Medicare Advantage

Anthem's 2027 Medicare Advantage lineup in Atlanta: one new plan, three not returning

ATLANTA — Fall 2026. If you have an Anthem Medicare Advantage plan in Atlanta, your 2027 options from the carrier look a little different than they did this year. Anthem — the brand Elevance Health sells under in Georgia — will offer six Medicare Advantage plans in Fulton County for 2027, down from eight in 2026. One plan is new, three are not returning, and the rest carry forward with the updates spelled out in each plan's Annual Notice of Change (ANOC).

This is a plain-English guide to what Anthem's Fulton County lineup looks like for next year and how to check any plan against your own doctors and prescriptions before the December 7, 2026 deadline. MyMedicarePlans.org is an independent consumer site; we are not Anthem and not affiliated with Medicare. Nine other carriers also sell Medicare Advantage plans in Fulton County for 2027.

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

Anthem will offer six Medicare Advantage plans in Fulton County, the county Atlanta sits in, for 2027. By plan type, that is two HMOs, three HMO-POS plans and one PPO. All six include Part D prescription drug coverage. Three of the six are Special Needs Plans: two Dual Eligible SNPs (D-SNPs) and one Chronic Condition SNP (C-SNP).

For context from the CMS Landscape file, nine other carriers also sell Medicare Advantage plans in Fulton County next year, with 90 plans across all carriers combined. The table below lists every Anthem plan available in the county for 2027.

What is new or not returning in Anthem's 2027 Atlanta lineup?

Compared with 2026, Anthem has one new Medicare Advantage plan in Fulton County for 2027 — Anthem Medicare Advantage 2 (HMO-POS) — and three plans that are not returning. No Anthem plans in the county were renamed.

If you are currently enrolled in an Anthem plan that is not continuing, Anthem is required to send you a notice. You then have options during the Annual Enrollment Period (October 15 – December 7, 2026) to pick a different plan for January 1, 2027, including another Anthem plan, a plan from a different carrier, or Original Medicare with a separate Part D plan. If your plan is continuing, your Annual Notice of Change describes what is different for 2027 — the premium, the drug list, the provider network, the copays, and the extra benefits can all change year to year.

Which Anthem plans in Fulton County include drug coverage, and which are Special Needs Plans?

All six Anthem Medicare Advantage plans offered in Fulton County for 2027 include Part D drug coverage.

Three of them are Special Needs Plans, meaning they only accept members who meet specific eligibility rules:

• Anthem Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP) and Anthem Full Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP) — for people who have both Medicare and Medicaid. Georgia Medicaid eligibility rules apply.
• Anthem Kidney Care (HMO-POS C-SNP) — a Chronic Condition SNP for people living with end-stage renal disease.

The other three — Anthem Medicare Advantage 2 (HMO-POS), Anthem Veteran (HMO-POS) and Anthem Veteran (PPO) — are open to anyone eligible for Medicare Advantage in the service area, though the "Veteran" plans are designed around people who also have VA benefits.

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

Use the Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Plan Finder lets you type in your ZIP code, add your prescriptions and your preferred pharmacy, and see each plan's estimated yearly drug cost, formulary tier and any coverage restrictions.

A short checklist that works for any Anthem plan — or any carrier's plan — in Fulton County:

1. Doctors and hospitals. Confirm each provider is in-network for the specific plan you are considering. Call the provider's office and ask about the exact plan name, not just "Anthem." 2. Prescriptions. Check the plan's 2027 formulary for each drug, the tier it sits on, and whether prior authorization or step therapy applies. 3. Pharmacies. Check that your pharmacy is a preferred in-network pharmacy; cost-sharing can differ at standard vs. preferred pharmacies. 4. Extra benefits. Dental, vision, hearing, over-the-counter and transportation benefits vary by plan and change year to year — read the 2027 Summary of Benefits. 5. If it is a SNP, confirm you meet the eligibility rules (Medicaid status or qualifying chronic condition).

What is changing in Medicare itself for 2027?

A couple of program-wide numbers are already set. The Part D out-of-pocket cap rises to $2,400 in 2027 (it is $2,100 in 2026), and the Part D maximum deductible rises to $700 in 2027 (it is $615 in 2026). The Part D national base beneficiary premium for 2027 is $41.33 — that is a formula input Medicare uses, not what any particular plan charges.

The 2027 Part B standard premium and deductible, and the 2027 IRMAA income brackets, have not been announced yet. CMS usually publishes them later in the fall. If you want those numbers before you decide, watch medicare.gov.

Two dates to keep in mind:

• October 15 – December 7, 2026: Annual Enrollment Period. Changes take effect January 1, 2027.
• January 1 – March 31, 2027: Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment, when people already in a Medicare Advantage plan can make one change.

If you do nothing and your current plan is still offered, it renews automatically for 2027 with the changes in your ANOC.