Fewer than 10% of Medicare Advantage plans received star ratings below three for 2024.
CMS published its star ratings for Medicare Advantage plans, which are based on contracts' quality outcomes and member experience, on Oct. 13. The average overall rating dropped slightly from 2023 to 4.04.
Fewer than 2% of Medicare Advantage members are enrolled in contracts rated lower than three stars. Around half of the lowest-performing plans are special needs plans, designed to serve members dually-eligible for Medicaid or with specific chronic conditions.
Here are the contracts receiving fewer than 3 stars for 2024, along with their total enrollment:
Alterwood Health
- Alterwood Advantage (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 5,998
ATRIO Health Plans
- ATRIO health plans: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 18,305
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Senior Health (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,905
Bright Health Group
- Brand New Day: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 72,640
CareFirst
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage (SNP) : 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 3,401
Centene
- Wellcare Health Insurance of New York: two stars
Enrollment: 1,931
- Wellcare Health Insurance of Hawaii: two stars
Enrollment: 1,973
- Wellcare of Oklahoma (SNP) : two stars
Enrollment: 2,274
- Western Sky Community Care: two stars
Enrollment: 1,495
- Wellcare of Mississippi (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,832
- Wellcare of Georgia (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 11,388
- Buckeye Health Plan Community Solutions: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,858
- Buckeye Community Health Plan (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 10,473
- Wellcare of Washington (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 8,587
- Nebraska Total Care (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 2,441
- Wellcare of Alabama (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,918
- Meridian Health Plan of Michigan (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 9,691
- Celtic Insurance Company (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 3,683
- Wellcare of Rhode Island (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,525
- Health Net Life Insurance Company: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 13,981
- Meridian Health Plan of Michigan (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 32,852
- Wellcare of Illinois: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 14,771
- Wellcare of Alabama (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,763
- Buckeye health Plan Community Solutions (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 2,170
- Wellcare Health Insurance of North Carolina (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 8,949
- Wellcare National Health Insurance Company (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 4,865
- Centene Venture Company Florida: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,911
- Wellcare Health Insurance of the Southwest: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,636
- Wellcare Health Insurance Company of New Jersey: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 100
- Centene Venture Insurance Company Texas: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,307
- Sunflower State Health Plan (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,242
- Wellcare Health Insurance of Tennessee: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,466
- Wellcare Health Plans of Massachusetts: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 6,682
- Magnolia Health Plan: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 576
CVS Health
- Aetna Health of California: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 7,940
Elevance Health
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 35,588
- Amerigroup Texas (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 10,783
- Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 22,238
Group 1001
- Clear Spring Health: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,208
Health Care Service Corporation
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, New Mexico: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 21,903
Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthcare of California: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 18,329
- Molina Healthcare of Washington (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 21,592
- Molina Healthcare of Michigan (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 15,793
- Molina Healthcare of Virginia (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,915
- Molina Healthcare of Texas (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 7,914
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
- Presbyterian Insurance Company: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 1,438
SCAN Group
- SCAN Desert Health Plan (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 2,399
Troy Holdings
- Troy Medicare (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 2,300
Western Health Advantage
- Western Health Advantage: 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 3,318
Zing Health Consolidator
- Zing Health (SNP): 2.5 stars
Enrollment: 2,340