Medicare Advantage

Anthem's 2027 Medicare Advantage plans in Nashville: a plan-by-plan look before Dec. 7

NASHVILLE — As the Annual Enrollment Period opens for 2027 coverage, Anthem is offering six Medicare Advantage plans in Davidson County, the county Nashville sits in. One of those plans carries a new name for 2027, and three are Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) built for people who have both Medicare and Medicaid. If you already have an Anthem plan, nothing happens if you do nothing — your plan renews with any changes spelled out in your Annual Notice of Change (ANOC). But between now and December 7, 2026, it is worth checking the lineup against your own doctors and prescriptions.

MyMedicarePlans.org is an independent consumer site and is not Anthem. Anthem is one of 12 carriers offering Medicare Advantage plans in Davidson County for 2027; all carriers together offer 69 plans in the county.

What Medicare Advantage plans does Anthem offer in Nashville for 2027?

In Davidson County, Anthem is offering 6 Medicare Advantage plans for 2027, all carrying prescription drug coverage. The mix is 3 HMO plans and 3 HMO-POS plans, and 3 of the 6 are D-SNPs.

CMS lists these plans under the Elevance Health (Anthem) corporate name, and they are marketed in Tennessee under the Wellpoint brand. The table below lists every Anthem plan in the county. In alphabetical order, they are: Wellpoint Dual Advantage Plus (HMO D-SNP), Wellpoint Extra Help (HMO-POS), Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage 2 (HMO D-SNP), Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage Support (HMO D-SNP), Wellpoint Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS), and Wellpoint Medicare Advantage 2 (HMO-POS).

Costs, copays, provider networks and drug lists differ by plan, and we do not list them here — those details come from the Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov, from 1-800-MEDICARE, or from each plan's Evidence of Coverage.

What is the difference between an HMO and an HMO-POS plan?

An HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) generally asks you to use doctors and hospitals in the plan's network and to pick a primary care doctor. An HMO-POS (Point of Service) is an HMO that allows you to go outside the network for certain services, usually at a higher cost. Anthem's 2027 Nashville lineup has 3 of each type.

Three of Anthem's plans in the county are D-SNPs. Those are only for people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, and they coordinate benefits between the two programs.

What is new or not returning in Anthem's Nashville lineup for 2027?

For plan year 2027 in Davidson County, Anthem has 0 new plans, 0 plans not returning, and 1 renamed plan. The renamed plan is Wellpoint Dual Advantage Plus (HMO D-SNP), which was previously called Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP).

A rename is more than a label change — benefits, copays, pharmacy networks and covered drugs can shift from one year to the next. The Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) that Anthem mails each fall shows what is different about your specific plan compared with 2026.

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

The most reliable check is on medicare.gov. Go to the Plan Finder, enter your ZIP code, add the prescriptions you take and the pharmacies you prefer, and the tool will show how each plan handles them. You can also call 1-800-MEDICARE, which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

A good checklist before you decide:

• Confirm each of your doctors and your preferred hospital are in the plan's network for 2027.
• Enter every prescription you take — including the dose — and check which tier it falls on.
• Look at the pharmacies the plan prefers; the same drug can cost different amounts at different pharmacies.
• If you have both Medicare and Medicaid, ask whether a D-SNP fits your situation.

The Annual Enrollment Period runs October 15 through December 7, 2026, and any change you make takes effect January 1, 2027. If you do nothing, your current plan renews for 2027 as described in your ANOC.

What 2027 Medicare figures are already confirmed?

A few program-level numbers for 2027 are set. The Part D out-of-pocket cap rises to $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, which is a formula input, not what any plan actually charges.

The 2027 Part B standard premium and deductible, and the 2027 IRMAA income brackets and surcharges, have not been published yet. CMS normally announces those figures later in the fall. The coverage gap, often called the "donut hole," has been eliminated since 2025, so Part D now has three phases.