Medicare Advantage

Wellcare's 2027 Medicare Advantage plans in Greensboro: 2 gone, 3 renamed, how to check yours

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Wellcare's 2027 Medicare Advantage lineup for Greensboro is set, and if you have one of its plans today, two things are worth your time before December 7, 2026: two plans the carrier offered here in 2026 are not coming back next year, and three others are keeping the same basic design but changing their names. The rest of the slate renews into 2027.

This article walks through every Wellcare Medicare Advantage plan listed for Guilford County — the county Greensboro is in — for plan year 2027, how the plans break down by type and by drug coverage, and how to check any plan against your own doctors and prescriptions before the Annual Enrollment Period closes on December 7, 2026. MyMedicarePlans.org is an independent consumer site, not Wellcare and not Medicare.

What Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans are offered in Greensboro for 2027?

For 2027, Wellcare is offering 7 Medicare Advantage plans in Guilford County, which includes Greensboro. By plan type, that's 3 HMO-POS plans and 4 PPO plans. Six of the seven include Part D prescription drug coverage; one does not.

Three of the seven are Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans, designed for people who have both Medicare and full Medicaid. Wellcare does not offer a Chronic Condition SNP (C-SNP) or an Institutional SNP (I-SNP) in the county for 2027.

The table on this page lists every Wellcare plan by name and type. In alphabetical order, the 2027 Wellcare lineup for Guilford County is: Wellcare Assist Open (PPO); Wellcare Carolina Complete Dual Liberty (HMO-POS D-SNP); Wellcare Carolina Complete Dual Liberty Open (PPO D-SNP); Wellcare Carolina Complete Dual Reserve (HMO-POS D-SNP); Wellcare Patriot Giveback Open (PPO); Wellcare Simple (HMO-POS); and Wellcare Simple Open (PPO).

What is new, renamed or not returning from Wellcare in Guilford County for 2027?

Compared with 2026, Wellcare is not adding any new Medicare Advantage plans in Guilford County for 2027, and two of the plans it offered in 2026 are not returning. Three plans are being renamed but will still appear on the 2027 slate.

The renames all sit in the D-SNP side of the lineup. The plan listed in 2026 as Wellcare Dual Liberty (HMO-POS D-SNP) becomes Wellcare Carolina Complete Dual Liberty (HMO-POS D-SNP); Wellcare Dual Liberty Open (PPO D-SNP) becomes Wellcare Carolina Complete Dual Liberty Open (PPO D-SNP); and Wellcare Dual Reserve (HMO-POS D-SNP) becomes Wellcare Carolina Complete Dual Reserve (HMO-POS D-SNP).

If a plan you are in is being discontinued, Wellcare is required to mail you a non-renewal notice. If your plan is only being renamed, your Annual Notice of Change (ANOC), which arrives by the end of September, will walk through any 2027 updates to costs, drugs covered, or provider network.

How do I check a Wellcare plan against my doctors and prescriptions before December 7?

The most reliable way is the Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov. You can enter your ZIP code (any Greensboro ZIP sits inside Guilford County), add the prescriptions you take with their doses, and add your preferred pharmacies. The tool will show you how each plan handles your specific drugs for 2027.

For doctors and hospitals, the plan's own online provider directory is the authoritative source, because networks can change during the year. If you want to double-check, call your doctor's billing office and ask whether they will be in-network for the exact 2027 plan name — not just "Wellcare," since networks can vary from one Wellcare plan to another. You can also call 1-800-MEDICARE (TTY 1-877-486-2048), 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

A short checklist before December 7, 2026:

• Read your plan's ANOC side by side with your current card.
• Confirm each prescription, dose, and pharmacy in Plan Finder.
• Confirm your primary care doctor and any specialists in the plan's 2027 directory.
• If you take an expensive drug, note that the 2027 Part D out-of-pocket cap is $2,400.

What other Medicare Advantage choices do Greensboro residents have for 2027?

Wellcare is one of 13 carriers offering Medicare Advantage plans in Guilford County for 2027. Altogether, those carriers offer 97 Medicare Advantage plans in the county next year. That number includes general enrollment plans and Special Needs Plans across all carriers combined.

You are not required to stay with the same carrier, and switching between Medicare Advantage plans — or back to Original Medicare, with or without a separate Part D plan — is one of the choices available during the Annual Enrollment Period.

When can I make a change for 2027 coverage?

The Annual Enrollment Period runs October 15 through December 7, 2026, and any plan change you make during that window takes effect January 1, 2027. If you do nothing and your current plan is offered in 2027, it renews automatically with the changes listed in your ANOC.

There is a second window just for people already in a Medicare Advantage plan: the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period, January 1 through March 31, 2027. During that window you can switch to a different Medicare Advantage plan one time or drop back to Original Medicare.

What 2027 Medicare numbers are already set, and what is still coming?

CMS has confirmed a handful of 2027 figures that apply across Part D, no matter which plan you pick. The Part D out-of-pocket cap is $2,400 in 2027, up from $2,100 in 2026. The Part D maximum deductible is $700 in 2027, up from $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 standard Part B premium and deductible, along with the 2027 IRMAA income brackets and surcharges, have not yet been announced. CMS typically publishes those figures in the fall, usually in November. Until then, be careful with any number you see online that claims to know them.