# Atlas Commons research objects — Medicare plans in Starr, Texas (CY2026) — context brief

CMS CY2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D plans available in Starr, Texas: 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:

- **49 Medicare plans are available in Starr, Texas 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 Starr, Texas range from $0.00/mo to $110.00/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 49 of 49 Medicare plans in Starr, Texas (CY2026); average overall: 3.9 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 Starr, Texas (the epistemic boundary)** — INTERPRETATION · Coverage Atlas framing (over the CMS facts above) (https://coverage-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/coverage/medicare-plans/tx/starr)

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

**Medicare plans in Starr, Texas (CY2026) — all RECORDED/DETERMINATION** (49): H0473_004 — HumanaChoice H0473-004 (PPO) — MA-PD — PPO — Humana — 0 — 3.5 — 7050 — No; H1278_010 — AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC TX-0004 (PPO) — MA-PD — PPO — UnitedHealthcare — 0 — 3.5 — 6700 — No; H1278_027 — AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot No Rx TX-MA05 (PPO) — MA — PPO — UnitedHealthcare — N/A — 3.5 — 6700 — No…