Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of UPMC Health System · 2026
UPMC for Life
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, UPMC for Life markets 14 Medicare Advantage plans across 2 states; average CMS star rating 4.5★.
- 14
- Plans offered
- 4.5★
- Avg: Top-rated
- 2
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
UPMC for Life ranks #48 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (14 plans) but #20 by average CMS star (4.50★).
- #48
- inventory rank
- 14
- plans offered
- #20
- avg star rank
- 4.50★
- 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 14 UPMC for Life 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
UPMC for Life in the wider-inventory third
UPMC for Life ranks #20 of 212 rated insurers by mean CMS star (4.50★) - top-third quality band. UPMC for Life markets 14 Medicare Advantage plans across 2 states and 63 counties - a top-third inventory book (#48 of 288 by plan count). Inside the UPMC Health System 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, UPMC for Life ranks #48 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #20 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
TOP-TIER · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE · MIXED-BOOK · plans #48/288 · stars #20/212
Where UPMC for Life sits on CMS quality
Average CMS star rating across the insurer's own Medicare Advantage plans, against every rated insurer in the CMS file
4.5★ Top 5% higher than 95% of 212 Medicare Advantage insurers
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Source CMS Medicare Advantage Star Ratings 2026 · 2026-09-01
Plans Offered by UPMC for Life
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH NETWORK, INC. | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH NETWORK, INC. | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH NETWORK, INC. | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH NETWORK, INC. | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH NETWORK, INC. | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH NETWORK, INC. | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH NETWORK, INC. | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | View details → |
| UPMC HEALTH NETWORK, INC. | Local PPO | PA | 4.5 | 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
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield HP 14 plans
- Baylor Scott & White Health Plan 14 plans
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield 14 plans
- MediGold 14 plans
- Anthem Blue Cross Partnership Plan 15 plans
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota 15 plans
Similar average CMS star rating
- Simply Healthcare Plans, Inc. 4.5★
- CarePlus Health Plans, Inc. 4.5★
- Prominence Health Plan 4.5★
- Freedom Health, Inc. 4.5★
- Solis Health Plans 4.5★
- Capital Blue Cross 4.5★
Read with UPMC for Life
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 TOP-TIER · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE · MIXED-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 14 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs UPMC for Life); PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL vs this page's TOP-TIER · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 14 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs UPMC for Life); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's TOP-TIER · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 14 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs UPMC for Life); BONUS-TIER · ONE-STATE vs this page's TOP-TIER · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 14 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs UPMC for Life); BONUS-TIER · REGIONAL vs this page's TOP-TIER · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 4.5★ (Δ 0.0 vs UPMC for Life's TOP-TIER): MEGA-BOOK · ONE-STATE.
UPMC for Life stamps TOP-TIER · CONTRACT-WIDE; bonus-tier contracts still vary by county formulary and provider lock-in.
Using UPMC for Life's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- UPMC for Life ranks 20 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (4.5★ 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.