Medicare Advantage

Tacoma Medicare Advantage Member? Check Your 2027 Mail

For 2027, Tacoma is looking at 53 Medicare Advantage plans from 13 carriers: 19 new, 26 gone since 2026, and 25 still here but changed on premium, deductible, plan type or name, 13 of them under a new name. Below, how the lineup shifted in Pierce County and what to compare, with no plan ranked or recommended.

Tacoma, Wash. — If you have a Medicare Advantage plan in Tacoma, this fall's mail is worth opening. Federal filings for 2027 show 26 Medicare Advantage plans leaving Pierce County after 2026, 19 new plans coming in, and 13 plans keeping the same coverage under a new name. A new carrier, MultiCare Health Plan Medicare Advantage Evergreen Plans, is entering the county for 2027.

Those numbers come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Advantage Landscape files, comparing 2026 to 2027. Tacoma is in Pierce County, and Medicare plan choices are set at the county level — so the changes below apply countywide.

What's changing in Pierce County for 2027

Every fall, insurers tell CMS which plans they will offer the next year. For Pierce County, the 2027 filing shows four kinds of changes:

• 26 plans leaving. These will not be sold in 2027, and current members will need to choose another plan or return to Original Medicare.
• 19 new plans joining the market, including plans from a carrier new to the county, MultiCare Health Plan Medicare Advantage Evergreen Plans.
• 13 renamed plans. The coverage is continuing, but the name on the card and paperwork will look different.
• 25 continuing plans with a change on premium, deductible, plan type or name. CMS's file flags that a change exists; the Annual Notice of Change your plan mails you has the specifics.

Thirty-four plans are continuing without one of the flagged changes. The table below lists every 2026 plan by carrier for reference.

Plans not returning after 2026

If you are enrolled in one of these plans, your coverage ends December 31, 2026, and you'll need to make another choice. Plans leaving Pierce County, in alphabetical order by carrier:

• Aetna (CVS Health): Aetna Medicare Signature Advantage (HMO)
• Centene (WellCare): Wellcare Dual Access Open (PPO D-SNP); Wellcare Dual Liberty Sync Open (PPO D-SNP); Wellcare Dual Reserve (HMO-POS D-SNP); Wellcare Giveback (HMO-POS); Wellcare Patriot Giveback Open (PPO); Wellcare Simple (HMO-POS)
• Elevance Health (Anthem): Wellpoint Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP); Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP)
• Humana: Humana Gold Plus SNP-DE H1036-324 (HMO D-SNP); Humana Gold Plus SNP-DE H1036-326 (HMO D-SNP); Humana Together in Health (PPO I-SNP); HumanaChoice H5216-426 (PPO); HumanaChoice H7617-019 (PPO)
• Molina Healthcare of Washington, Inc.: Molina Medicare Complete Care Select (HMO D-SNP)
• Regence BlueShield: Regence MedAdvantage + Rx Primary (PPO)
• SCAN Health Plan: SCAN MyChoice WA (HMO)
• UnitedHealthcare: AARP Medicare Advantage Access from UHC WA-11 (PPO); AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC WA-0003 (PPO); AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC WA-0010 (HMO-POS); AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC WA-12 (PPO); AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC WA-16 (PPO); AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot No Rx WA-MA01 (PPO); UHC Complete Care WA-13 (HMO-POS C-SNP); UHC Dual Complete WA-S5 (PPO D-SNP); UHC Dual Complete WA-S6 (HMO-POS D-SNP)

Note that some carriers, like the Wellpoint plans from Elevance Health, are ending certain plans and offering different ones under the same name for 2027 — different plan numbers, so treat it as a new plan and check the details.

New plans for 2027

Nineteen plans are being offered in Pierce County for the first time next year. Alphabetical by carrier:

• Aetna (CVS Health): Aetna Medicare Chronic Care (HMO C-SNP); Aetna Medicare Eagle (HMO)
• Devoted Health: DEVOTED C-SNP ENHANCED 003 WA (HMO C-SNP); DEVOTED C-SNP GIVEBACK EXTRAS 004 WA (HMO C-SNP); DEVOTED C-SNP PLUS 005 WA (HMO C-SNP); DEVOTED CORE 001 WA (HMO); DEVOTED GIVEBACK 002 WA (HMO); DEVOTED GIVEBACK EXTRAS 022 WA (HMO)
• Elevance Health (Anthem): Wellpoint Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP); Wellpoint Dual Advantage Plus (HMO D-SNP); Wellpoint Full Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP)
• Molina Healthcare of Washington, Inc.: Molina Medicare Elect (HMO D-SNP)
• MultiCare Health Plan Medicare Advantage Evergreen Plans: MultiCare Health Plan Evergreen Enhanced (HMO); MultiCare Health Plan Evergreen Essential (HMO)
• UnitedHealthcare: AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC WA-18 (PPO); AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot No Rx WA-MA02 (HMO-POS); AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot No RX WA-MA3 (PPO); UHC Complete Care Support WA-1A (HMO-POS C-SNP); UHC Complete Care Support WA-3A (HMO-POS C-SNP)

Several of the new plans are Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans (C-SNPs) or Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs), which have specific eligibility rules.

Plans that just have a new name

Thirteen plans are continuing but under a different name for 2027. If you see a strange name on your fall mail, check whether it's actually the same plan:

• Aetna Medicare Signature (PPO) — was Aetna Medicare Signature Extra (PPO)
• Wellcare Coordinated Care Dual Access (HMO-POS D-SNP) — was Wellcare Dual Access (HMO-POS D-SNP)
• Wellcare Coordinated Care Dual Liberty Sync (HMO D-SNP) — was Wellcare Dual Liberty Sync (HMO-POS D-SNP)
• DEVOTED C-SNP CHOICE ENHANCED 005 WA (PPO C-SNP) — was DEVOTED C-SNP CHOICE PREMIUM 005 WA (PPO C-SNP)
• Humana Dual Select H5619-166 (HMO D-SNP) — was Humana Gold Plus SNP-DE H5619-166 (HMO D-SNP)
• Humana Essentials Plus Giveback (HMO) — was Humana Gold Plus Giveback H1036-319 (HMO)
• Humana Total Complete (HMO) — was Humana Gold Plus H5619-133 (HMO)
• Humana Value Choice (PPO) — was HumanaChoice H5216-428 (PPO)
• AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC WA-14 (HMO-POS) — was AARP Medicare Advantage Extras from UHC WA-14 (HMO-POS)
• AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC WA-6 (HMO-POS) — was AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC WA-6 (HMO