Alabama · 2026 plan year

Medicare Advantage plans in Alabama

Alabama has 742 Medicare Advantage plans from 63 carriers, averaging 4.03 out of 5 stars across the 730 plans CMS has rated. The first real decision is HMO or PPO — how far you can go outside the plan’s network, and what that freedom costs.

742
Medicare Advantage plans
63
Carriers
67
Counties covered
4.0
Avg stars (730 of 742 rated)
A $0 plan premium is not a free plan. You still pay your Part B premium to Medicare, plus copays and coinsurance as you use care. CMS publishes star ratings per contract, so plans a carrier files under one contract all share a rating.

Alabama PPO plans rank 9th of 51 on star rating.

Across the 568 rated plans here the average overall rating is 4.03 stars, 9th highest of the 51 states with PPO plans. Ratings apply to the contract, so every plan a carrier files under one contract shares the same score.

By plan type

HMO and PPO in Alabama, compared

Plan typePlansCarriersAvg starsAvg out-of-pocket max
HMO166244.03$8,209
PPO576564.03Not published
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Other Medicare coverage

Every figure on this page covers HMO and PPO plans. A small number of PFFS and Cost plans are sold in some states and are not included above — there are too few nationally (71 across 17 states) to compare meaningfully. Standalone Part D drug plans and PACE programmes are different products entirely and are not Medicare Advantage; you can find any available on the full Alabama plan list. Alabama has 2 five-star plans, which can be joined outside the normal enrolment window.

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