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Our 2026 Medicare Health Plans Have Star Power*

Kaiser Permanente 2026 plans score high ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for quality and service.*

Get the confidence that comes with having a highly rated Medicare health plan.

California
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
4.5
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare HMO health plan in California has been highly rated for 16 consecutive years (2011 – 2026), reflecting the convenience, value, and benefits that support your total health and well-being. See footnote 1

California
Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP)
4.0
The Kaiser Permanente D-SNP Medicare health plan in California has been rated 4.0 out of 5 stars for 2026, reflecting the convenience, value, and benefits that support your total health and well-being. See footnote 2

Georgia
4.5
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare health plan in Georgia has been rated 4.5 out 5 stars for 2026, reflecting the convenience, value, and benefits that support your total health and well-being.

Mid-Atlantic States
(Maryland, Virginia, & Washington, D.C.) 4.5
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare health plan is rated 4.5 out of 5 Stars in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. for 2026, reflecting the convenience, value, and benefits that support your total health and well-being.

Colorado
4.5
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare health plan in Colorado has been highly rated for 16 consecutive years (2011 – 2026), reflecting the convenience, value, and benefits that support your total health and well-being. See footnote 3

Hawaii
4.5
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare health plan in Hawaii has been highly rated for 16 consecutive years, (2011 – 2026), reflecting the convenience, value, and benefits that support your total health and well-being. See footnote 4

Northwest
(Oregon & Southwest Washington)
4.0
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare health plan in Oregon and Southwest Washington has been rated 4.0 out of 5 stars for 2026, reflecting the convenience, value, and benefits that support your total health and well-being.

Washington
4.0
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare health plan in Washington has been rated 4.0 out of 5 stars for 2026, reflecting the convenience, value, and benefits that support your total health and well-being.

Learn more about our highly rated Medicare health plans or call to speak with a Kaiser Permanente Medicare specialist toll free 1-855-817-5831 (TTY 711), 7 days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Footnotes

Based on H0524 contract rating only. Continue at [1] - California
Beginning 1/1/2024, California implemented a new Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) H-contract (H8794) which was too new to be measured for the 2025 Star Ratings and eligible beginning with the 2026 Star Ratings. Continue at [2] - California
Based on H0630 contract rating only. Beginning 1/1/2024, Colorado implemented a new Medicare Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) H-contract (H3138) which was too new to be measured for the 2025 Star Ratings and does not have sufficient enrollees and measures rated to be eligible for a 2026 Star Rating. Continue at [3] - Colorado
Based on H1230 contract rating only. Beginning 1/1/2026, Hawaii implemented a new Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) H-contract (H2704) which was too new to be measured for the 2026 Star Ratings. Continue at [4] - Hawaii

*Every year, Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system.

In California, Hawaii, and Washington, Kaiser Permanente is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. In Colorado, Kaiser Permanente is an HMO, HMO-POS and PPO plan with Medicare contracts. In Oregon, Southwest Washington, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, Kaiser Permanente is an HMO and HMO-POS plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Kaiser Permanente depends on contract renewal.

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This page was last updated: October 9, 2025 at 12:00 a.m. PT