Medicare Advantage

Aetna's 2027 Medicare Advantage slate in Pittsburgh: one new plan, two gone, three renamed

Pittsburgh, fall 2026 — Aetna's Medicare Advantage lineup for Allegheny County is shifting for 2027: the carrier is offering 11 plans next year, adding one new plan, dropping two, and renaming three. If you are an Aetna member in or near Pittsburgh, those changes are the reason to read your Annual Notice of Change before the December 7, 2026 deadline.

MyMedicarePlans.org is an independent consumer site and is not Aetna, Medicare, or any government agency. Aetna is one of 16 carriers offering Medicare Advantage plans in Allegheny County for 2027; together those carriers offer 95 plans. This article walks through what Aetna is putting on the shelf locally and how to check any plan against your own doctors and prescriptions.

What Aetna Medicare Advantage plans are available in Pittsburgh for 2027?

Pittsburgh is in Allegheny County, where Aetna (CVS Health) is offering 11 Medicare Advantage plans for 2027. By plan type, that is 5 HMO plans, 3 HMO-POS plans and 3 PPO plans. Ten of the 11 include Part D prescription drug coverage; one does not.

The full roster, in alphabetical order, is listed in the table below. You will see names such as Aetna Medicare Advantra Eagle Plus (HMO-POS), Aetna Medicare Advantra Enhanced (HMO-POS), Aetna Medicare Advantra Signature Giveback (PPO), Aetna Medicare Advantra Signature Plus (HMO-POS), Aetna Medicare Longevity (HMO I-SNP), Aetna Medicare Premier Plus (PPO) and Aetna Medicare Signature (PPO), along with the Special Needs Plans described in the next section.

Plan availability is set by CMS at the county level, so these are the Aetna plans a Pittsburgh resident can choose from, not city-specific products.

Which Aetna Special Needs Plans are offered in Allegheny County for 2027?

Aetna is offering 5 Special Needs Plans (SNPs) in Allegheny County for 2027: 2 Dual-Eligible SNPs (D-SNP), 2 Chronic Condition SNPs (C-SNP) and 1 Institutional SNP (I-SNP). All five include drug coverage.

Those plans are Aetna Community HealthChoices (HMO D-SNP), Aetna Medicare Chronic Care (HMO C-SNP), Aetna Medicare Chronic Care Value (HMO C-SNP), Aetna Medicare Dual (HMO D-SNP), Aetna Medicare Full Dual Extra (HMO D-SNP) and Aetna Medicare Longevity (HMO I-SNP). SNPs have eligibility rules — for example, you generally need to qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid for a D-SNP, or have a qualifying condition for a C-SNP — so medicare.gov or 1-800-MEDICARE can confirm whether you fit.

What is new, renamed or not returning in Aetna's 2027 Pittsburgh lineup?

For 2027, Aetna has 1 new plan in Allegheny County, 2 plans not returning and 3 renamed plans. The specifics show up in your Annual Notice of Change, which plans send in September.

• New for 2027: Aetna Medicare Full Dual Extra (HMO D-SNP).
• Renamed: Aetna Medicare Advantra Signature Plus (HMO-POS), previously Aetna Medicare Advantra Signature (HMO-POS); Aetna Medicare Dual (HMO D-SNP), previously Aetna Medicare Advantra Dual (HMO D-SNP); and Aetna Medicare Premier Plus (PPO), previously Aetna Medicare Value Plus (PPO).
• Not returning: 2 Aetna plans offered in Allegheny County in 2026 will not be on the 2027 shelf.

If your plan is one of the two leaving, Aetna will send a non-renewal notice and you have a Special Enrollment Period to pick a different plan. A renamed plan is still a plan change on paper even though the carrier is the same, so read what moved — the drug list, the provider network and the cost shares can all shift year to year.

How do I check an Aetna plan against my own doctors and prescriptions before December 7?

The Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov is the one tool that lets you type in your drugs and preferred pharmacy and see how each plan treats them. Do that before you enroll, and do it again every fall, because formularies change.

A good order of operations for Pittsburgh residents comparing Aetna plans for 2027:

1. Read your Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) if you already have an Aetna plan. It lists what is different for 2027. 2. Make a short list: your prescriptions (with dosages), your doctors and hospitals, and any specialists or standing referrals. 3. On medicare.gov, enter those drugs and run a comparison across the plans you are considering. 4. Confirm your providers are in-network by checking the plan's own provider directory or calling Aetna's member line. Networks can change mid-year, so verify in writing when it matters. 5. If you take expensive prescriptions, ask about the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, the optional program that spreads your out-of-pocket drug costs across the calendar year.

What should I know about 2027 Medicare rules before I choose?

The Annual Enrollment Period for 2027 coverage runs October 15 through December 7, 2026. A change you make in that window starts January 1, 2027. If you do nothing and your plan is still offered, it renews automatically with whatever the ANOC describes.

CMS has confirmed a few 2027 Part D numbers you can plan around: the Part D out-of-pocket cap rises to $2,400 in 2027 (from $2,100 in 2026), the Part D maximum deductible rises to $700 in 2027 (from $615 in 2026), and the Part D national base beneficiary premium for 2027 is $41.33 (that is a formula input, not what any specific plan charges). The 2027 Part B standard premium and deductible, and the 2027 IRMAA income brackets, have not been announced yet; CMS usually publishes them in the fall.

If January 1 arrives and you want to switch Medicare Advantage plans, the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period runs January 1 through March 31, 2027, and lets you make one change.