10/26/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/26/2026 10:01
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: National Media Relations
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OAKLAND, Calif. - For the third consecutive year (2025-2027), every Kaiser Permanente Medicare health plan earned 4 stars or higher in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2027 Medicare Star Ratings, with nearly all plans earning 4.5 stars or higher.
Each year, CMS rates Medicare health and prescription drug plans using a 1-to-5-star scale. The ratings help consumers compare the quality of available plans.
The high ratings reflect Kaiser Permanente's focus on expert medicine, seamless care, and outstanding service for its Medicare health plan members.
| California | 4.5 stars |
| California - Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan | 4.5 stars |
| Colorado | 4 stars |
| Georgia | 4.5 stars |
| Hawaii | 4.5 stars |
| Mid-Atlantic States (includes Baltimore, suburban Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C.) | 4.5 stars |
| Nevada | 5 stars |
| Northwest (includes Portland, Eugene, and Salem, Oregon; and Vancouver and Longview-Kelso, Washington) | 4.5 stars |
| Washington | 4.5 stars |
CMS bases its Medicare star ratings on measures that reflect the quality of care and service health plans provide.
These measures include:
"These star ratings shine a light on the exceptional care and service we provide our Medicare health plan members," said Andrew Bindman, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer for Kaiser Permanente. "We are proud that these results recognize our ongoing commitments to prevention, timely treatment, access to care, and high-quality service."
Kaiser Permanente provides care to more than 2 million Medicare Advantage health plan members in 9 states and the District of Columbia.
"We're grateful to our highly skilled doctors, nurses, clinicians, and other team members," said Letitia Bridges, MD, executive vice president and chief quality officer for The Permanente Federation. "Maintaining these high ratings and increasing our stars in 3 plans demonstrates the value of our unique coordinated care model that brings together clinicians and team members to continuously improve the quality of care we provide."
Enrollment for 2027 individual Medicare health plans begins on October 15 and runs through December 7, 2026.
In California, Hawaii, Washington, and Nevada, Kaiser Permanente is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. In Colorado, 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.
Medicare beneficiaries can learn more about the CMS star ratings and Kaiser Permanente's Medicare health plans by visiting kp.org/medicarestars.
Notes about Kaiser Permanente of Nevada:
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 12.9 million members in 9 states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education, and the support of community health.