Our 2026 Products and Plans
Healthcare for every stage of life to serve all Ohioans.
Buckeye offers a range of health insurance plans to meet our members’ unique needs in every stage of life. Plan eligibility depends on age, income, family size and any special health needs.
Medicaid
Buckeye provides coverage to qualified adults and children; eligible aged, blind and disabled persons and children within the foster care program. Potential members enroll through the Ohio Department of Medicaid and are required to renew their benefits annually.
Available in all 88 Ohio counties.
Visit the home page of our Medicaid plan.
Wellcare By Buckeye Health Plan - Next Generation MyCare Program
Buckeye is one of four managed care plans selected by the Ohio Department of Medicaid for the Next Generation MyCare Program in 2026 with our Wellcare by Buckeye Health Plan dual product.
Next Generation MyCare aligns Medicare and Medicaid to simplify care coordination and improve access to services like behavioral health and transportation, helping members stay healthy and independent.
In 2026, Buckeye Health Plan is not available for new Next Generation MyCare enrollments. Members who had Buckeye MyCare in 2025 and stayed with Buckeye were automatically enrolled in Buckeye’s Next Generation MyCare program for 2026.
Although Buckeye is not enrolling new members in 2026, we maintain a statewide provider network and continue to strengthen and expand it. This network helps ensure continued access to care for current Buckeye members across Ohio, including those who travel or relocate within the state, and positions us to support increased statewide membership in 2027.
Below are announcements from the Ohio Department of Medicaid regarding roll out for Phase 2 of the 2026 rollout. We are providing them to you for informational purposes and will add them to this product page as they are announced by ODM.
Get ready – on April 1 the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) is expanding its roll out of the Next Generation MyCare program. Phase 2 includes Sandusky, Erie, Henry, Williams, Defiance, Paulding, Fayette, Fairfield, Licking, and Ashtabula counties. As part of the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s (ODM) effort to prepare providers, we are hosting a series of webinars from March through August. These webinars will have sessions specific to the Ohio Department of Aging (AGE) providers and all other provider types to share information about the program, what it means for them, and steps they may need to take ahead of the program roll out. ODM encourages providers in Phase 2 counties to join.
You will find the webinars on the Ohio Department of Medicaid website.
Medicare
Wellcare is proud to offer a comprehensive selection of Medicare plans in your area.
- H0908-001: Wellcare Dual Access (HMO-POS D-SNP)
- H0908-003: Wellcare Simple (HMO-POS)
- H0908-004: Wellcare Assist (HMO-POS)
- H0908-006: Wellcare Dual Reserve (HMO-POS D-SNP)
- H0908-007: Wellcare Dual Liberty (HMO-POS D-SNP)
- H0908-008: Wellcare Dual Liberty (HMO-POS D-SNP)
See our website page for details on our plans.
Marketplace
Ambetter is a qualified health plan on the Ohio Health Insurance Marketplace. Member plan options vary between costs for monthly premium payments versus out-of-pocket expenses. Subsidies are dependent on member’s income level.
Available from Buckeye in all but these 16 counties: Ashtabula, Athens, Coshocton, Crawford, Gallia, Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, Marion, Meigs, Muskingum, Richland, Tusacarawa, Washington