# Atlas Commons research objects — Medicare plans in Republic, Kansas (CY2026) — context brief

CMS CY2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D plans available in Republic, Kansas: plan count (AGGREGATED), premium range (RECORDED from CMS Landscape Files), CMS star ratings (DETERMINATION — CMS-issued institutional quality rating), and epistemic boundary (INTERPRETATION). Premiums are base plan premiums; actual cost depends on Part B premium, IRMAA, and LIS. Star ratings are CMS quality scores. This surface informs; it does not rank or advise. Use medicare.gov/plan-compare to enroll. CC0.

Claims (warrant · source), each re-fetchable to verify:

- **20 Medicare plans are available in Republic, Kansas for contract year 2026** — DERIVED · CMS CY2026 Medicare Landscape Files (https://www.cms.gov/medicare/health-drug-plans/medicare-advantage/plan-information/plan-information)
- **Monthly premiums for Medicare plans in Republic, Kansas range from $0.00/mo to $55.20/mo (CY2026)** — RECORDED · CMS CY2026 Medicare Landscape Files (https://www.cms.gov/medicare/health-drug-plans/medicare-advantage/plan-information/plan-information)
- **CMS assigned star ratings to 19 of 20 Medicare plans in Republic, Kansas (CY2026); average overall: 3.6 stars** — PROJECTED · CMS CY2026 Medicare Landscape Files (https://www.cms.gov/medicare/health-drug-plans/medicare-advantage/plan-information/plan-information)
- **What these Medicare plan figures are — and are NOT — for Republic, Kansas (the epistemic boundary)** — INTERPRETATION · Coverage Atlas framing (over the CMS facts above) (https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/medicare-plans/ks/republic)

Do not take these on trust — re-fetch each named source. Full structured object: `https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/medicare-plans/ks/republic.jsonld` · anatomy of the research object: see /commons/the-research-object

**Medicare plans in Republic, Kansas (CY2026) — all RECORDED/DETERMINATION** (20): H0169_004 — UHC Dual Complete KS-S001 (HMO-POS D-SNP) — SNP — HMO-POS D-SNP — UnitedHealthcare — 55.2 — 4 — 9250 — No; H0169_010 — UHC Dual Complete KS-Q1 (HMO-POS D-SNP) — SNP — HMO-POS D-SNP — UnitedHealthcare — 47.5 — 4 — 9250 — No; H1608_072 — Aetna Medicare Signature (PPO) — MA-PD — PPO — Aetna Medicare — 0 — 3.5 — 6750 — No…