Medicare Advantage

Humana's Medicare Advantage plans in Wichita for 2027: how to match them to your doctors and drugs

WICHITA — October 2026. If you have a Humana Medicare Advantage plan in Wichita, or you are shopping for one during the fall enrollment window, here is a plain look at what the insurer is offering in Sedgwick County for 2027 — and how to check any plan against your own doctors and prescriptions before December 7, 2026.

MyMedicarePlans.org is an independent news and education site. We are not Humana, and we are not Medicare. We are summarizing public plan availability from the CMS Medicare Advantage Landscape Source File so you can walk into Medicare's Plan Finder with a clear question.

What Humana Medicare Advantage plans are offered in Wichita for 2027?

Wichita is in Sedgwick County, where Humana is offering 10 Medicare Advantage plans for 2027. By type, that is 3 HMO-POS plans, 6 PPO plans and 1 Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plan. All 10 include Part D prescription drug coverage. Two of them are Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans (C-SNPs) built for people living with diabetes and heart conditions; there are no Dual-Eligible (D-SNP) or Institutional (I-SNP) plans from Humana in the county for 2027.

The table below lists every Humana plan available in the county, in alphabetical order, with its plan type and whether it includes drug coverage. Humana is one of 6 carriers offering Medicare Advantage in Sedgwick County next year; all carriers together offer 31 plans here.

What is new or not returning from Humana in Sedgwick County for 2027?

For 2027, Humana has 0 new Medicare Advantage plans in Sedgwick County and 0 plans not returning. Three plans have been renamed: Humana Essentials Plus Giveback (PPO) was HumanaChoice Giveback H7617-015 (PPO); Humana Total Complete (HMO-POS) was Humana Gold Plus H0028-054 (HMO-POS); and Humana Value Choice (PPO) was Humana Value Choice H5216-318 (PPO).

A name change does not necessarily mean the plan works the same way it did in 2026. The details — any changes to the network, the drug list, the copays, the extras — are in each plan's Annual Notice of Change (ANOC), which the insurer mailed in September. If you kept that envelope, dig it out before you compare.

How do I check a Humana plan against my doctors in Wichita?

Go straight to the source each plan uses. For 2027 coverage, pull up medicare.gov/plan-compare, enter your ZIP code and pick a Humana plan to view its provider network, or use Humana's own online "find a doctor" tool for the plan year 2027 and the specific plan name. Call your doctor's billing office too, and ask: "Are you in-network for this exact Humana plan in 2027?" Clinics sometimes contract with one Humana product and not another.

If the plan is a PPO or PFFS, out-of-network care may be allowed at a higher cost; if it is an HMO-POS, most routine care must stay in-network. For the C-SNPs, you also need a qualifying diagnosis — your doctor can confirm.

How do I check my prescriptions against a 2027 Humana drug list?

Use the Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov. Enter each drug, the dose and how often you take it, then let the tool show you the plan's 2027 formulary tier, any prior authorization or step therapy, and your estimated full-year cost at your preferred pharmacy. All 10 Humana Medicare Advantage plans in Sedgwick County include Part D drug coverage, but the drug lists and pharmacy networks are not identical from plan to plan.

Two program-wide numbers may matter when you compare: in 2027, the Part D out-of-pocket cap rises to $2,400 (it is $2,100 in 2026), and the Part D maximum deductible rises to $700 (it is $615 in 2026). The optional Medicare Prescription Payment Plan is still available if you would rather smooth drug costs across the year instead of paying a large amount in one month.

What is the deadline, and what happens if I do nothing?

The Annual Enrollment Period runs October 15 – December 7, 2026. A choice made in that window takes effect January 1, 2027. If you do nothing, your current plan simply renews with the changes described in its ANOC — no one is dropped for inaction, as long as the plan is still offered next year. After AEP, Medicare Advantage members have another window, the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period, from January 1 – March 31, 2027, to switch MA plans once or move back to Original Medicare.

CMS has not yet published the 2027 standard Part B premium and deductible, or the 2027 IRMAA income brackets. Those usually come out in the fall, often in November. Watch medicare.gov for the official figures rather than relying on projections.