Medicare Advantage

Is Your Salt Lake County Advantage Plan Leaving in 2027?

For 2027, Salt Lake County has 37 Medicare Advantage plans from 8 carriers: 4 new, 6 gone since 2026, and 13 continuing plans with a change on file (no figures here; the ANOC has them), 9 of them under a new name. Below, how the lineup shifted in Salt Lake County and what to compare, with no plan ranked or recommended.

Medicare AdvantageSalt Lake City, UT

SALT LAKE CITY — If you have a Medicare Advantage plan in Salt Lake County, this fall's mail is worth opening carefully. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2027 Landscape file shows six plans leaving the county after 2026, four new plans arriving, and nine renamed. One carrier, Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC), will not offer Medicare Advantage plans here next year.

The Annual Enrollment Period runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, and any changes you make take effect Jan. 1, 2027. Here's what is shifting locally and what to do if your plan is on the move.

What's changing in Salt Lake County

Salt Lake City is in Salt Lake County, where Medicare Advantage plan availability is set. According to the CMS 2026-to-2027 comparison for the county:

• 6 plans leaving after 2026
• 4 new plans for 2027
• 9 plans renamed (same plan, new name on your card and paperwork)
• 13 continuing plans have a change on file for premium, deductible, plan type or name — the specifics are in each plan's ANOC
• 33 plans continuing with no listed change
• 1 carrier exiting the county: Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC)

The table below lists every plan available in Salt Lake County for the coming year.

Plans leaving Salt Lake County after 2026

If you are enrolled in one of these, you will get a non-renewal notice from your carrier. In alphabetical order by carrier, the plans not returning are:

• HealthSpring Premier (HMO-POS) — Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC)
• HealthSpring True Choice (PPO) — Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC)
• Humana Value Choice H5216-456 (PPO) — Humana
• Molina Medicare Complete Care Select (HMO D-SNP) — Molina Healthcare of Utah & Idaho
• Regence Valiance (PPO) — Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah
• Select Health Medicare + Kroger (HMO) — Select Health

If your plan is on this list, you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) that runs through the end of February. That gives you time past the Dec. 7 general deadline to pick a new Medicare Advantage plan or return to Original Medicare (with a stand-alone Part D drug plan if you want drug coverage).

New plans arriving for 2027

Four plans are entering the Salt Lake County market for 2027:

• DEVOTED C-SNP CHOICE GIVEBACK EXTRAS 011 UT (PPO C-SNP) — Devoted Health
• DEVOTED CHOICE GIVEBACK EXTRAS 014 UT (PPO) — Devoted Health
• Humana Value Choice (PPO) — Humana
• HumanaChoice - Diabetes and Heart (PPO C-SNP) — Humana

C-SNP (Chronic Special Needs Plan) options are limited to people with the qualifying condition. Everyone else can consider the general PPO options along with the other continuing plans.

Plans being renamed

Nine plans are keeping their coverage but changing their name. If you see a new plan name on your ID card or ANOC, it may be one of these:

• Aetna Medicare Signature (PPO) — was Aetna Medicare Signature Extra (PPO)
• DEVOTED C-SNP CHOICE ENHANCED 003 UT (PPO C-SNP) — was DEVOTED C-SNP CHOICE PREMIUM 003 UT
• Humana Essentials Plus Giveback (PPO) — was Humana Essentials Plus Giveback H5216-430 (PPO)
• Humana Full Access (PPO) — was Humana Full Access H7617-025 (PPO)
• Humana Total Complete (HMO) — was Humana Total Complete H2486-003 (HMO)
• Humana Value Choice (PPO) — was Humana Value Choice H7617-032 (PPO)
• Select Health Medicare Veterans (HMO) — was Select Health Medicare NoRx (HMO)
• UHC Dual Advantage UT-V1 (PPO D-SNP) — was UHC Dual Complete UT-V001 (PPO D-SNP)
• UHC Dual Complete UT-Q1 (PPO D-SNP) — was UHC Dual Complete UT-S001 (PPO D-SNP)

A rename by itself does not mean your benefits are changing — but always read the ANOC to confirm.

What to do this fall

Read the ANOC. Every Medicare Advantage member should receive an Annual Notice of Change by late September. It spells out what is different for 2027 — premium, deductible, drug list, provider network, extra benefits.

Check your doctors and drugs. Before you decide, confirm your providers are still in-network and your medications are still on the formulary for the plan you want next year.

Know the dates.

• Oct. 15 – Dec. 7: Annual Enrollment Period. Any Medicare beneficiary can join, switch or drop a Medicare Advantage or Part D plan.
• Jan. 1 – March 31: Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment. If you are already in a Medicare Advantage plan on Jan. 1, you get one switch — to another MA plan, or back to Original Medicare with a Part D plan.
• Through end of February: Special Enrollment Period for people whose plan is not renewed for 2027.

Remember the 2026 Part D rules. Part D has an out-of-pocket cap of $2,100 for 2026, a maximum deductible of $615, and only three coverage phases (the donut hole was eliminated in 2025). The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan lets you spread drug costs across the year in monthly amounts if that helps your budget. IRMAA surcharges kick in above $109,000 in income for a single filer in 2026.

Where to get personal help

You don't have to sort this out alone.

• Medicare.gov — Use the Plan Finder to compare plans available in your ZIP code for 2027.
• 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) — 24/7 help from Medicare directly.
• Utah SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) — Free, unbiased one-on-one counseling for Utah Medicare beneficiaries. Reach them through Utah's Division of Aging and Adult Services.