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How U.S. News Picked the 2021 BestInsurance Companies for MedicareU.S. News rated the best private insurance companies for MedicareAdvantage and prescription drug coverage.By U.S. News Staff Oct. 15, 2020, at 8:00 a.m.Picking Top Medicare Insurance CompaniesFor many years, U.S. News has been providing guidance for thoseresearching Medicare plans with an annual list of the insurance companiesthat offer highly-rated plans within a state. U.S. News does not rate plans, butit does evaluate insurance companies by state based on Center for Medicareand Medicaid Services’ (CMS) star ratings of insurer’s individual plans.Methodology for the 2021 Best Insurance Companies for MedicareAdvantageU.S. News used data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’(CMS) Medicare Compare tool, including its star rating of each MedicareAdvantage plan offered in 2021. CMS scores each Medicare plan from 1 to 5stars, in half-star intervals, in five categories. For an insurance company to beeligible for the list of U.S. News & World Report's Best Insurance Companiesfor Medicare Advantage, all Medicare Advantage plans offered by theinsurance company in that state had to be rated overall with at least three outof five stars by CMS. U.S. News then averaged the CMS star ratings for eachof the eligible companies’ plans and those companies with an average overallrating of 4.5 or more stars earned recognition as a Best Insurance Companyfor Medicare Advantage.Methodology for the 2021 Best Insurance Companies for Medicare PartD Prescription Drug Plans
U.S. News used data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’Medicare Compare tool, including its star rating of each Medicare plan offeredin 2021. CMS scores each Medicare plan from 1 to 5 stars, in half-starintervals, in four categories. For an insurance company to be eligible for thelist of U.S. News & World Report's Best Insurance Companies for MedicarePart D Prescription Drug Plans, all Part D plans offered by the insurancecompany in that state had to be rated overall with at least three out of fivestars by CMS. U.S. News then averaged the CMS star ratings for each of theeligible companies’ plans and those companies with an average overall ratingof 4.5 or more stars earned recognition as a Best Insurance Company forMedicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans.More About Best Medicare Insurance CompaniesIn addition to rating insurers, U.S. News has republished the CMS star ratingsand plan information for each Medicare Advantage plan and Part DPrescription Drug plan in the country. Plans can be searched by ZIP codefrom the U.S. News Medicare home page. By default, Medicare Advantageplans with drug coverage are displayed, but you can click to see stand-aloneMedicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part D) only, or Medicare Advantage planswithout prescription drug coverage. Use the search refine drop-downs andcheck boxes on the left side to narrow down plans according to your criteria.An important factor to consider is the prescription drug coverage you mayneed. Medicare plans that include prescription drugs will pay differentamounts on medications, or even change their pricing year-to-year. You maywant to take a list of your existing medications and input them into theMedicare.gov site to see plans that cover your medications, as well as themost cost-effective plans.Every year, Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system.Every Year, Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system. This isnot a complete listing of plans available in your service area. For a completelisting please contact 1-800-MEDICARE (TTY users should call 1-877-4862048), 24 hours a day/7 days a week or consult www.medicare.gov.
Best Insurance Companies for Medicare Advantage 2022U.S. News analyzed insurance companies’ Medicare Advantage plans in each state based on their 2022CMS star ratings.By U.S. News StaffOct. 14, 2021, at 3:06 p.m.Best Medicare Advantage Insurance 2022MMedicare-eligible beneficiaries can enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan from a private insurancecompany. U.S. News provides a tool for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries to find the right Medicare plansfor their needs. All plan information and star ratings come directly from the Center for Medicare andMedicaid Services (CMS) at Medicare.gov.U.S. News analyzed insurance companies’ offerings in each state based on their 2022 CMS star ratings,and below provides a list of the top rated insurance companies for Medicare Advantage plans in eachstate. The companies with a gold badge are the U.S. News & World Report's Best Medicare AdvantagePlan Companies 2022. A Best Insurance Company for Medicare Advantage Plans is defined as a companywhose plans were all rated as at least three out of five stars by CMS and whose plans have an averagerating of 4.5 or more stars within the state. Read more about our methodology.Click the links below to view the individual plans and their 2022 CMS star ratings. We also highlight BestInsurance Companies for Part D Prescription Drug Plans.Other insurance companies have 5-star rated plans. Anyone researching Medicare Advantage plansshould compare individual plans offered in their service area.'STATECOMPANIESALABAMAVIVA MEDICAREARIZONACIGNABEST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COMPANY
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