Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage in Irving: 29 plans leaving after 2026, 20 new for 2027

Dallas County has 84 Medicare Advantage plans for 2027. Compared with 2026, 29 plans are not coming back, 20 are new, and 31 continuing plans changed in some way you should check before December 7, 9 of them under a new name. This guide covers what those numbers mean for Irving, not which plan to pick.

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IRVING, Texas — If you have a Medicare Advantage plan in Irving, this fall's mail is worth opening carefully. In Dallas County, which includes Irving, 29 Medicare Advantage plans are set to leave after 2026, 20 new plans are launching for 2027, and 9 more are being renamed, according to the CMS Medicare Advantage Landscape Source Files comparing 2026 and 2027.

That means a meaningful share of local members will see something different next year — either a plan that will not renew, a plan with a new name, or a plan with updated details spelled out in the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) mailed each September.

What is changing in Dallas County for 2027

CMS's year-over-year file shows a busy plan year in the county that includes Irving. Alongside the 29 exits, 20 new plans and 9 renamings, 22 continuing plans have a change on premium, deductible, plan type or name. Another 55 plans continue without one of those specific changes flagged.

One carrier, American Health Advantage of Texas, will not offer plans in the county next year. One new carrier, Texas Independence Health Plan, is entering.

We are not listing premiums, benefits or star ratings for any of these plans — those details belong in each plan's own ANOC and on medicare.gov.

Plans leaving after 2026

These plans, listed alphabetically by carrier, will not be offered in Dallas County in 2027:

• Aetna (CVS Health): Aetna Medicare Enhanced (PPO)
• American Health Advantage of Texas: American Health Advantage of Texas (HMO I-SNP)
• Baylor Scott & White Health Plan: BSW SeniorCare Advantage Essentials (HMO-POS)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC): Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Choice Plus (PPO); Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Choice Premier (PPO); Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Classic (PPO); Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Dental Premier (PPO); Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Dental Value (HMO); Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Dual Care Plus (HMO D-SNP); Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Health Choice (PPO); Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Optimum (PPO); Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Protect (PPO); Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Saver (HMO); Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Value (HMO); HealthSpring True Choice Savings (PPO)
• Centene (WellCare): Wellcare Giveback (HMO)
• Elevance Health (Anthem): Wellpoint Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP); Wellpoint Dual Advantage 2 (HMO D-SNP); Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP)
• Humana: Humana Gold Choice H8145-084 (PFFS); Humana USAA Honor Giveback (PPO); Humana Value Choice H5216-352 (PPO); Humana Value Choice H7617-043 (PPO)
• UnitedHealthcare: AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC TX-0005 (PPO); AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot No Rx TX-MA06 (PPO); UHC Complete Care Support TX-1A (Regional PPO C-SNP); UHC Dual Complete TX-D004 (HMO-POS D-SNP); UHC Dual Complete TX-S003 (HMO-POS D-SNP); UHC Dual Complete TX-V007 (HMO-POS D-SNP)

If your plan is on this list, your carrier will send a non-renewal notice. You do not lose Medicare — only that specific plan is going away. You keep Original Medicare (Parts A and B), and you can pick a different Medicare Advantage or Part D plan.

Plans new for 2027

These plans are being added to the county's lineup:

• Aetna (CVS Health): Aetna Medicare Enhanced Extra (PPO); Aetna Medicare QMB Only Care (HMO D-SNP); Aetna Medicare Signature (HMO)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC): HealthSpring TotalCare Plus (HMO D-SNP)
• Elevance Health (Anthem): Wellpoint Chronic Care Advantage Select (HMO 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 Medicare Advantage Select (HMO-POS)
• Humana: Humana DaVita Kidney Care (PPO C-SNP); Humana Gold Plus - Diabetes and Heart (HMO C-SNP); Humana Together in Health (PPO I-SNP); Humana Value Choice (PPO)
• Texas Independence Health Plan: Texas Independence Community Plan (HMO I-SNP); Texas Independence Health Plan, Inc. (HMO I-SNP)
• UnitedHealthcare: UHC Dual Advantage TX-V11 (HMO-POS D-SNP); UHC Dual Complete TX-Q6 (HMO-POS D-SNP); UHC Dual Complete TX-Y1 (HMO-POS D-SNP)

Several of these are Special Needs Plans (SNPs) — plans built for people with specific chronic conditions, people who have both Medicare and Medicaid, or people in institutional care. You have to meet the eligibility rules to join a SNP.

Renamed plans — same plan, different name

Nine plans are simply being renamed for 2027. If your ID card says one of the older names, you should see a new name next year:

• Aetna Medicare Chronic Care Total (HMO C-SNP) — was Aetna Medicare Prime Chronic Total (HMO C-SNP)
• Aetna Medicare Full Dual Care (HMO D-SNP) — was Aetna Medicare Dual Care (HMO D-SNP)
• Aetna Medicare Full Dual Extra Care (HMO D-SNP) — was Aetna Medicare Full Dual Care (HMO D-SNP)
• Aetna Medicare QMB Only Extra Care (HMO D-SNP) — was Aetna Medicare Partial Dual Care (HMO D-SNP)
• Wellcare Superior HealthPlan Dual Access (HMO D-SNP) — was Wellcare Dual Access (HMO D-SNP)
• Wellcare Superior HealthPlan Dual Reserve (HMO D-SNP) — was Wellcare Dual Reserve (HMO D-SNP)
• Humana Essentials Plus Giveback (PPO) — was Humana Essentials Plus Giveback H7617-035 (PPO)
• Humana Total Complete (HMO) — was Humana Total Complete H4461-051 (HMO)
• AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC TX-61 (Regional PPO) — was UHC Medicare Advantage TX-0030 (Regional PPO)

A rename does not, on its own, change how a plan works. But the ANOC will spell out any other changes for the coming year.

What a member in Irving should do next

Take these steps in order:

1. Open your ANOC. Carriers mail the Annual Notice of Change in September. It compares your 2026 plan to what it will look like in 2027 — including any premium, deductible, plan type or name change. For the 22 plans in the county that CMS flags as changing on one of those items, this is where you find out what actually changed. 2. **Check whether your plan is on the "leaving" list above.