Anthem Medicare Advantage members in western Ohio lose Kettering Health’s 14 medical centers and 120-plus outpatient sites as in-network care on January 1, 2027

Kettering Health will leave Anthem’s Medicare Advantage network on January 1, 2027, taking 14 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient sites across western Ohio out of reach as in-network care. Anyone on an Anthem Medicare Advantage plan, including Anthem MyCare, who uses a Kettering hospital or doctor has until December 7 to move to coverage that still includes it.

The Dayton-based system announced the decision on October 6 in a news release saying it “will not renew its contract” with Anthem. Members can keep using Kettering as in-network care through December 31, 2026, the release says, so nothing changes at the front desk until the new year…