A number of 2017 Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) and Medicare Advantage plans (MAs and MAPDs) are being consolidated or merged into other 2018 Medicare plans.
If you are currently in one of the 2017 Medicare plans being merged, your Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) letter will tell you about how you are being reassigned or “crosswalked” to another 2018 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 2017 Medicare Part D prescription drug plan reassignments:
Crosswalked Stand-Alone Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs)
(with the number of plan members impacted)
|
Plan Name |
States |
Members Affected |
First Health Part D Premier Plus (PDP)
members crosswalked to First Health Part D Value Plus (PDP) |
in 28 states
|
74,172 |
Express Scripts Medicare - Choice (PDP)
members crosswalked to Express Scripts Medicare - Value (PDP) |
PR
|
125 |
WellCare Extra (PDP)
members crosswalked to WellCare Classic (PDP) |
AZ
LA
OR
WA
WI
|
4,749 |
For many states, you will notice that the
AARP MedicareRx Walgreens (PDP) plan appears in our
PDP-Compare as both exiting and entering the service area. This is due to members of the AARP MedicareRx Walgreens (PDP) being crosswalked to the same plan, but with a new plan id. Many plan members may notice the plan id change on their 2018 Member Id cards.
Below is a chart highlighting some of the Medicare Advantage plan "crosswalks" for 2018.
Examples of Medicare Advantage plan Reassignments |
2017 Medicare Advantage Plan |
New 2018 Medicare Advantage Plan |
State(s) |
Members Affected |
HumanaChoice Texas H6609-151 (PPO) |
HumanaChoice H5216-043 (PPO) |
Counties in TX |
41,193 |
Peoples Health Choices Platinum #009 (HMO) |
Peoples Health Choices 65 #14 (HMO) |
4 Parishes in LA |
11,467 |
WellCare Essential (HMO-POS) |
WellCare Value (HMO) |
Counties in GA |
8,296 |
Golden State Medicare Health Plan, Golden (HMO) |
Golden State Medicare Gold (HMO) |
6 Counties in CA |
8,248 |
Health Net Ruby Select (HMO) |
Allwell Medicare Essentials II (HMO) |
2 Counties in AZ |
6,180 |
Rocky Mountain Standard Plan + Rx (Cost) |
Rocky Mountain Standard Plan (Cost) |
Counties in CO |
5,566 |
Need a fast way to see if your Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan is changing in 2018?
Our
PDP-Compare
and
MA-Compare
tools allow you to compare annual 2017/2018 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 2018.