In October many Kaiser Medicare enrollees received a letter that caused dismay,

At the top of the mailing was this statement: IMPORTANT NOTICE: Your Medicare plan won’t be offered in 2026.

As it turns out, Kaiser is not exiting the Medicare market and remains committed to offering 2 or 3 plans in each region, which may have some minor variations at the county level.  Kaiser reviewed its plans in 2025 and made some adjustments in benefits and coverage with a goal of covering costs (not making a profit) and maintaining quality. The new plans could no longer be offered under the original names, which meant that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services required a template letter be sent to everyone affected by the change. Kaiser was not allowed to insert its own language and was not allowed to market its replacement plans.

Victory Lindholm, part of the Kaiser marketing team, spoke to the Senior Caucus October 3 to provide details. You can view that presentation via this link: https://youtu.be/j4jzTUyOmCM

The bottom line:

• Every Medicare plan that has been discontinued has been replaced by a similar plan
  KP providers will remain the same

• Electronic medical record and medical record numbers will remain the same

• Prescriptions and pharmacy network will remain the same

• Care will continue to be coordinated by KP providers.

• Telehealth will continue to be covered

Everyone will need to enroll in a new plan and Kaiser has a robust plan to do that. Enrollment starts October 15

You can call both to get information at 855-799-7483

You can go online, type in your zip code and see what plans are available to you. You can even see how the plans compare to each other and to your current plan https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/shop-plans/ready-for-medicare

Webinars and seminars are being scheduled

You can enroll by phone, online or by downloading and mailing a form.