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Plan year 2027 · Medicare AdvantageCMS files of Sept. 22 and Oct. 1, 2026

Aetna Medicare Eagle Classic Giveback, 2027

H1608Contract074Plan

PPO · 39 counties in Arkansas

Run by Coventry Health and Life Insurance Company (contract H1608), sold as Aetna Medicare, owned by CVS Health Corporation

Renews in fewer counties

2026 star rating, contract H1608: 4 of 5

Aetna Medicare Eagle Classic Giveback (H1608-074) costs $0 a month in 2027, the same as in 2026, with an in-network out-of-pocket limit of $7,900. In 2026 it was called Aetna Medicare Eagle Giveback. It leaves 20 counties it served in 2026, where 91 of its members lived; they choose another plan for 2027 (the counties are listed below).

What changes from 2026 to 2027?

The changed lines are marked and come first. In-network amounts; members keep paying the Part B premium unless the plan reduces it.
What you pay or get20262027Change
Plan nameAetna Medicare Eagle GivebackAetna Medicare Eagle Classic Givebackrenamed
Skilled nursing facility, in network$0 a day for days 1–20, then $218 a day for days 21–100$0 a day for days 1–20, then $221 a day for days 21–100up $30for a 30-day stay
Counties served5939down 20
13 lines do not change
Monthly premium$0$0no change
In-network out-of-pocket limit$7,900$7,900no change
Part B premium reduction, monthly$100$100no change
Primary care visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Specialist visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Emergency room$115 copay$115 copayno change
Medical deductible, in networknonenoneno change
Hospital stay, in network$345 a day for days 1–7, then $0 a day for days 8–90$345 a day for days 1–7, then $0 a day for days 8–90no change
Ground ambulance, in network$265 copay$265 copayno change
Comprehensive dental, yearly limit$4,000 a year$4,000 a yearno change
Eyewear, yearly limit$300 a year$300 a yearno change
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both ears$500 a year$500 a yearno change
Over-the-counter items, yearly$600 a year$600 a yearno change

Source: CMS Medicare Advantage and Part D landscape files for 2027 (Sept. 22, 2026, revised Sept. 30) and 2026 (Sept. 2, 2026 revision); CMS plan benefit package files, 2027 and 2026; CMS plan crosswalk from 2026 to 2027 (Oct. 1, 2026). Plan details can change during the year; confirm on Medicare Plan Finder.

How does it compare with plans sold where it is?

In the counties it serves, 52 plans open to everyone are sold for 2027, this one included. Against the others, 37 plans have a lower out-of-pocket limit, 1 the same, 13 a higher one. On the premium, 42 the same, 9 a higher one.

Out-of-pocket limits of the 52 plans open to everyone

$0 to under $2,0000 plans
$2,000 to under $4,0000 plans
$4,000 to under $6,00014 plans
$6,000 to under $8,000 (this plan)27 plans
$8,000 to $10,00011 plans

Source: CMS Medicare Advantage and Part D landscape files for 2027 (Sept. 22, 2026, revised Sept. 30) and 2026 (Sept. 2, 2026 revision).

Where is it sold, and what does it cost there?

It stops serving 20 counties it served in 2026 (listed in the next section).

The premium and the out-of-pocket limit are the same in all 39 counties: $0 a month and $7,900.

Arkansas

BentonCalhounCarrollClarkColumbiaCrawfordCrittendenDallasFaulknerFranklinGarlandGrantHempsteadHot SpringHowardJohnsonLafayetteLoganLonokeMadisonMillerMontgomeryNevadaNewtonOuachitaPerryPhillipsPikePoinsettPolkPopePulaskiSalineScottSebastianSt. FrancisUnionWashingtonYell

Source: CMS Medicare Advantage and Part D landscape files for 2027 (Sept. 22, 2026, revised Sept. 30) and 2026 (Sept. 2, 2026 revision).

What if you live in a county it leaves?

Its 2026 members in the 20 counties listed below cannot stay in it for 2027; each county page lists the 2027 plans sold there.

Your coverage
This plan ends for you on December 31, 2026, because it is no longer sold where you live.
October 15 to December 7, 2026
Open enrollment: join another Medicare Advantage plan, or Original Medicare with a drug plan. Coverage starts January 1, 2027.
December 8, 2026 to the end of February 2027
A special enrollment period because the plan is leaving: you can still join a plan, but coverage starts the first day of the month after you join, so choose by December 31 to have no gap.
If you do nothing
You are enrolled in Original Medicare when the plan ends, without a drug plan unless you join one (with Extra Help or full Medicaid, Medicare enrolls you in one).
If you choose Original Medicare
You have a guaranteed right to buy Medigap Plan A, B, C, D, F, G, K or L sold in your state by any insurance company; if you were new to Medicare on or after January 1, 2020, Plans D and G take the place of C and F. Apply from 60 days before to 63 days after the plan ends; the policy starts once your Medicare Advantage coverage ends. Other Medigap plans are not covered by this right.
The 20 counties it leaves, most members first
CountyMembers, Sept. 2026
White, AR66
Jefferson, AR13
Van Buren, AR12
Arkansas, ARfewer than 11
Cleburne, ARfewer than 11
Conway, ARfewer than 11
Cross, ARfewer than 11
Greene, ARfewer than 11
Independence, ARfewer than 11
Jackson, ARfewer than 11
Lawrence, ARfewer than 11
Lee, ARfewer than 11
Little River, ARfewer than 11
Marion, ARfewer than 11
Mississippi, ARfewer than 11
Prairie, ARfewer than 11
Searcy, ARfewer than 11
Sevier, ARfewer than 11
Stone, ARfewer than 11
Woodruff, ARfewer than 11

Source: CMS plan crosswalk from 2026 to 2027 (Oct. 1, 2026); CMS monthly enrollment by plan and by county, September 2026 (CMS hides counts under 11); Medicare.gov, “Special enrollment periods” and “When can I buy Medigap?” (read Oct. 7, 2026).

Who runs this plan?

Plan ID
H1608-074
Legal name of the contract
Coventry Health and Life Insurance Company
Sold as
Aetna Medicare
Parent company
CVS Health Corporation
Plan type
PPO
2026 star rating of the contract
4 of 5 overall; health plan 3.5 of 5, drug plan 3.5 of 5
Members, September 2026
758
Plan website, as filed with CMS
www.aetna.com/medicare

Source: CMS Medicare Advantage and Part D landscape files for 2027 (Sept. 22, 2026, revised Sept. 30) and 2026 (Sept. 2, 2026 revision); CMS 2026 Star Ratings (October 2025); CMS monthly enrollment by plan and by county, September 2026 (CMS hides counts under 11). CMS publishes the 2027 Star Ratings in October 2026.

What else should you check?

Data, not advice. These are the plan's filed amounts, not a quote for you; confirm on Medicare Plan Finder or call the plan before you enroll.