Medicare Advantage

Anthem's 2027 Medicare Advantage lineup in San Antonio: 5 new plans, 3 gone, 1 renamed

San Antonio — Fall 2026. Anthem is reshaping its Medicare Advantage lineup in Bexar County for 2027, with five plans arriving, three leaving and one carrying a new name. If you have an Anthem plan today, the changes land January 1 — and the deadline to switch during Annual Enrollment is December 7, 2026.

MyMedicarePlans.org is an independent news and education site; we are not Anthem and not affiliated with Medicare. This article walks through what Anthem is offering in the county next year, what is new or not returning, and how to check any plan against your own doctors and prescriptions before you decide.

What Medicare Advantage plans does Anthem offer in San Antonio for 2027?

Anthem — which CMS lists under its parent, Elevance Health — is offering 9 Medicare Advantage plans in Bexar County, the county that contains San Antonio, for the 2027 plan year. All 9 include Part D prescription drug coverage.

By plan type, the mix is 4 HMO plans and 5 HMO-POS plans. Seven of the nine are Special Needs Plans: 3 Dual-Eligible SNPs (for people who have both Medicare and Medicaid) and 4 Chronic Condition SNPs (for people with qualifying conditions such as certain chronic kidney or cardiovascular diseases). Anthem is not offering an Institutional SNP in the county for 2027.

Anthem's plans in San Antonio for 2027 are sold under the Wellpoint brand. In alphabetical order, they are: Wellpoint Chronic Care (HMO-POS C-SNP), 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 Kidney Care (HMO-POS C-SNP), Wellpoint Medicare Advantage 2 (HMO-POS), and Wellpoint Medicare Advantage Select (HMO-POS). The table below lists every plan with its type and drug coverage.

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

Five Anthem plans are new for 2027 in Bexar County, three 2026 plans are not returning, and one keeps its contract but changes its name.

The 5 new Anthem plans for 2027 are 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), and Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage Select (HMO D-SNP).

One plan is renamed: Wellpoint Select (HMO-POS) is now called Wellpoint Medicare Advantage Select (HMO-POS). It is the same contract, with a new name. Three Anthem plans offered in 2026 are not being offered in 2027. If you are enrolled in one of those, Anthem will send you a notice explaining your options; your coverage will not simply disappear mid-year, but you will need to pick a new plan during Annual Enrollment (or you may be enrolled in a comparable plan — your notice will say).

For the exact changes to any plan that is continuing — things like the drug formulary, the provider network, copays or extra benefits — read the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) your plan mails each fall. Those documents are the authoritative source, and we are not permitted to summarize plan-specific costs or benefits here.

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

Before December 7, 2026, run every plan you are considering through three checks: your doctors, your drugs and your pharmacy.

1. Doctors and hospitals. Use the Medicare Plan Finder at medicare.gov or call the plan directly to confirm each provider you see — primary care, specialists and any hospital — is in-network for the 2027 plan year. Networks can change year to year, even if the plan name stays the same. 2. Prescriptions. On medicare.gov, enter each drug, dose and quantity. The Plan Finder will show which plans cover each drug on their 2027 formulary and estimate your yearly drug cost under each one. 3. Pharmacy. Confirm your preferred pharmacy is a preferred or standard in-network pharmacy for 2027. The same drug can cost different amounts at different pharmacies in the same plan.

If anything is unclear, call 1-800-MEDICARE (TTY 1-877-486-2048), available 24/7, or call the plan using the number on its materials. You can also read the plan's Evidence of Coverage and provider and pharmacy directories on the plan's own website.

What else is changing in Medicare for 2027?

A few program-wide numbers are already set for 2027 and apply no matter which plan you pick.

• The Part D out-of-pocket cap rises to $2,400 in 2027 (up from $2,100 in 2026). Once your out-of-pocket spending on covered drugs hits that cap, you pay $0 for covered Part D drugs for the rest of the year.
• The Part D maximum deductible is $700 in 2027 (up from $615 in 2026). Plans can set a lower deductible, but not higher.
• The coverage gap ("donut hole") has been gone since 2025; Part D now has three phases.
• The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan remains available in 2027, letting you spread out-of-pocket drug costs across monthly payments at no extra charge.

The 2027 Part B standard premium and deductible, and the 2027 IRMAA income brackets, had not been announced as of this writing. CMS typically publishes them later in the fall. We will update our coverage when the official figures are released.

What happens if I do nothing before December 7?

If you take no action, your current plan rolls over into 2027 — provided the plan is still offered — with the changes described in your ANOC. Nothing is cancelled for you, and you do not need to re-enroll to keep what you have.

But if your plan is one of the three Anthem plans not returning in 2027, or if your doctor, drug or pharmacy situation has changed, Annual Enrollment (October 15 – December 7, 2026) is the window to make a change for a January 1, 2027 start date. There is also a Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period from January 1 – March 31, 2027, when people already in a Medicare Advantage plan can switch once or return to Original Medicare.

Remember that Anthem is one of 15 carriers offering Medicare Advantage in Bexar County for 2027, and 98 Medicare Advantage plans are offered in the county across all carriers. You have options to compare.