Medicare Advantage

21 Medicare Advantage Plans Not Returning in Nevada for 2027: The List

CARSON CITY — Across Nevada, 21 Medicare Advantage plans offered in 2026 do not appear in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services landscape file for 2027, according to a county-by-county comparison of the CY2026 and CY2027 CMS MA Landscape Source Files. For 2027, Nevada's menu lists 98 Medicare Advantage plans from 12 carriers. Whether any of the departing plans affects you depends on the county you live in, because each Medicare Advantage plan is offered county by county.

How many Medicare Advantage plans are not returning in Nevada for 2027, and from which carriers?

Twenty-one Medicare Advantage plans available in Nevada in 2026 are not in the 2027 CMS landscape file. They come from nine carriers: Aetna (CVS Health), Alignment Health Plan, Centene (WellCare), Champion Health Plan, Kaiser Permanente, Molina Healthcare of Nevada, SCAN Health Plan, Select Health, and UnitedHealthcare.

The full roster is shown in the table on this page, with plan name, contract type, and the number of Nevada counties each plan served in 2026. Aetna's exits include Aetna Medicare Dual (HMO D-SNP), Aetna Medicare Signature (HMO), and Aetna Medicare Signature Extra (HMO). Kaiser Permanente's exits are branded under Senior Care Plus and Renown Preferred Plan by Senior Care Plus. Centene's exits run under the Wellcare name, and UnitedHealthcare's exits run under the AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC and UHC Complete Care Support labels.

Which Nevada Medicare Advantage plans leaving for 2027 served the most counties?

Looking at 2026 county counts in the landscape file, the broadest footprints among departing plans belonged to Molina Medicare Complete Care (HMO D-SNP) at 7 counties, Aetna Medicare Dual (HMO D-SNP) at 6 counties, and Wellcare Simple (HMO-POS) at 6 counties on one contract. Champion Select (HMO-POS C-SNP) served 4 counties. Several Senior Care Plus plans and Renown Preferred Plan by Senior Care Plus each served 3 counties. A county count describes where a plan was sold in 2026, not where every member lives, so the only way to know if your own plan is leaving is to check the plan name.

How can a Nevada member tell if their Medicare Advantage plan is not returning in 2027?

There are two reliable signals. First, the carrier is required by CMS to mail an Annual Notice of Change or a non-renewal letter, typically arriving in late September or October 2026, and the letter will say in plain language that the plan will not be offered in 2027. Second, the plan name on the letter will match one of the 21 names shown in the not-returning table on this page, spelled exactly as the carrier files it.

If your mail says your plan is ending and the name matches, the next steps in this article apply to you. If your plan is not on the list, your coverage renews for 2027 under whatever terms the carrier files; read the Annual Notice of Change to see what changed.

What happens to a Nevada enrollee who does nothing before December 7, 2026?

A Nevada enrollee whose Medicare Advantage plan is non-renewed and who makes no new choice by December 7, 2026 is moved to Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) on January 1, 2027. Original Medicare does not include Part D prescription drug coverage, so there would be no drug coverage on January 1 unless the person separately enrolls in a stand-alone Part D plan or a new Medicare Advantage plan that includes drugs.

Original Medicare also has no annual out-of-pocket maximum. That is why most people whose plan is leaving use the fall window, or the Special Enrollment Period described below, to make an active choice.

What Special Enrollment Period and Medigap rights apply when a Nevada plan is non-renewed for 2027?

Medicare rules give people whose plan is non-renewed a Special Enrollment Period that runs through February 28, 2027. During that window, a Nevada enrollee can choose a different Medicare Advantage plan or a stand-alone Part D plan, with coverage starting the first of the month after enrollment.

A plan non-renewal also triggers a Medigap guaranteed-issue right at the federal program level, meaning a person can buy certain Medicare Supplement policies without medical underwriting within the timelines set in federal rules. Nevada may add protections of its own; the Nevada Division of Insurance is the authority on state Medigap rules.

How can a Nevada reader check their own county's Medicare Advantage lineup for 2027?

The county-level lineup lives in the Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov. Enter your ZIP code and you will see every Medicare Advantage and Part D plan available for 2027 in your county, with the plan's own premium, benefits, drug list, and provider details. 1-800-MEDICARE (TTY 1-877-486-2048) can read the same information to you by phone, 24 hours a day.

Statewide, there are 98 Medicare Advantage plans from 12 carriers for 2027 in Nevada, but what shows up in any given ZIP code is a subset of that.

What should Nevada enrollees do before December 7, 2026?

Before December 7, 2026, read the mail from your current carrier, confirm whether your plan name appears on the not-returning list, and if it does, compare the 2027 options available in your county through the Medicare Plan Finder. If your plan is renewing, use the Annual Notice of Change to see what is changing for 2027.

Writing down the doctors, pharmacies, and prescriptions you want covered before you compare plans makes the Plan Finder results more useful.

Where can Nevada readers get free help with Medicare choices?

Free, neutral help is available from Medicare itself. Medicare.gov hosts the Plan Finder and plan documents, and 1-800-MEDICARE answers questions by phone around the clock, including in Spanish and with free interpreter services for other languages.