Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Centene Corporation · 2026
Wellcare By Health Net
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Wellcare By Health Net markets 20 Medicare Advantage plans across 3 states; average CMS star rating 3.3★.
- 20
- Plans offered
- 3.3★
- Avg: Average
- 3
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
Wellcare By Health Net ranks #25 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (20 plans) but #163 by average CMS star (3.30★).
- #25
- inventory rank
- 20
- plans offered
- #163
- avg star rank
- 3.30★
- 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 20 Wellcare By Health Net 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
Wellcare By Health Net in the wider-inventory third
Wellcare By Health Net ranks #25 of 288 insurers by plan count (20 MA plans) - top-third inventory breadth in the CMS file. Wellcare By Health Net markets 20 Medicare Advantage plans across 3 states and 37 counties - a top-third inventory book (#25 of 288 by plan count). Inside the Centene Corporation family. Product mix HMO, Local PPO, HMO POS; 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, Wellcare By Health Net ranks #25 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #163 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE · MIXED-BOOK · plans #25/288 · stars #163/212
Where Wellcare By Health Net sits on CMS quality
Average CMS star rating across the insurer's own Medicare Advantage plans, against every rated insurer in the CMS file
3.3★ Top 76% higher than 24% of 212 Medicare Advantage insurers
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Source CMS Medicare Advantage Star Ratings 2026 · 2026-09-01
Plans Offered by Wellcare By Health Net
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.5 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.5 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.5 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.5 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.5 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.5 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.5 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.5 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.5 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.5 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.5 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS, INC. | HMO | CA | 3.5 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Local PPO | OR | 3.0 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Local PPO | OR | 3.0 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Local PPO | OR | 3.0 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET HEALTH PLAN OF OREGON, INC. | HMO POS | OR | 3.0 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET HEALTH PLAN OF OREGON, INC. | HMO POS | OR | 3.0 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET HEALTH PLAN OF OREGON, INC. | HMO POS | OR | 3.0 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Local PPO | WA | 3.0 | View details → |
| HEALTH NET LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Local PPO | WA | 3.0 | 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
- Excellus Health Plan, Inc 20 plans
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL, NM, OK, TX 21 plans
- Quartz Medicare Advantage (HMO) 19 plans
- Tufts Health Plan 19 plans
- Anthem HealthKeepers 22 plans
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee 18 plans
Similar average CMS star rating
- Wellcare By Allwell 3.3★
- Wellpoint 3.3★
- PacificSource Medicare 3.4★
- Wellcare 3.5★
- Medica 3.5★
- The Health Plan 3.5★
Read with Wellcare By Health Net
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 · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE · MIXED-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 20 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Wellcare By Health Net); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 19 MA plans (Δ 1 tighter vs Wellcare By Health Net); BONUS-TIER · REGIONAL vs this page's PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 19 MA plans (Δ 1 tighter vs Wellcare By Health Net); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 21 MA plans (Δ 1 wider vs Wellcare By Health Net); PRE-BONUS · MULTI-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.3★ (Δ 0.0 vs Wellcare By Health Net's PRE-BONUS): MEGA-BOOK · MULTI-STATE.
Wellcare By Health Net's PRE-BONUS mean sits under the 4.0★ Quality Bonus Payment line; star measure domains matter before you weigh MIXED-BOOK networks.
Using Wellcare By Health Net's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- Wellcare By Health Net ranks 163 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (3.3★ 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.