Medicare Advantage

Anthem's 2027 Medicare Advantage lineup in Tucson: every plan, by type

Tucson, Ariz. — Fall 2026. If you have an Anthem Medicare Advantage plan in Tucson, or you are weighing one for next year, the carrier's 2027 lineup is now set at the county level. Anthem is offering 10 Medicare Advantage plans in Pima County for 2027, all sold under its Wellpoint brand. No Anthem plan is leaving the county, no new Anthem plan is being added, and one plan has a name change. You have until December 7, 2026 to make a change for coverage that starts January 1, 2027.

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How many Anthem Medicare Advantage plans are offered in Tucson for 2027?

Tucson is in Pima County, where Anthem (listed by CMS under its parent, Elevance Health) is offering 10 Medicare Advantage plans for 2027. By type, that breaks down to 3 HMO plans and 7 HMO-POS plans. All 10 include Part D prescription drug coverage.

Anthem is one of 15 carriers offering Medicare Advantage plans in Pima County next year; across all carriers, Pima County residents will see 88 Medicare Advantage plans in total for 2027. The table below lists every Anthem plan with its type and drug-coverage status.

Which Anthem plans in Pima County are Special Needs Plans?

Seven of Anthem's 10 plans in Pima County for 2027 are Special Needs Plans (SNPs), which are built for people who meet specific eligibility rules. Of those seven, 5 are Chronic Condition SNPs (C-SNPs) and 2 are Institutional SNPs (I-SNPs). Anthem is not offering a Dual-Eligible SNP (D-SNP) in the county for 2027.

The C-SNPs in Anthem's 2027 lineup include Wellpoint Chronic Care, Wellpoint Chronic Care 2, Wellpoint I CareMore Kidney Care, Wellpoint Lung Care and Wellpoint Lung Care 2. The I-SNPs are Wellpoint I CareMore Home Care and Wellpoint I CareMore Home Care 2. To join any SNP, you have to meet its eligibility rules (such as a qualifying chronic condition, or living in a long-term care facility); the plan materials and Medicare Plan Finder show the specifics.

What is changing in Anthem's Tucson lineup for 2027?

Not a lot in terms of what's on the shelf: for 2027, Anthem has 0 new plans in Pima County, 0 plans not returning, and 1 renamed plan — Wellpoint Premium Savings, which was previously listed as an HMO and is now categorized under HMO-POS by CMS.

That does not mean nothing is changing inside the plans. Every Medicare Advantage plan can adjust its premium, deductible, copays, drug list, provider network and extra benefits from one year to the next. Those details are in the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) your plan sent in late September. If you cannot find yours, call the number on your plan ID card and ask them to resend it.

How do I check an Anthem plan against my doctors and prescriptions before December 7?

Use the Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov/plan-compare or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Plan Finder lets you enter your ZIP code, type in your prescriptions, and see each plan's drug list and estimated costs; it also links out to each plan's provider directory so you can check whether your doctors and preferred pharmacy are in network.

A few steps that save headaches later:

• Have your current plan's ANOC and your prescription bottles next to you.
• For every drug, note the exact name, dose and how often you take it — Plan Finder uses that to show tier and coverage rules.
• Check your doctors by name, and your preferred hospital, in the plan's own online directory, then call the office to confirm they will accept the plan in 2027.
• If you take a specialty drug or see a specialist regularly, confirm whether prior authorization or a referral is required.

For plan-specific questions, go to the carrier directly — Anthem's Wellpoint plans are serviced by the number on the plan's enrollment page at medicare.gov or in the plan's Evidence of Coverage.

What Medicare rules and figures should Tucson readers know for 2027?

The Annual Enrollment Period runs October 15 through December 7, 2026, and any change you make takes effect January 1, 2027. If you do nothing, your current plan renews as described in its ANOC, assuming it is being offered next year. There is also a Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period from January 1 – March 31, 2027, when people already in a Medicare Advantage plan can make one change.

A few program-level numbers for drug coverage that CMS has confirmed:

• The Part D out-of-pocket cap rises to $2,400 in 2027 (up from $2,100 in 2026).
• The Part D maximum deductible rises to $700 in 2027 (up from $615 in 2026).
• The Part D national base beneficiary premium for 2027 is $41.33 — this is a formula input CMS uses, not what any specific plan charges.
• The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which lets you spread drug costs across the year in monthly amounts, continues in 2027.

CMS has not yet published the 2027 Part B standard premium and deductible or the 2027 IRMAA income brackets; those typically come out later in the fall. Current 2026 figures remain in effect until then.