Medicare Advantage

Anthem's 2027 Medicare Advantage plans in Jacksonville: two new D-SNPs, four plans not returning

JACKSONVILLE — If you have an Anthem Medicare Advantage plan in Duval County, your 2027 lineup looks noticeably different from the one you have today. According to CMS Medicare Advantage Landscape files for the current and coming plan year, Anthem — which CMS lists under its parent, Elevance Health — will offer two Medicare Advantage plans in Duval County next year, and both are new. The four Anthem plans sold here in 2026 are not returning in 2027.

That matters right now because the Annual Enrollment Period runs October 15 through December 7, 2026, and any choice you make during that window takes effect January 1, 2027.

MyMedicarePlans.org is an independent consumer site. We are not Anthem, and we are not Medicare. Anthem is one of 13 carriers offering Medicare Advantage plans in Duval County for 2027; across all carriers, the county has 87 Medicare Advantage plans available next year.

What Anthem is offering in Duval County for 2027

Anthem's 2027 Medicare Advantage lineup in the county Jacksonville sits in is small and focused on Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) — plans built for people who have both Medicare and Medicaid.

For 2027, Anthem's plans in Duval County are:

• Simply Complete Platinum (HMO D-SNP) — HMO D-SNP with drug coverage; new for 2027
• Simply Integrated Platinum (HMO D-SNP) — HMO D-SNP with drug coverage; new for 2027

Both are HMO plans and both include Part D prescription drug coverage. Anthem is not offering a general-market (non-SNP) HMO in the county for 2027. The table on this page lists each plan with its type and drug coverage.

What is not returning

The four Anthem plans available in Duval County in 2026 — Simply Complete (HMO D-SNP), Simply Extra (HMO), Simply Integrated (HMO D-SNP), and Simply More (HMO) — are not on Anthem's 2027 list for the county.

If you are enrolled in one of these plans today, Anthem is required to send you a notice explaining that your plan is ending and what your options are. You do not have to wait for that letter to act — you can compare and switch at any point during the October 15–December 7 window.

A plan not returning is different from a plan with changes. For plans that do renew, the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) your carrier mails each fall explains what is different year to year. If your plan is ending entirely, that notice will say so.

How plan types and SNPs fit together

A quick refresher, because both of Anthem's 2027 plans here are HMO D-SNPs:

• HMO means you generally use a network of doctors and hospitals and pick a primary care doctor who coordinates referrals.
• D-SNP means the plan is only for people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid. If you are not dual-eligible, you cannot enroll in a D-SNP.

If you have Medicare only — not Medicaid — Anthem's 2027 Duval County plans would not be a match for you, and you would be shopping among the other carriers in the county. That is a factual eligibility point, not a judgment about any plan.

How to check a plan against your doctors and prescriptions

Before December 7, 2026, it is worth doing two checks for any plan you are considering — Anthem's or anyone else's:

1. Doctors and hospitals. Use the Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov, or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, TTY 1-877-486-2048. You can also look up the plan's provider directory on the carrier's own site, or call the plan directly, to confirm your doctors and preferred hospital are in network for 2027 specifically — networks can change year to year. 2. Prescriptions. On medicare.gov, enter each medication, the dose, and your preferred pharmacy. The Plan Finder will show you how each plan covers your drug list. The plan's own Evidence of Coverage and formulary document is the authoritative source.

2027 figures CMS has confirmed

A few program-level numbers for 2027 are already set and apply to Part D drug coverage no matter which carrier you choose:

• Part D out-of-pocket cap: $2,400 in 2027 (up from $2,100 in 2026).
• Part D maximum deductible: $700 in 2027 (up from $615 in 2026).
• Part D national base beneficiary premium: $41.33 for 2027. This is a formula input CMS uses — it is not what any particular plan charges.

The 2027 Part B standard premium and deductible, and the 2027 IRMAA income brackets, had not been announced as of September 2026. CMS typically publishes those figures later in the fall.

The coverage gap (the old "donut hole") was eliminated in 2025, so Part D now has three phases: deductible, initial coverage, and catastrophic. If your drug costs are uneven across the year, ask about the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which lets you spread Part D out-of-pocket costs into monthly payments.

What happens if you do nothing

If your current Medicare Advantage plan is offered again in 2027, it will renew automatically with the changes listed in its ANOC. If your plan is not returning — as is the case for the four Anthem plans sold in the county this year — you will not be left without coverage, but you will need to choose a new plan or you will return to Original Medicare without a Part D plan. Medicare will send a notice explaining the exact steps and timing.