Medicare Advantage · State · 2026 plan year

Medicare Advantage in Maine

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, 47 plans across 16 counties; find your county to compare every plan available where you live.

47
Plans available
3.8★
Avg CMS rating
$20.38
Avg premium/mo
0
5-star plans

The short answer

Maine ranks #38 of 49 by Medicare Advantage plan inventory (47 plans) but #34 by average CMS star (3.75★).

#38
inventory rank
47
plans statewide
#34
avg star rank
3.75★
mean CMS rating

Plan inventory and average star are independent CMS signals; a large catalog is not the same as the highest mean quality score.

Product mix · ME plans_unique

How 41 Maine plans split by CMS plan type

Exclusive CMS plan-type codes for this state's representative plans_unique rows, orthogonal to the star-bucket chart below. Source: CMS landscape, 2026.

Narrower statewide MA inventory

Maine in the narrower-inventory third

Maine ranks #38 of 49 by plan count (47 plans) - bottom-third inventory; county Landscape rows matter more than state totals. According to CMS 2026 plan-year filings, Maine beneficiaries can choose from 47 distinct Medicare Advantage plans marketed across 16 counties - a bottom-third inventory book (#38 of 49); county listings beat the state total here. No plan in this state currently holds the top 5-star tier for the 2026 plan year. County (FIPS) service areas still decide what is sold where you live - open a county below before the October 15 - December 7 Annual Election Period closes.

plans #38/49 · stars #34/49 · 16 counties · avg prem $20.38/mo

Lower-star MA quality band in Maine

Maine offers 47 Medicare Advantage plans across 16 counties. Mean star 3.8★ on a narrower inventory book (star rank #34/49); sparse markets make each county row more decisive. Confirm premiums and networks on <a class="underline" href="https://www.medicare.gov/plan-compare/" target="_blank" rel="external noopener">Medicare.gov Plan Compare</a>.

Where Maine sits on CMS quality

Average CMS star rating across the state's own Medicare Advantage plans, against every state and territory in the CMS file

3.75★ Top 67% higher than 33% of 49 states and territories

3.25★–3.5★: 1 states and territories (2%). Below this entry. 3.5★–3.75★: 13 states and territories (27%). Below this entry. 3.75★–4★: 23 states and territories (47%). This entry sits in this band. 4★–4.25★: 10 states and territories (20%). Above this entry. 4.25★–4.5★: 1 states and territories (2%). Above this entry. 4.5★–4.75★: 0 states and territories (0%). Above this entry. 4.75★–5★: 1 states and territories (2%). Above this entry. This state 3.25★ 5★ every state and territory, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states and territories. 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 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings 2026 · 2026-09-01

Counties in Maine

Click a county to see all Medicare Advantage plans available in your area.

Androscoggin
37 plans
3.7
$20.75/mo avg
Aroostook
26 plans
3.7
$20.07/mo avg
Cumberland
40 plans
3.8
$19.88/mo avg
Franklin
33 plans
3.7
$21.78/mo avg
Hancock
25 plans
3.7
$21.12/mo avg
Kennebec
40 plans
3.7
$20.58/mo avg
Knox
33 plans
3.6
$17.99/mo avg
Lincoln
35 plans
3.7
$19.99/mo avg
Oxford
30 plans
3.8
$22.78/mo avg
Penobscot
30 plans
3.7
$21.02/mo avg
Piscataquis
29 plans
3.6
$18.47/mo avg
Sagadahoc
36 plans
3.7
$20.50/mo avg
Somerset
21 plans
3.9
$23.35/mo avg
Waldo
32 plans
3.6
$17.84/mo avg
Washington
25 plans
3.7
$20.07/mo avg
York
39 plans
3.8
$19.88/mo avg

Narrower markets: star ratings and county rows matter more than state totals.

Note: PlainMedicare provides publicly available CMS data for informational purposes only. This is not medical or insurance advice. Consult a licensed Medicare counselor or insurance agent before making enrollment decisions. Plan availability and premiums change annually, always verify with Medicare.gov or 1-800-MEDICARE.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved and formatted by PlainMedicare

Using Maine's Medicare Advantage market

Plan availability and star ratings vary by county, not just by state.

  • Maine beneficiaries can choose from 47 distinct Medicare Advantage plans across 16 counties (#38 of 49 states by plan count) - look up your own county for what's actually sold there. Browse by county
  • The state's mean CMS star rating ranks #34 of 49 - see how star ratings are built before comparing plans. How star ratings work
  • Weigh total cost, not just premium: compare plan details using Medicare.gov before you enroll. Medicare Plan Compare

State-level figures average every county's filings; the plans actually sold where you live can differ from the state total.

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.

CMS lists 131,985 Medicare Advantage and Part D plan records in the current public files. PlainMedicare refreshes this registry with each annual release.