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Plan year 2026 · coverage ends Dec. 31, 2026CMS crosswalk of Oct. 1, 2026

Aetna Medicare Select is not offered under this ID in 2027

H1609Contract022Plan

HMO · served 1 county in Florida in 2026

Run by Aetna Health Inc. (FL) (contract H1609), sold as Aetna Medicare, owned by CVS Health Corporation

CMS crosswalk: members move into H1609-087

Folds into H1609-087

Aetna Medicare Select (H1609-022) is not offered under this ID in 2027: the CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 moves its members into Aetna Medicare Select (H1609-087), which is sold in every county it served. 555 people were enrolled in it in September 2026; they can also choose another plan during open enrollment, October 15 to December 7, 2026.

What changes for its members in Aetna Medicare Select?

For its members: this plan's 2026 amounts beside Aetna Medicare Select (H1609-087) in 2027. The changed lines are marked and come first.
What you pay or get20262027Change
In-network out-of-pocket limit$2,900$3,900up $1,000
Specialist visit$0 copay$25 copayup $25
Hospital stay, in network$160 a day for days 1–5, then $0 a day for days 6–90$295 a day for days 1–7, then $0 a day for days 8–90up $675for a 5-day stay
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
Ground ambulance, in network$225 copay$275 copayup $50
Eyewear, yearly limit$200 a year$300 a yearup $100
Over-the-counter items, yearly$120 a year$160 a yearup $40
Counties served16up 5
Drug tier 1, preferred generic$2$5up $3
Drug tier 3, preferred brand25% of the cost18% of the costdown 7 points
Drug tier 5, specialty tier30% of the cost31% of the costup 1 point
10 lines do not change
Monthly premium$0$0no change
Drug deductible$200$200no change
Part B premium reduction, monthlynonenoneno change
Primary care visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Emergency room$150 copay$150 copayno change
Medical deductible, in networknonenoneno change
Comprehensive dental, yearly limitnot offerednot offeredno change
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both ears$1,000 a year$1,000 a yearno change
Drug tier 2, generic$12$12no change
Drug tier 4, non-preferred drug30% of the cost30% of the costno change

Source: CMS plan crosswalk from 2026 to 2027 (Oct. 1, 2026); 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. Your plan's Annual Notice of Change is the letter that confirms your 2027 plan; confirm on Medicare Plan Finder.

What can members do, and by when?

If you do nothing
You are moved into Aetna Medicare Select on January 1, 2027.
October 15 to December 7, 2026
Open enrollment: choose another Medicare Advantage plan, or Original Medicare with a drug plan, instead.
January 1 to March 31, 2027
Medicare Advantage open enrollment: switch once to another Medicare Advantage plan or to Original Medicare.

Source: Medicare.gov, “Special enrollment periods” and “Joining a plan” (read Oct. 7, 2026).

Where did its members live?

Where its members lived in September 2026; each county and state page lists the 2027 plans sold there.

All 1 county, most members first; CMS hides counts under 11 per county, so the counties add up to a little less than the plan's total
CountyMembers, Sept. 2026For 2027
Polk, FL549moves into H1609-087

Source: CMS monthly enrollment by plan and by county, September 2026 (CMS hides counts under 11).

What else should you check?