Medicare Advantage

Anthem Medicare Advantage in Florida for 2027: 52 Plans, County by County

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Medicare shoppers who want to see what Anthem Medicare Advantage is putting on the shelf for 2027 now have a clearer picture. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Advantage Landscape Source File for contract year 2027, Anthem — which CMS groups under Elevance Health (Anthem) — is offering 52 Medicare Advantage plans across the state next year. This site is independent, privately owned, and is not the government, not affiliated with Medicare, and not affiliated with Anthem or any other carrier.

What Anthem offers statewide for 2027

Across Florida for 2027, Anthem's 52 Medicare Advantage plans break down as 50 HMO plans and 2 HMO-POS plans. All 52 include Part D prescription drug coverage, so a shopper looking at Anthem will not need to separately pair a stand-alone drug plan with one of these.

Special Needs Plans make up a meaningful share of Anthem's Florida lineup. There are 9 Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) for people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid, and 14 Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans (C-SNPs) for people with specific qualifying conditions. Anthem is not offering any Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) in Florida for 2027.

For context, CMS lists 23 other carriers also offering Medicare Advantage plans somewhere in Florida for 2027, with 560 plans across all carriers combined statewide. Anthem is one option among many; the point of this article is simply to describe what Anthem itself is bringing to the table.

Anthem's plans with the widest county reach

Plans are approved county by county, so "statewide" counts can be misleading. The on-page table lists each Anthem plan with the number of Florida counties it is approved in for 2027. A few plans show the broadest county footprint:

• Optimum Emerald Partial (HMO D-SNP), Simply Complete Platinum (HMO D-SNP), Simply Integrated Platinum (HMO D-SNP), and Freedom Medi-Medi Partial (HMO D-SNP) each appear in 24 counties.
• Freedom Savings Plan (HMO) is listed in 21 counties.
• Optimum Diamond Savings (HMO C-SNP) reaches 18 counties, while Freedom VIP Care (HMO C-SNP), Freedom VIP Savings (HMO C-SNP), and Freedom VIP Savings COPD (HMO C-SNP) are each in 16 counties.

Many other plans — including several HealthSun-branded HMOs and some Freedom Platinum and Optimum Gold variants — appear in just one to a handful of counties. Again, broader reach does not mean a plan is available where you live; the county list is what matters.

What's new or not returning

For 2027, Anthem is introducing 0 new Medicare Advantage plans in Florida. At the same time, 51 of its prior-year Florida plans are not returning for 2027. That is a substantial year-over-year reshaping of the lineup, drawn from the CMS MA Landscape Source Files for the current and coming plan years.

If you are already enrolled in an Anthem plan in Florida, the practical step is to open the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) your plan mailed in late September 2026 and compare it to the 2027 Evidence of Coverage. If your current plan is among those not returning, you will need to pick a different plan for 2027 — either from Anthem or from another carrier — during the Annual Enrollment Period.

Checking whether a plan is offered in your county — and covers your doctors and prescriptions

Because availability is set county by county, the single most important check is whether the plan name you are interested in is actually offered in the Florida county where you live. The Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov will show you, by ZIP code and county, which Anthem plans are available for 2027 and which other carriers' plans are offered alongside them.

Three things worth confirming before you enroll in any plan:

1. County availability: enter your ZIP code on medicare.gov and confirm the exact plan name appears. 2. Provider network: check the plan's own online provider directory, or call the plan, to confirm that your doctors, hospitals, and specialists are in network for 2027. Networks can change from year to year. 3. Drug coverage: use the Plan Finder's drug entry tool, or the plan's 2027 formulary, to confirm each of your prescriptions is covered and to see which tier it sits on.

This article does not list premiums, copays, deductibles, benefits, star ratings, or networks for any Anthem plan. Those details belong in the Evidence of Coverage and on the Medicare Plan Finder, where they are kept current.

What to do before December 7

The Annual Enrollment Period runs from October 15 through December 7, 2026. A plan selection made during that window takes effect January 1, 2027. A simple checklist:

• Read your current plan's Annual Notice of Change if you already have Medicare Advantage or Part D.
• Make a short list of your doctors, your pharmacies, and your prescriptions (with doses).
• On medicare.gov, enter your ZIP code and your drugs, and look at the plans available in your county — Anthem's and others'.
• If you have questions, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), TTY 1-877-486-2048, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Enroll by December 7, 2026, for a January 1, 2027, start date.

Where to get free help

The two free, official sources are the Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov and 1-800-MEDICARE. Both can confirm which Anthem plans — and which plans from the 23 other carriers in Florida — are available in your specific county for 2027, and both can walk you through the enrollment steps.