National rankings · 2026 plan year
Medicare Advantage plan rankings
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) October 2025 Star Ratings release, these tables rank the 2026 plan-year corpus by overall quality, premium, dental maximum, and insurer average; see Methodology for ordering rules.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Advantage landscape and star-rating files, 4,533 CMS-rated plan contracts appear in the September 2026 extract, covering about 35,491,891 reported enrollees nationwide. PlainMedicare renders those public CMS records without editorial plan recommendations. See our methodology for source tables, refresh cadence, and aggregation limits.
What these rankings cover
Of 4,533 rated Medicare Advantage plans for 2026, 59.9% earn 4 stars or higher, and 208 sit at the top 5-star tier; the tables below rank that CMS corpus by quality, premium, dental maximum, and insurer average.
- 4,533
- rated plans ranked here
- 59.9%
- earn 4★ or higher
- 208
- 5-star plans nationwide
- 3.9★
- average rating, rated plans
Figures from CMS 2026 Star Ratings and Landscape files. See methodology for how each table is ordered.
Premium mix · plans_unique
How 5,447 plans split by CMS landscape premium
Exclusive $0 / paid / unknown bands from the CMS landscape premium field, orthogonal to the star-quality rankings below. Source: CMS landscape plans_unique, 2026.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 Star Ratings, released in October 2025, 4,533 Medicare Advantage plans carry a quality rating, and 2,714 of them, about 59.9% - earn 4 stars or higher. The lists below rank that CMS data by overall quality, dental-benefit value, and insurer-level average rating; see our methodology for exactly how each ranking is built.
Top-rated plans (4.5+ stars)
Plans with the highest CMS star ratings for plan year 2026.
| # | Plan | Insurer | Type | State | CMS stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alignment Health Plan OF North Carolina, Inc. | Alignment Health Plan | HMO | NC | 5.0★ |
| 2 | Anthem HP, LLC | Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield HP | HMO POS | NY | 5.0★ |
| 3 | Devoted Health Plan OF Florida, Inc. | Devoted Health | HMO | FL | 5.0★ |
| 4 | Independent Health Association, Inc. | Independent Health | HMO | NY | 5.0★ |
| 5 | Leon Health, Inc. | Leon Health, Inc. | HMO | FL | 5.0★ |
| 6 | MCS Advantage, Inc. | MCS Classicare | HMO | PR | 5.0★ |
| 7 | MMM Healthcare, LLC | Medicare y Mucho Mas (MMM) | HMO | PR | 5.0★ |
| 8 | NHC Advantage, LLC | NHC Advantage | HMO | TN | 5.0★ |
| 9 | Provider Partners Health Plan OF Pennsylvania, Inc | Provider Partners Health Plans | HMO | PA | 5.0★ |
| 10 | Hometown Health Plan, Inc. | Senior Care Plus | HMO | NV | 5.0★ |
| 11 | Sierra Health AND Life Insurance Company, Inc. | UnitedHealthcare | HMO POS | VA | 5.0★ |
| 12 | Texas Independence Health Plan, Inc. | Texas Independence Health Plan | HMO | TX | 5.0★ |
| 13 | Longevity Health Plan OF Illinois, Inc. | Longevity Health | HMO | IL | 5.0★ |
| 14 | Georgia Assurance, Inc. | Georgia Health Advantage | HMO | GA | 5.0★ |
| 15 | Longevity Health Plan OF North Carolina, Inc. | Longevity Health Plan | HMO | NC | 5.0★ |
| 16 | Aetna Health Inc. (FL) | Aetna Medicare | HMO POS | IA | 4.5★ |
| 17 | Sanford Health Plan | Align powered by Sanford Health Plan | Local PPO | SD | 4.5★ |
| 18 | Blue Care Network OF Michigan | Blue Care Network | HMO POS | MI | 4.5★ |
| 19 | Medisun, Inc. | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue) | HMO | AZ | 4.5★ |
| 20 | Bcbs OF Massachusetts HMO Blue, Inc. | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts | HMO POS | MA | 4.5★ |
The bar to make this top-20 list
CMS star rating of the 20th-ranked plan (4.5★) against every rated Medicare Advantage plan nationwide
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more CMS Medicare contracts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS 2026 Star Ratings · 2026-09-01
Lowest premium plans
Plans with the lowest monthly premium (Part C + D, excluding $0-premium plans). CMS CY2026 Landscape data.
Best dental benefits
Plans with the highest preventive dental benefit maximums.
Highest-rated insurers
Insurers with the highest average star rating (minimum 3 plans).
| # | Insurer | Plans | 5-star plans | Avg stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Health, Inc. | 4 | 4 | 5.0★ |
| 2 | Longevity Health Plan | 7 | 3 | 5.0★ |
| 3 | MCS Classicare | 17 | 17 | 5.0★ |
| 4 | Medicare y Mucho Mas (MMM) | 16 | 16 | 5.0★ |
| 5 | Senior Care Plus | 7 | 7 | 5.0★ |
| 6 | Independent Health | 7 | 6 | 4.9★ |
| 7 | Provider Partners Health Plans | 18 | 4 | 4.7★ |
| 8 | Blue Care Network | 5 | 0 | 4.5★ |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue) | 3 | 0 | 4.5★ |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts | 7 | 0 | 4.5★ |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | 8 | 0 | 4.5★ |
| 12 | CDPHP Medicare Advantage | 4 | 0 | 4.5★ |
| 13 | Capital Blue Cross | 10 | 0 | 4.5★ |
| 14 | Capital Health Plan | 4 | 0 | 4.5★ |
| 15 | CarePlus Health Plans, Inc. | 33 | 0 | 4.5★ |
| 16 | Clover Health | 16 | 0 | 4.5★ |
| 17 | Doctors HealthCare Plans, Inc. | 9 | 0 | 4.5★ |
| 18 | Freedom Health, Inc. | 25 | 0 | 4.5★ |
| 19 | Geisinger Gold | 9 | 0 | 4.5★ |
| 20 | Health First Health Plans, Inc. | 11 | 0 | 4.5★ |
What to do with this
Shortlist by CMS quality, then confirm the plan is offered in your county.
- Open your state for county-level plan inventory. Browse by state
- Read how CMS builds the 1–5 star scale. Star ratings guide
- Use the tools hub for saved-county compare. Tools
Rankings reflect CMS Star Ratings and Landscape fields only. Plan availability is county-specific; confirm on Medicare.gov before enrolling.
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 plan year.