What are the best Medicare Advantage plans in Montana?

Montana has 0 five-star rated Medicare Advantage plans out of 31 total plans - a narrower book (#43 of 49); county rows beat the state total. Average star 3.6.

How do Medicare Advantage star ratings work?

CMS rates MA plans 1-5 stars on clinical quality, member experience, and operations. Montana averages 3.6★ - lower-star third (#46 of 49); compare contract-level stars in your county, not only the state mean.

How much do Medicare Advantage plans cost in Montana?

Average monthly MA premium in Montana is $60.44 on a narrower book - sparse markets make county-level quotes decisive. Confirm on Medicare.gov.

How do I enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan in Montana?

You can enroll during the Annual Election Period (October 15 - December 7) for coverage starting January 1, or during the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (January 1 - March 31). Visit Medicare.gov, call 1-800-MEDICARE, or contact a licensed Medicare insurance agent in Montana. You must have Medicare Parts A and B to enroll.

What supplemental benefits do Medicare Advantage plans in Montana include?

MA plans in Montana may include dental, vision, hearing, fitness, OTC, or transportation, but a lower-star state mean can constrain how rich extras run. Verify each contract on Medicare.gov.

Medicare Advantage · State · 2026 plan year

Medicare Advantage in Montana

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According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, 31 plans across 56 counties; find your county to compare every plan available where you live.

Compiled by Plainmedicare · September 1, 2026

31
Plans available: 3.6★
Avg CMS rating: $60.44
Avg premium/mo: 0
5-star plans

The short answer

Montana ranks #43 of 49 by Medicare Advantage plan inventory (31 plans) but #46 by average CMS star (3.56★).

#43
inventory rank: 31
plans statewide: #46
avg star rank: 3.56★
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 · MT plans_unique

How 22 Montana plans split by CMS plan type

Local PPO 18 plans (82%) HMO 3 plans (14%) HMO POS 1 plans (5%)

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

Lower average CMS star band

Montana in the narrower-inventory third

Montana ranks #46 of 49 rated states by mean CMS star (3.56★) - bottom-third quality band vs the rated corpus. According to CMS 2026 plan-year filings, Montana beneficiaries can choose from 31 distinct Medicare Advantage plans marketed across 56 counties - a bottom-third inventory book (#43 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 #43/49 · stars #46/49 · 56 counties · avg prem $60.44/mo

Lower-star MA quality band in Montana

Montana offers 31 Medicare Advantage plans across 56 counties. Mean star 3.6★ on a narrower inventory book (star rank #46/49); 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 Montana 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

3.56★ Top 92% higher than 8% of 49 states and territories

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 Montana

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

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 Montana's Medicare Advantage market

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

Montana beneficiaries can choose from 31 distinct Medicare Advantage plans across 56 counties (#43 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 #46 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.