If you are currently in one of the 2016 Medicare plans being merged, your Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) letter will tell you about how you are being reassigned or “crosswalked” to another 2017 Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan. If you have not yet received or cannot find your ANOC, you can telephone your Medicare plan and ask that another ANOC letter be sent.
Here are a few examples of stand-alone 2016 Medicare Part D prescription drug plan reassignments:
| Medicare Part D Plan Reassignments | |||
| 2016 Medicare Part D Plan | New 2017 Medicare Part D Plan | State(s) | Members Affected |
| EnvisionRx Plus Clear Choice (PDP) | EnvisionRxPlus (PDP) | many states | 49,052 |
| First United American - Enhanced (PDP) | SilverScript Plus (PDP) | NY | 4,617 |
| First United American - Essential (PDP) | SilverScript Choice (PDP) | NY | 1,794 |
| First United American - Select (PDP) | SilverScript Choice (PDP) | NY | 510 |
| Senior Care Plus: Medicare Rx Choice (PDP) | Senior Care Plus: Medicare Rx Standard (PDP) | NV | 165 |
| United American - Enhanced (PDP) | SilverScript Plus (PDP) | all states | 58,723 |
| United American - Essential (PDP) | SilverScript Choice (PDP) | all states | 40,569 |
| United American - Select (PDP) | SilverScript Choice (PDP) | all states | 15,449 |
| WellCare Simple (PDP) | WellCare Classic (PDP) | AL, AR, MO, MS, SC, TN, and VA | 34,673 |
You may also notice that the WellCare Classic and Extra plans appear in our PDP-Compare as both exiting and entering the service areas. This is due to WellCare changing the contract number and plan id for these plans. Below is a chart highlighting some of the Medicare Advantage plan "crosswalks" for 2017.
| Sample of Medicare Advantage Plan Reassignments | |||
| 2016 Medicare Advantage Plan | New 2017 Medicare Advantage Plan | State(s) | Members Affected |
| Humana Gold Plus H1951-001 (HMO) | Humana Gold Plus H1951-047 (HMO) | Parishes in LA | 41,756 |
| Blue Medicare HMO Standard (HMO) | Blue Medicare HMO Essential (HMO) | Counties in NC | 38,013 |
| HumanaChoice H6609-125 (PPO) | HumanaChoice H6609-152 (PPO) | Counties in NC | 31,102 |
| Humana Gold Plus H2649-004 (HMO) | Humana Gold Plus H2649-062 (HMO) | Counties in KS | 26,273 |
| Humana Gold Plus H2649-004 (HMO) | Humana Gold Plus H2649-062 (HMO) | Counties in MO | 26,273 |
| Humana Gold Plus H2649-004 (HMO) | Humana Gold Plus H2649-062 (HMO) | Counties in KS | 26,273 |
| HumanaChoice H6609-142 (PPO) | HumanaChoice H6609-147 (PPO) | Counties in MN | 21,741 |
| Humana Gold Plus H8953-018 (HMO) | Humana Gold Plus H6622-021 (HMO) | Counties in KY | 21,114 |
| Humana Gold Plus H8953-018 (HMO) | Humana Gold Plus H6622-021 (HMO) | Counties in OH | 21,114 |
| Humana Gold Plus H5619-019 (HMO) | Humana Gold Plus H5619-039 (HMO) | Counties in CA | 14,977 |
| HAP Senior Plus - Henry Ford (HMO) | HAP Senior Plus Henry Ford Tiered Access (HMO) | Counties in MI | 13,132 |
| AARP MedicareComplete Plan 2 (HMO) | AARP MedicareComplete Plan 1 (HMO) | Counties in AL | 11,429 |
| EmblemHealth Dual Eligible (HMO SNP) | EmblemHealth VIP Dual (HMO SNP) | Counties in NY | 9,762 |
Need a faster way to see if your Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan is changing in 2016?
Our PDP-Compare and MA-Compare tools allow you to compare annual 2016/2017 changes in all stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) or Medicare Advantage plans (MAs or MAPDs) across the country showing changes in monthly premiums and plan design changes, as well as changes in co-payments or co-insurance rates for different drug tiers along with the most recent Medicare Star ratings.
Both the PDP-Compare and MA-Compare also show the Medicare Part D plans or Medicare Advantage plans that will be merged, discontinued, or added in 2017.