Best Medicare Advantage Plans 2018

The companies in our list offer highly rated Medicare Advantage plans.

By U.S. News Staff |Oct. 16, 2017, at 9:30 a.m.

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Medicare-eligible seniors can buy a Medicare Advantage plan from a private insurance company instead of the default option, Medicare A and B. The companies listed below offer consistently highly rated Medicare Advantage plans. We used the government's 1-5 star ratings of all plans, and applied a methodology averaging each company's offerings within a state. Companies averaging 4.5 stars or higher are listed below. Tie scores are arranged alphabetically. We also highlight Best Part D Plans.

Companies With The Best Plans By State	Average Star Rating (1-5)
CALIFORNIA KAISER PERMANENTE ANTHEM BLUE CROSS	5.00 4.50
COLORADO KAISER PERMANENTE	5.00
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KAISER PERMANENTE	5.00
FLORIDA OPTIMUM HEALTHCARE, INC. CAPITAL HEALTH PLAN COVENTRY HEALTH CARE FLORIDA HEALTH CARE PLANS FREEDOM HEALTH, INC. HEALTHSUN HEALTH PLANS, INC. SIMPLY HEALTHCARE PLANS, INC.	5.00 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50
GEORGIA ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD KAISER PERMANENTE	4.50 4.50
HAWAII KAISER PERMANENTE	4.50
ILLINOIS ESSENCE HEALTHCARE HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE	4.50 4.50
INDIANA HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE	4.50
IOWA SENIOR PREFERRED COVENTRY HEALTH CARE	5.00 4.50
MAINE MARTIN'S POINT GENERATIONS ADVANTAGE	4.50
MARYLAND KAISER PERMANENTE	5.00
MASSACHUSETTS TUFTS HEALTH PLAN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE, INC. FALLON HEALTH	5.00 4.50 4.50 4.50
MICHIGAN BLUE CARE NETWORK PARAMOUNT ELITE	4.50 4.50
MINNESOTA HEALTHPARTNERS BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA MEDICA HEALTH PLANS MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY PRIMEWEST HEALTH SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE UCARE	4.75 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50
MISSOURI ESSENCE HEALTHCARE	4.50
NEW HAMPSHIRE ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD MARTIN'S POINT GENERATIONS ADVANTAGE	4.50 4.50
NEW YORK BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF WNY AND BLUESHIELD OF NEN CDPHP MEDICARE CHOICES INDEPENDENT HEALTH MVP HEALTH CARE	4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50
NORTH DAKOTA HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY	5.00 4.50
OHIO PRIMETIME HEALTH PLAN COVENTRY HEALTH CARE HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE PARAMOUNT ELITE UPMC HEALTH PLAN	5.00 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50
OREGON KAISER PERMANENTE HEALTH NET HEALTH PLAN OF OREGON, INC. PROVIDENCE HEALTH ASSURANCE	5.00 4.50 4.50
PENNSYLVANIA HIGHMARK CHOICE COMPANY HIGHMARK SENIOR HEALTH COMPANY UPMC HEALTH PLAN	4.50 4.50 4.50
RHODE ISLAND BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND	4.50
SOUTH DAKOTA HEALTHPARTNERS COVENTRY HEALTH CARE MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY	5.00 4.50 4.50
TENNESSEE CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC.	4.50
TEXAS KELSEYCARE ADVANTAGE	5.00
VERMONT MVP HEALTH CARE	4.50
VIRGINIA KAISER PERMANENTE ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ANTHEM HEALTHKEEPERS OPTIMA MEDICARE	5.00 4.50 4.50 4.50
WASHINGTON KAISER PERMANENTE KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTON PROVIDENCE HEALTH ASSURANCE	5.00 4.50 4.50
WISCONSIN HEALTHPARTNERS SENIOR PREFERRED ICARE MEDICA INSURANCE COMPANY NETWORK HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS SECURITY HEALTH PLAN OF WISCONSIN, INC.	5.00 5.00 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50

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