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Nebraska · 2026 plan year

Medicare Advantage HMO plans in Nebraska

There are 23 Medicare Advantage HMO plans in Nebraska from 8 carriers, averaging 3.60 out of 5 stars across the 15 plans CMS has rated. Nearly all charge no monthly plan premium, so what separates them is network, drug coverage and how much you could owe in a bad year.

23
HMO plans
8
Carriers
92
Counties covered
3.6
Avg stars (15 of 23 rated)
$7,136
Avg out-of-pocket max
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. Star ratings are published by CMS per contract, so every plan a carrier files under the same contract shares one rating — it describes the carrier’s performance, not this specific plan’s benefits. Estimate your real costs.

48% of Nebraska's HMO plans are Special Needs Plans.

11 of 23 plans here are SNPs — restricted to people who also have Medicaid, live in an institution, or have a qualifying chronic condition. If none of those apply to you the field is smaller than the headline count suggests, so filter them out before comparing.

8 of Nebraska's HMO plans carry no star rating yet.

CMS rates a contract, not a plan, and does not rate one that is too new or has too little data — so 8 plans here shows no rating at all. Unrated is not the same as badly rated; it usually means a new contract, and those plans have to be judged on benefits and network instead.

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Highest rated

Top-rated HMO plans in Nebraska

PlanStarsOut-of-pocket maxPremium / mo
UHC Dual Complete NE-V001 (HMO-POS D-SNP)UnitedHealthcare · Dual-Eligible SNP4★$5,500$0
UHC Dual Complete NE-S001 (HMO-POS D-SNP)UnitedHealthcare · Dual-Eligible SNP4★$9,250$0
UHC Dual Complete NE-S003 (HMO-POS D-SNP)UnitedHealthcare · Dual-Eligible SNP4★$9,250$0
UnitedHealthcare Group Medicare Advantage (HMO)UnitedHealthcare4★$9,250—
Aetna Medicare Signature (HMO-POS)Aetna Medicare3.5★$3,900$0

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Who sells here

HMO plans by carrier

CarrierPlansAvg starsSNPs
UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealth Group, Inc.64.03
Aetna MedicareCVS Health Corporation33.51
HumanaHumana Inc.33.52
WellcareCentene Corporation33.01
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NebraskaBlue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska2——
Great Plains Medicare AdvantageSanford Health2—2
Molina Healthcare of IllinoisMolina Healthcare, Inc.2—2
MyAdvocate Medicare AdvantageSanford Health2——
Other plan types in Nebraska

How HMO compares

HMO
3.6★ avg · 8 carriers
23 plans · you are here
PPO
3.5★ avg · 5 carriers
18 plans

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Nearby on quality

States with similar HMO star ratings

Virginia
3.61★ average
92 HMO plans
New Jersey
3.59★ average
38 HMO plans
Mississippi
3.56★ average
47 HMO plans
Common questions

Nebraska Medicare Advantage HMO plans, answered

How much do Medicare Advantage HMO plans cost in Nebraska?
Of the Nebraska HMO plans with a published premium, 90% charge $0 a month. A $0 premium does not mean the plan is free: you still pay your Part B premium to Medicare, plus copays and coinsurance as you use care. The number that actually caps a bad year is the in-network out-of-pocket maximum, which averages $7,136 across these plans.
What are the star ratings for Nebraska HMO plans?
The 15 rated HMO plans in Nebraska average 3.60 out of 5 stars, with 6 rating 4 or better. CMS rates a contract rather than an individual plan, so every plan a carrier files under the same contract shares one score. A contract that is too new or has too little data is not rated at all, which is different from rating badly.
How many Medicare Advantage HMO plans are available in Nebraska?
There are 23 HMO plans from 8 carriers, sold across 92 counties. Availability is set by county, so the plans you can actually join depend on where you live — the full list is rarely available in any one place. 11 of them are Special Needs Plans with extra eligibility rules (see below).
Do Nebraska HMO plans include prescription drug coverage?
23 of the 23 HMO plans here bundle Part D drug coverage into the plan. That is the usual arrangement for Medicare Advantage and there is no separate drug premium for it — the plan premium covers both. If you join a Medicare Advantage plan without drug coverage, you generally cannot add a standalone Part D plan alongside it.
What is a Special Needs Plan, and are there any in Nebraska?
11 of the 23 HMO plans in Nebraska are Special Needs Plans. SNPs limit enrollment to people who also have Medicaid, live in a nursing home or similar institution, or have a qualifying chronic condition. They often carry richer benefits for that group, but if you do not meet the criteria you cannot join one — so the real number of plans open to you may be lower than the total.

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