Where payers are adding, expanding plans: 13 Medicare Advantage updates

Here are 13 plans that have announced they are launching new Medicare Advantage plans or expanding current offerings since Oct. 4.

1. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois is expanding its Medicare Advantage offerings to 61 new counties in 2023, the payer said Oct. 18. BCBSIL will add new plan options, including a plan designed for veterans, a PPO plan with a dental care allowance and a PPO plan with a flexible spending card for dental, vision and hearing.
   
   
2. Commonwealth Care Alliance will introduce a new Medicare Advantage plan designed for residents of senior housing facilities. The plan, CCA Medicare Premier, will be available in four Massachusetts counties for 2023, according to a release shared with Becker's Oct. 18.
   
   
3. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma will offer its Medicare Advantage plans in 30 more Oklahoma counties in 2023, the insurer said Oct. 17. 
   
   
4. Humana subsidiary CarePlus Health Plans will expand its Medicare Advantage offerings to three more Florida counties. The insurer will also offer its CareSalute plan, designed for veterans, to 17 Florida counties, it said Oct. 17. 
   
   
5. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is expanding to 38 more Texas counties, the payer said Oct. 17. 
   
   
6. SCAN Health Plan will launch the nation's first Medicare Advantage plan designed specifically for LGBTQ older adults through a partnership with Included Health, an integrated virtual care and navigation platform. The plan will be available in Los Angeles and Riverside counties in California for 2023. 
   
   
7. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield will offer a Medicare Advantage plan tailored to veterans in 2023. 
   
   
8. Humana will launch a co-branded Medicare Advantage plan designed for veterans with military benefits provider USAA. The plan will be available in eight states for 2023.
   
   
9. Humana will expand its Medicare Advantage plans to four counties in the Baltimore area for 2023. 
   
   
10. Medicare Advantage provider Braven Health will be available statewide in New Jersey in  2023. The company is jointly owned by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and two New Jersey health systems, Edison-based Hackensack Meridian Health and West Orange-based RWJBarnabas Health. 
    
    
11. Humana will offer its Medicare Advantage plans in three Rhode Island counties for 2023. 
    
    
12. Priority Health and Kroger Health will launch two co-branded Medicare plans in eight Michigan counties for 2023.The plans will offer allowances to purchase nutritious food and health and wellness items at Kroger stores. 
    
    
13. L.A. Care, a publicly operated health plan in Los Angeles County, Calif., will offer a new Medicare Plus plan for dual-eligible beneficiaries in 2023.