Best Medicare Health Insurance Plans

San Diego County, California

The best Medicare plan quality rankings evaluate 51 Medicare Advantage plans and 32 Part D prescription drug plans available in San Diego county, California.

The overall best Medicare plan quality scoring is based on government five star ratings covering several different Medicare Advantage health plan areas, including customer service, member experience, managing member health conditions, and member complaints. For Medicare plans which include Part D prescription drug coverage, the overall government ratings also cover drug related areas including drug plan customer service, member experience, drug safety, and drug pricing.

Medicare Advantage Plans with Part D - Prescription Drug Coverage

There are 48 Medicare Advantage plans with Part D available in San Diego county, California. Government five star ratings for overall quality show that 7 of these plans are in our top tier, having a score of 4.5 or above. There are 31 plans in our middle tier with a quality score of 4.0 or 3.5, and there are 1 plans in our bottom tier with a quality score of 3.0 or below. 9 plans are considered new plans and do not have quality ratings yet.

Top Tier - Best Plans

Insurance Carrier	Plan Name / Quality Rating	Quality Rating
Kaiser Permanente	Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage San Diego (HMO) 5.0	5.0
Kaiser Permanente	Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage B Only South (HMO) 5.0	5.0
SCAN Health Plan	Scripps Plus offered by SCAN Health Plan (HMO) 4.5	4.5
SCAN Health Plan	Scripps Signature offered by SCAN Health Plan (HMO) 4.5	4.5
Sharp Health Plan	Sharp Direct Advantage Platinum Card (HMO) 4.5	4.5
SCAN Health Plan	Scripps Classic offered by SCAN Health Plan (HMO) 4.5	4.5
Sharp Health Plan	Sharp Direct Advantage Gold Card (HMO) 4.5	4.5

Middle Tier - Average Plans

Insurance Carrier	Plan Name / Quality Rating	Quality Rating
UnitedHealthcare	AARP Medicare Advantage SecureHorizons Premier (HMO) 4.0	4.0
Humana	Humana Value Plus H5619-037 (HMO) 4.0	4.0
UnitedHealthcare	AARP Medicare Advantage Walgreens (HMO) 4.0	4.0
Alignment Health Plan	Harmony (HMO) 4.0	4.0
Humana	Humana Gold Plus H5619-016 (HMO) 4.0	4.0
Alignment Health Plan	AVA (HMO) 4.0	4.0
Alignment Health Plan	Platinum (HMO) 4.0	4.0
Blue Shield of California	Blue Shield 65 Plus (HMO) 4.0	4.0
Alignment Health Plan	Select (HMO) 4.0	4.0
UnitedHealthcare	Sharp SecureHorizons Plan by UnitedHealthcare (HMO) 4.0	4.0
UnitedHealthcare	AARP Medicare Advantage SecureHorizons Plan 4 (HMO) 4.0	4.0
UnitedHealthcare	UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage Assure (HMO) 4.0	4.0
Humana	UC San Diego Health Humana (HMO) 4.0	4.0
UnitedHealthcare	AARP Medicare Advantage SecureHorizons Value (HMO) 4.0	4.0
Alignment Health Plan	CalPlus (HMO) 4.0	4.0
Aetna Medicare	Aetna Medicare Choice Plan (PPO) 4.0	4.0
Health Net of California	Health Net Sapphire (HMO) 4.0	4.0
Health Net of California	Health Net Healthy Heart (HMO) 4.0	4.0
Aetna Medicare	Aetna Medicare Select Plan (HMO) 3.5	3.5
Anthem Blue Cross	Anthem MediBlue Coordination Plus (HMO) 3.5	3.5
HEALTH NET COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS, INC.	Health Net Sapphire Premier II (HMO) 3.5	3.5
HEALTH NET COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS, INC.	Health Net Sapphire Premier (HMO) 3.5	3.5
Anthem Blue Cross	Anthem MediBlue Extra (HMO) 3.5	3.5
Blue Shield of California	Blue Shield Coordinated Choice Plan (HMO) 3.5	3.5
Brand New Day	Brand New Day Classic Care I Plan (HMO) 3.5	3.5
Anthem Blue Cross	Anthem MediBlue Plus (HMO) 3.5	3.5
Brand New Day	Brand New Day Classic Choice Plan (HMO) 3.5	3.5
Blue Shield of California	Blue Shield AdvantageOptimum Plan 1 (HMO) 3.5	3.5
Brand New Day	Brand New Day Classic Care II Plan (HMO) 3.5	3.5
Blue Shield of California	Blue Shield AdvantageOptimum Plan 2 (HMO) 3.5	3.5
Anthem Blue Cross	Anthem MediBlue Select (HMO) 3.5	3.5

Bottom Tier - Below Average Plans

Insurance Carrier	Plan Name / Quality Rating	Quality Rating
Golden State	Connected Care (HMO) 3.0	3.0

New Plans Without Star Ratings

Insurance Carrier	Plan Name / Quality Rating	Quality Rating
Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.	Imperial Traditional (HMO) No Rating	No Rating
Astiva Health	Astiva Health Value (HMO) No Rating	No Rating
Aetna Medicare	Aetna Medicare Plus Plan (HMO) No Rating	No Rating
Clever Care Health Plan	Clever Care Longevity Medicare Advantage (HMO) No Rating	No Rating
Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.	Imperial Traditional Plus (HMO) No Rating	No Rating
Aetna Medicare	Aetna Medicare Plus Plan 2 (HMO) No Rating	No Rating
Clever Care Health Plan	Clever Care Balance Medicare Advantage (HMO) No Rating	No Rating
Astiva Health	Astiva Health Advantage (HMO) No Rating	No Rating
Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.	Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO) No Rating	No Rating

Medicare Advantage Plans - No Drug Coverage

There are 3 Medicare Advantage plans with no drug coverage available in San Diego county, California. Government five star ratings for overall quality show that 0 of these plans are in our top tier, having a score of 4.5 or above. There are 2 plans in our middle tier with a quality score of 4.0 or 3.5, and there are 0 plans in our bottom tier with a quality score of 3.0 or below. 1 plans are considered new plans and do not have quality ratings yet.

Top Tier - Best Plans

There are no plans for this Tier

Middle Tier - Average Plans

Insurance Carrier	Plan Name / Quality Rating	Quality Rating
Humana	Humana Honor (HMO) 4.0	4.0
UnitedHealthcare	AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot (HMO) 4.0	4.0

Bottom Tier - Below Average Plans

There are no plans for this Tier

New Plans Without Star Ratings

Insurance Carrier	Plan Name / Quality Rating	Quality Rating
Aetna Medicare	Aetna Medicare Eagle Plan (HMO) No Rating	No Rating

Medicare Part D - Prescription Drug Plans

There are 32 Medicare Part D prescription drug plans available in San Diego county, California. Government five star ratings for overall quality show that 0 of these plans are in our top tier, having a score of 4.5 or above. There are 28 plans in our middle tier with a quality score of 4.0 or 3.5, and there are 2 plans in our bottom tier with a quality score of 3.0 or below. 2 plans are considered new plans and do not have quality ratings yet.

Top Tier - Best Plans

There are no plans for this Tier

Middle Tier - Average Plans

Insurance Carrier	Plan Name / Quality Rating	Quality Rating
WellCare	WellCare Wellness Rx (PDP) 4.0	4.0
WellCare	WellCare Value Script (PDP) 4.0	4.0
WellCare	WellCare Classic (PDP) 4.0	4.0
Blue Shield of California	Blue Shield Rx Plus (PDP) 4.0	4.0
Blue Shield of California	Blue Shield Rx Enhanced (PDP) 4.0	4.0
Elixir Insurance	Elixir RxSecure (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Anthem / Anthem or Blue KC in Missouri	Anthem Blue Cross MediBlue Rx Standard (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Aetna Medicare	SilverScript Plus (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Anthem / Anthem or Blue KC in Missouri	Anthem Blue Cross MediBlue Rx Plus (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Express Scripts Medicare	Express Scripts Medicare - Value (PDP) 3.5	3.5
UnitedHealthcare	AARP MedicareRx Walgreens (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Express Scripts Medicare	Express Scripts Medicare - Choice (PDP) 3.5	3.5
WellCare	WellCare Medicare Rx Value Plus (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Humana	Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP) 3.5	3.5
WellCare	WellCare Medicare Rx Saver (PDP) 3.5	3.5
UnitedHealthcare	AARP MedicareRx Preferred (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Aetna Medicare	SilverScript Choice (PDP) 3.5	3.5
UnitedHealthcare	AARP MedicareRx Saver Plus (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Anthem / Anthem or Blue KC in Missouri	Anthem Blue Cross MediBlue Rx Enhanced (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Humana	Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Cigna	Cigna Secure-Extra Rx (PDP) 3.5	3.5
WellCare	WellCare Medicare Rx Select (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Humana	Humana Walmart Value Rx Plan (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Elixir Insurance	Elixir RxPlus (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Cigna	Cigna Secure-Essential Rx (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Aetna Medicare	SilverScript SmartRx (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Express Scripts Medicare	Express Scripts Medicare - Saver (PDP) 3.5	3.5
Cigna	Cigna Secure Rx (PDP) 3.5	3.5

Bottom Tier - Below Average Plans

Insurance Carrier	Plan Name / Quality Rating	Quality Rating
Mutual of Omaha Rx	Mutual of Omaha Rx Plus (PDP) 2.5	2.5
Mutual of Omaha Rx	Mutual of Omaha Rx Premier (PDP) 2.5	2.5

New Plans Without Star Ratings

Insurance Carrier	Plan Name / Quality Rating	Quality Rating
Clear Spring Health	Clear Spring Health Premier Rx (PDP) No Rating	No Rating
Clear Spring Health	Clear Spring Health Value Rx (PDP) No Rating	No Rating