Elevance Medicare Advantage Plans 2027

The quality number is the one that moved. Going from roughly 40% to 53% of members in 4-star-and-above plans is one of the larger single-year improvements among the big carriers, and it happened in the same year the company shrank its plan lineup. Those two facts are connected.

The 2027 numbers are now published, and Elevance did cut again. Analysts reading the plan data put it at roughly 150 discontinued plans and 56 counties exited. That is the smallest reduction of any large national carrier — Centene cut about 3,000 plans across 344 counties, Humana about 2,400, UnitedHealthcare about 690 — but cutting early did not mean cutting once. Check your Annual Notice of Change rather than assuming your plan carries over.

Cutting early was not the same as cutting once. Elevance went into 2027 having already taken its reductions, and reduced again anyway — less than anyone else, but not nothing. The 2027 plan data is now published, so the question is no longer whether cuts happened. It is whether your specific plan is in them. Your Annual Notice of Change is the document that answers it.

YOUR 2027 CHECKLIST

Four steps, starting with the right name

➤  Does Elevance sell Medicare Advantage plans?

Elevance Health is the parent company, not the plan brand. Its Medicare Advantage plans are sold under Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and other local Blue brands, depending on the state. You will not find a plan card that says Elevance on it.

➤  Is Elevance the same as Anthem?

Effectively yes. Anthem, Inc. renamed itself Elevance Health in 2022, and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield remains the consumer brand on most of its Medicare Advantage plans. The corporate name changed; the plans people hold did not.

➤  How many Medicare Advantage members does Elevance have?

About 1.8 million, roughly 5 percent of the national Medicare Advantage market. That makes it a mid-sized parent company, well behind UnitedHealthcare and Humana but ahead of most regional plans.

➤  Are Elevance Medicare Advantage plans being cut for 2027?

Elevance made its cuts a year early. For the 2026 plan year it exited plans covering roughly 150,000 members and left the standalone Part D market entirely. That leaves it with fewer announced exits for 2027 than carriers that delayed, though 2027 details are not confirmed until October 1, 2026.

➤  What star ratings do Elevance plans have?

About 53 percent of its members are in plans rated 4 stars or higher, up from roughly 40 percent, one of the larger year-over-year improvements among the big carriers. It still trails Kaiser, Aetna and UnitedHealthcare on that measure. Ratings are set plan by plan and county by county.

➤  How do I compare Elevance Medicare Advantage plans for 2027?

Compare the brand, not the parent company. Look up the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plans sold in your county, then compare premium, in-network out-of-pocket maximum, whether your doctors and drugs are covered, and the specific plan’s star rating. 2027 plan details publish on October 1, 2026.