Medicare Advantage

Kaiser Permanente's 2027 Medicare Advantage lineup in Atlanta: all 8 plans, side by side

ATLANTA — Fall 2026. If you have a Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage plan in metro Atlanta, or you are thinking about one for next year, this is the window to look closely. The Annual Enrollment Period runs October 15 through December 7, 2026, and any choice you make now takes effect January 1, 2027. According to the CMS Medicare Advantage Landscape Source File for plan year 2027, Kaiser Permanente is offering eight Medicare Advantage plans in Fulton County, the county Atlanta sits in — the same count it offered for 2026, with no plans leaving the market and no new ones added.

MyMedicarePlans.org is an independent consumer site. We are not Kaiser Permanente, and Kaiser Permanente is one of several carriers in the county — nine other carriers offer Medicare Advantage plans in Fulton County for 2027, for a county total of 90 plans. This article focuses on Kaiser Permanente's slate so you can see what is in it and how to check each plan against your own doctors and prescriptions.

What Kaiser Permanente is offering in Fulton County for 2027

Kaiser Permanente's 2027 lineup in Fulton County includes 7 HMO plans and 1 HMO-POS plan, and all 8 plans include prescription drug coverage (so they are MA-PD plans). Two of the eight are Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) — plans built for people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. There are no Chronic Condition SNPs (C-SNPs) and no Institutional SNPs (I-SNPs) in the carrier's Fulton County roster this year.

The table below lists every Kaiser Permanente plan available in the county for 2027, with its plan type and drug-coverage status. The plan names, in alphabetical order, are:

• Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete (HMO D-SNP)
• Kaiser Permanente Dual Essential Plan 1 (HMO D-SNP)
• Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage Basic 1 (HMO)
• Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage Care Plus (HMO-POS)
• Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage Enhanced 1 (HMO)
• Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage Liberty (HMO)
• Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage Standard (HMO)
• Kaiser Permanente Sr Advantage Liberty Giveback (HMO)

We cannot list premiums, copays, deductibles, extra benefits, provider networks or star ratings here — those details change plan by plan and are the kind of thing a reader has to confirm against the official plan documents.

What is new, renamed or not returning

Year over year, Kaiser Permanente's Fulton County lineup is stable:

• 0 plans not returning for 2027
• 0 new plans for 2027
• 0 renamed plans

That does not mean nothing changes. Every plan files an Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) each fall. The ANOC is the document that tells you, in plain language, what is different about your plan next year — the premium, the drug list (formulary), the pharmacy network, the provider network, the cost-sharing and the extra benefits. If you are enrolled in a Kaiser Permanente plan today, your 2027 ANOC should already be in the mail or your member portal. Read it before December 7.

HMO, HMO-POS and D-SNP: the plan types in this lineup

Kaiser Permanente's Fulton County plans fall into three categories, and the differences matter.

• HMO (Health Maintenance Organization). You generally use the plan's network of doctors and hospitals, and you usually need a primary care doctor to coordinate referrals. Seven of Kaiser Permanente's 2027 plans here are HMOs.
• HMO-POS (HMO with a Point-of-Service option). Still network-based, but with limited out-of-network coverage for certain services. One Kaiser Permanente plan in this county is HMO-POS.
• D-SNP (Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan). Designed for people with both Medicare and full or partial Medicaid. Eligibility is tied to your Medicaid status in Georgia. Two of the 2027 plans are D-SNPs.

Which type fits depends on your health, your providers and whether you qualify for Medicaid — not on which name sounds best.

How to check a plan against your doctors and prescriptions

Before December 7, 2026, do a short, specific check for each plan you are considering. The Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov is the official tool and the best place to do this. Here is a practical order:

1. Make a list of your current doctors and specialists, the hospital you prefer, and every prescription you take (name, dose, how often). 2. Enter your ZIP code on medicare.gov and filter for Medicare Advantage plans in Fulton County. 3. For each plan, open the provider directory and confirm your doctors are in-network for 2027 — not just 2026. 4. Add your drugs to Plan Finder. It will show whether each one is on the plan's 2027 formulary, what tier it is on, and whether there are restrictions (prior authorization, step therapy, quantity limits). 5. Check your pharmacy. Preferred vs. standard pharmacy status can affect what you pay. 6. If you prefer to do this by phone, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), available 24/7.

For plan-specific details, Kaiser Permanente's Evidence of Coverage and provider and pharmacy directories are the authoritative documents.

2027 figures already set — and what is still coming

A few program-level numbers for 2027 have been published by CMS and apply across all Part D and MA-PD plans, including the eight listed above:

• 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, not what any plan actually charges).

The 2027 Part B standard premium and deductible, and the 2027 IRMAA income brackets, have not been announced yet. CMS normally publishes those in the fall, usually November. We do not estimate them.

Separately, the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan — the option to spread your drug out-of-pocket costs across the calendar year in monthly installments — continues into 2027. You can opt in through your plan.