Medicare Advantage

Plan Not Renewed in Oklahoma County? Read This First

For 2027, Oklahoma City is looking at 52 Medicare Advantage plans: 8 new, 9 gone since 2026, and 17 still here but changed on premium, deductible, plan type or name, 7 of them under a new name. Below, how the lineup shifted in Oklahoma County and what to compare, with no plan ranked or recommended.

OKLAHOMA CITY — This fall's Medicare Advantage shopping season looks different in Oklahoma County than it did a year ago. Nine plans that were sold here in 2026 will not be back in 2027, eight new plans are joining the lineup, and seven are keeping their coverage but changing names. One carrier, Centene (WellCare), is exiting the county entirely.

If you are enrolled in one of the plans that is going away, you do not have to make a decision blind — and you have more time than the regular deadline to act. Here is what is changing and what to do about it.

What is changing in Oklahoma County for 2027

Medicare Advantage plans are approved at the county level, so this is really an Oklahoma County story — but that covers Oklahoma City and its neighbors. For 2027, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) landscape file shows:

• 9 plans leaving after 2026
• 8 plans new for 2027
• 7 plans renamed (same plan, new label)
• 17 plans with a change to premium, deductible, type or name (details are in your ANOC)
• 44 plans continuing largely as they were

The table on this page lists every plan available in the county for the coming year.

The plans that will not be back in 2027

If you are in one of these plans, your coverage ends Dec. 31, 2026, and you will need to pick something else. In alphabetical order by carrier, the plans leaving Oklahoma County are:

• Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Balance (PPO) — Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC)
• Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Basic (HMO) — Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC)
• Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Dual Care Plus (HMO D-SNP) — Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC)
• Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Optimum (PPO) — Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC)
• Wellcare Dual Access Open (PPO D-SNP) — Centene (WellCare)
• Wellcare Patriot Giveback Open (PPO) — Centene (WellCare)
• Wellcare Simple Open (PPO) — Centene (WellCare)
• HumanaChoice SNP-DE H5216-469 (PPO D-SNP) — Humana
• UHC Dual Complete OK-S002 (HMO-POS D-SNP) — UnitedHealthcare

Centene (WellCare) is not offering Medicare Advantage plans in Oklahoma County next year at all. Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC) is dropping four plans in the county but is not leaving — it is bringing in a new HMO called HealthSpring Preferred (HMO).

If your plan is on this list, CMS should have already mailed you a non-renewal notice.

The plans that are new for 2027

Eight plans are joining the Oklahoma County lineup:

• Aetna Medicare Dual Extra Care (HMO D-SNP) — Aetna (CVS Health)
• HealthSpring Preferred (HMO) — Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC)
• Senior Health Plan Oklahoma Dual Complete (HMO D-SNP) — CommunityCare Senior Health Plan (HMO)
• DEVOTED C-SNP CHOICE GIVEBACK EXTRAS 011 OK (PPO C-SNP) — Devoted Health
• DEVOTED CHOICE GIVEBACK EXTRAS 013 OK (PPO) — Devoted Health
• AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC OK-1P (HMO-POS) — UnitedHealthcare
• UHC Complete Care OK-2P (HMO-POS C-SNP) — UnitedHealthcare
• UHC Dual Complete OK-S002 (HMO-POS D-SNP) — UnitedHealthcare

A few of these are Special Needs Plans — D-SNPs for people who also have Medicaid, and C-SNPs for people with certain chronic conditions. Those are not open to everyone; you have to meet the eligibility rules.

The plans that were renamed

Seven plans are keeping their coverage but changing names. If you are enrolled in the "was" plan on the left, you will see the "is now" name on the right this fall:

• Aetna Medicare Signature (HMO) → Aetna Medicare Signature Care (HMO)
• DEVOTED C-SNP CHOICE PREMIUM 009 OK (PPO C-SNP) → DEVOTED C-SNP CHOICE ENHANCED 009 OK (PPO C-SNP)
• HumanaChoice Giveback H7617-056 (PPO) → Humana Essentials Plus Giveback (PPO)
• Humana Gold Plus H6622-032 (HMO) → Humana Total Complete (HMO)
• Humana Full Access H7617-053 (PPO) → Humana Value Choice (PPO)
• AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC OK-8 (HMO-POS) → AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC OK-10 (HMO-POS)
• UHC Dual Complete OK-V001 (HMO-POS D-SNP) → UHC Dual Advantage OK-V1 (HMO-POS D-SNP)

A name change alone does not require you to do anything. But CMS also flagged 17 plans in the county as changing on premium, deductible, plan type or name — so a renamed plan may also have other changes. Your Annual Notice of Change is the document that spells out exactly what is different for your specific plan.

What you should do, step by step

1. Find your ANOC. It arrived by mail (or your plan's member portal) in September. It tells you what is changing for your plan in 2027 — premium, deductible, drug tiers, network, extras.

2. Check the "leaving" list above. If your plan is on it, your coverage stops Dec. 31, 2026.

3. Know your enrollment windows.

• Annual Enrollment Period: Oct. 15 – Dec. 7. Anyone with Medicare can join, switch or drop a Medicare Advantage or Part D plan. New coverage starts Jan. 1.
• Special Enrollment Period for non-renewal: If your plan is being discontinued, you get an SEP that runs through Feb. 28, 2027 to pick a new Medicare Advantage plan or return to Original Medicare with a Part D plan.
• Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment: Jan. 1 – March 31. If you are already in a Medicare Advantage plan, you can switch to another MA plan or go back to Original Medicare once during this window.

4. Compare on the things that matter to you. Doctors and hospitals in network, the drugs you take, and total yearly cost — not just the premium.

5. Use the official tools. The Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov lets you enter your ZIP code and your prescriptions and compare every plan available in Oklahoma County side by side.

A quick note on 2026 and 2027 program facts worth knowing

Whichever plan you land in, the Part D drug rules that took effect in 2025 and 2026 apply:

• The Part D out-of-pocket cap is $2,100 for 2026.
• The maximum Part D deductible is $615.
• The old "donut hole" is gone; Part D now has three phases.
• The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan lets you spread your drug copays across the year in monthly installments — you have to opt in.
• IRMAA (the higher-income surcharge on Part B and Part D) starts above $109,000 in income for a single filer in 2026.