U.S. News & World Report published its annual list of the best health insurance companies offering Medicare Advantage coverage in 2020.
The publication created the list by analyzing each plan's CMS Medicare star rating for 2020. The "best" insurance companies for Medicare Advantage scored at least three stars on all of their health plans and received an average rating of at least 4.5 stars within a given state.
Here is U.S. News' list of the best Medicare Advantage plans for 2020:
Alabama
Aetna Medicare, Cigna, Viva Medicare
Arkansas
Cigna
California
Kaiser Permanente, Alignment Health Plan, Scan Health Plan, Sharp Health Plan
Colorado
Kaiser Permanente
Connecticut
Connecticare
District of Columbia
Kaiser Permanente
Florida
CarePlus Health Plans, Florida Blue HMO, Healthspring of Florida, Healthsun Health Plans, Aetna Medicare, AHF, Capital Health Plan, Freedom Health, Optimum Healthcare
Georgia
Kaiser Permanente
Hawaii
Kaiser Permanente
Idaho
Blue Cross of Idaho, SelectHealth
Illinois
Senior Preferred, HealthPartners UnityPoint Health
Indiana
Aetna Medicare
Iowa
Senior Preferred, HealthPartners UnityPoint Health
Louisiana
Peoples Health
Maine
Aetna Medicare, Martin's Point Generations Advantage
Maryland
Kaiser Permanente
Massachusetts
Tufts Health Plan
Michigan
Aetna Medicare, UnitedHealthcare
Minnesota
Senior Preferred, HealthPartners, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Blue Plus, PrimeWest Health, South Country Health Alliance, UnitedHealthcare
Mississippi
Aetna Medicare
Nevada
SelectHealth
New Hampshire
Martin's Point Generations Advantage
New York
CDPHP Medicare Advantage, Independent Health
North Dakota
HealthPartners
Ohio
SummaCare Medicare Advantage Plans, UPMC for Life
Oregon
Kaiser Permanente, Providence Medicare Advantage Plans, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon
Pennsylvania
UPMC for Life
South Carolina
Aetna Medicare
South Dakota
HealthPartners
Tennessee
Aetna Medicare, Cigna
Texas
KelseyCare Advantage
Utah
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah, SelectHealth
Virginia
Kaiser Permanente
Washington
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington, Kaiser Permanente, Providence Medicare Advantage Plans, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon
Wisconsin
Senior Preferred, HealthPartners, Aetna Medicare, Allwell, Dean Advantage, Prevea360 Medicare Advantage, Network Health Medicare Advantage Plans
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