Marylanders who hold a Medicare Advantage plan from Aetna, UnitedHealthcare or Humana will find a thinner market for 2027. CMS counts 47 plans in the state, down from 63, and Aetna is discontinuing every one of its Medicare Advantage plans there. The window to pick a replacement closes Dec. 7.
The Maryland cuts are one piece of a retreat by three of the biggest names in the business. Each insurer is closing plans across the country for 2027, and members of a closed plan who do nothing end up in Original Medicare.
Aetna leaves while UnitedHealthcare and Humana trim
The Maryland Insurance Administration’s Medicare open enrollment page lists each insurer’s changes. Aetna is discontinuing all of its Medicare Advantage plans in the state, so no Aetna member can renew into an Aetna plan there for 2027…