.