Medicare Advantage

Anthem's 2027 Medicare Advantage lineup in Fort Worth: three plans gone, five new

Fort Worth, Texas — Anthem is reshaping its Medicare Advantage menu in Tarrant County for 2027. Three of the plans it sold in 2026 will not return, and five new ones take their place, leaving eight Anthem Medicare Advantage plans — all sold under the Wellpoint brand — for Fort Worth residents to choose from during the Annual Enrollment Period that runs October 15 through December 7, 2026.

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Which Anthem Medicare Advantage plans are offered in Fort Worth for 2027?

For 2027, Anthem (which CMS groups under Elevance Health) offers 8 Medicare Advantage plans in Tarrant County, the county Fort Worth sits in. All 8 include Part D prescription drug coverage. By plan type, there are 3 HMO plans and 5 HMO-POS plans. The table below lists every plan by name.

In alphabetical order, Anthem's 2027 lineup is: Wellpoint Chronic Care (HMO-POS C-SNP); Wellpoint Chronic Care Select (HMO-POS C-SNP); Wellpoint Dual Advantage Plus Select (HMO D-SNP); Wellpoint Dual Advantage Select (HMO D-SNP); Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage Select (HMO D-SNP); Wellpoint Kidney Care (HMO-POS C-SNP); Wellpoint Medicare Advantage 2 (HMO-POS); and Wellpoint Medicare Advantage Select (HMO-POS).

Six of the eight are Special Needs Plans — 3 Dual Eligible SNPs (D-SNPs) for people who have both Medicare and Medicaid, and 3 Chronic Condition SNPs (C-SNPs) built around specific conditions. SNPs have eligibility rules; not everyone can enroll in one.

What is new or not returning from Anthem in Tarrant County for 2027?

Five Anthem plans are new for 2027 in Tarrant County, and three plans Anthem sold in 2026 are not returning. The new names are Wellpoint Chronic Care Select, Wellpoint Dual Advantage Plus Select, Wellpoint Dual Advantage Select, Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage Select, and Wellpoint Medicare Advantage Select.

If you are enrolled in an Anthem plan today, watch your mailbox for the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) that arrives in late September. It is the single best place to see what, if anything, is changing about your 2027 coverage, and whether your plan is being replaced by a different one.

How many other Medicare Advantage carriers sell plans in Fort Worth for 2027?

Anthem is one of 12 carriers offering Medicare Advantage in Tarrant County for 2027. Across all of them, the county has 83 Medicare Advantage plans available next year. That means Fort Worth shoppers have a wide field to compare against — this article covers only the one carrier.

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

The reliable way is the Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov. Create or sign in to your account, enter your ZIP code, add your prescriptions and preferred pharmacy, and the tool will show which plans cover your drugs and estimate your annual cost at each one. You can also call 1-800-MEDICARE (TTY 1-877-486-2048), which is open 24/7.

For doctors and hospitals, check the plan's own provider directory rather than relying on memory — networks change year to year. Call your clinic too and ask, by plan name, whether they will be in-network for 2027. For the fine print on benefits, cost-sharing and rules, read the plan's Evidence of Coverage.

What is changing about Part D drug coverage in 2027?

Two Part D figures are confirmed for 2027. The out-of-pocket cap on covered prescription drugs rises to $2,400 (up from $2,100 in 2026), and the maximum Part D deductible a plan can charge rises to $700 (up from $615 in 2026). The national base beneficiary premium — a formula input CMS uses, not a price any plan charges — is $41.33 for 2027.

The 2027 Part B standard premium and deductible, and the 2027 IRMAA income brackets, have not been announced yet. CMS typically publishes those in the fall, usually in November. The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which lets you spread drug costs across the calendar year in monthly installments at no extra charge, continues in 2027.

What happens if I do nothing by December 7, 2026?

Nothing dramatic. If your current plan is offered again in 2027, you stay enrolled automatically with the 2027 changes described in its ANOC. If your plan is one of the three Anthem plans not returning, Medicare will send a non-renewal notice and you will have a Special Enrollment Period to pick a new plan so your coverage does not lapse on January 1, 2027.

You also get a second chance each year. The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period runs January 1 through March 31, 2027, and lets anyone already in a Medicare Advantage plan switch to a different one or return to Original Medicare once during that window.