U.S. News and World Report published its list of the top Medicare Advantage insurers in every state Oct. 20.
The top rankings are based on CMS' star ratings of each plan. U.S. News designated plans rated at least three out of five stars by CMS and whose plans have an average rating of 4.5 or more stars within the state as "Best Insurance Companies."
Here is the top-rated plan by state. Insurers designated as best insurance companies by U.S. News are marked with an asterisk.
Alabama: Viva Medicare*
Arizona: Humana
Arkansas: Essence Healthcare *
California: Sharp Health Plan*
Colorado: Select Health,* Kaiser Permanente*
Connecticut: Humana*
Delaware: Humana
District of Columbia: Humana*
Florida: Baycare Health,* Capital Health Plan,* Devoted Health,* Freedom Health,* Healthsun Health Plans,* Leon Health Plans,* Optimum Healthcare.* Simply Healthcare Plans*
Georgia: BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee*
Hawaii: Humana
Idaho: Blue Cross of Idaho,* Select Health*
Illinois: Essence Healthcare,* HealthPartners UnityPoint Health,* Quartz Medicare Advantage,* WellFirst Health*
Indiana: Essence Healthcare*
Iowa: HealthPartners UnityPoint Health,* Quartz Medicare Advantage,* Sanford Health Plan*
Kansas: Aetna
Kentucky: Essence Healthcare*
Louisiana: Humana*
Maine: Martin's Point Generations Advantage*
Maryland: Humana*
Massachusetts: Humana,* Tufts Health Plan*
Michigan: Health Alliance Plan Senior Plus,* PHP Medicare*
Minnesota: Allina Health | Aetna Medicare,* Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota,* Humana,* PrimeWest Health,* Quartz Medicare Advantage,* South Country Health Alliance*
Mississippi: Humana*
Missouri: Essence Healthcare,* NHC Advantage,* WellFirst Health*
Montana: Humana
Nebraska: Humana
Nevada: Select Health*
New Hampshire: Martin's Point Generations Advantage*
New Jersey: Humana
New Mexico: Humana*
New York: CDPHP Medicare Advantage,* Independent Health*
North Carolina: Alignment Health Plan,* Experience Health,* FirstMedicare Direct*
North Dakota: NextBlue of North Dakota,* Sanford Health Plan*
Ohio: Devoted Health,* Medical Mutual of Ohio,* PrimeTime Health Plan,* SummaCare Medicare Advantage Plans,* UPMC for Life*.
Oklahoma: GlobalHealth*
Oregon: Humana*
Pennsylvania: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield,* UPMC for Life*
Rhode Island: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island*
South Carolina: NHC Advantage*
South Dakota: Sanford Health Plan*
Tennessee: BlueCrossBlueShield of Tennessee,* Humana,* NHC Advantage*
Texas: Devoted Health,* KelseyCare Advantage*
Utah: Select Health,* Humana*
Virginia: Humana
Vermont: Humana*
Washington: Humana
West Virginia: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield,* West Virginia Senior Advantage*
Wisconsin: Dean Advantage, Prevea360 Medicare Advantage;* HealthPartners;* Network Health Medicare Advantage Plans;* Quartz Medicare Advantage;* UCare*
Wyoming: Humana