I use LCMC Health doctors and hospitals. Will I still be able to see them if I switch Medicare Advantage plans?

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Jeremy Harkins · Accepted Answer

LCMC Health is a large New Orleans-area hospital and physician system, so if those are the doctors and hospitals you use, they need to be checked carefully before you switch Medicare Advantage plans.

Do not assume that because LCMC works with an insurance company, every LCMC doctor and hospital is in every Medicare Advantage plan that company offers.

Start with the doctors you actually see. Who is your primary care doctor? What specialists do you use? Which LCMC hospital would you want to use if you needed surgery or were admitted?

Then check each one against the exact Medicare Advantage plan you are considering.

I would verify it two ways: check the plan’s provider directory, then call the doctor’s office and ask if they participate with that specific Medicare Advantage plan.

If keeping your LCMC doctors and hospitals is important, check that first. A lower premium or better extra benefits do not help much if you lose access to the doctors you want to keep.

Noelle Laderer · Answer

You may be able to keep seeing your LCMC Health doctors and hospitals, but it depends on the Medicare Advantage plan you switch to. Before making a change, check that your specific LCMC providers and facilities participate in the new plan’s network, since not every plan has the same network. As a local licensed agent serving the New Orleans area, I can help you review your providers and compare plan networks before you switch.

Answered by Noelle Laderer on September 11, 2026

Broker Licensed in LA, AL, AR & MS

Answered by Noelle Laderer Medicare Insurance Agent

Rick Bechtel · Answer

If you are being helped by an agent, the agent should investigate available plans in part based on the network status of your providers. If not, you can go to www.medicare.gov, where you can enter your providers (prescriptions as well), and it will show you which plans have them in network.

Answered by Rick Bechtel on October 5, 2026

Broker Licensed in WA

Answered by Rick Bechtel Medicare Insurance Agent

Brett Johnson · Answer

LCMC is a nonprofit healthcare system based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They have many primary care doctors, and different type of specialists. Before switching plans, you should contact a local, licensed Medicare plan broker. The broker should be able to make sure that your medical providers take whatever plan you are considering. Not all providers accept all Medicare plans. Hope this helps.

Answered by Brett Johnson on October 5, 2026

Agent Licensed in CA, AZ, GA & NV

Answered by Brett Johnson Medicare Insurance Agent

Mattie Macias · Answer

You may be able to keep seeing your LCMC doctors, but it will depend if your MA health plan includes them in its network.

Taylor Davis · Answer

It all depends. With Medicare, there are HMOs, PPOs, HMO-POS, so it takes someone with the knowledge to find you the perfect network.

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