South Dakota · 2026 plan year

Medicare Advantage plans in South Dakota

South Dakota has 12 Medicare Advantage plans from 4 carriers, averaging 3.88 out of 5 stars across the 12 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.

12
Medicare Advantage plans
4
Carriers
53
Counties covered
3.9
Average stars
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.

South Dakota PPO plans rank 23rd of 51 on star rating.

Across the 12 rated plans here the average overall rating is 3.88 stars, 23rd 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 South Dakota, compared

Plan typePlansCarriersAvg starsAvg out-of-pocket max
HMONot published
PPO1243.88Not published
Also available

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 South Dakota plan list.

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