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

SCAN Strive is not offered under this ID in 2027

H1822Contract006Plan

HMO C-SNP · served 2 counties in Arizona in 2026

Run by SCAN Desert Health Plan, Inc. (contract H1822), sold as SCAN Health Plan, owned by SCAN Group

CMS crosswalk: members move into H1822-002

Folds into H1822-002

SCAN Strive (H1822-006) is not offered under this ID in 2027: the CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 moves its members into SCAN Balance (H1822-002), which is sold in every county it served. 1,380 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 SCAN Balance?

For its members: this plan's 2026 amounts beside SCAN Balance (H1822-002) in 2027. The changed lines are marked and come first.
What you pay or get20262027Change
Plan nameSCAN StriveSCAN Balancerenamed
Drug deductible$615$0down $615
Comprehensive dental, yearly limit$4,000 a year$3,000 a yeardown $1,000
Eyewear, yearly limit$300 a year$250 a yeardown $50
Over-the-counter items, yearly$1,560 a year$660 a yeardown $900
Counties served23up 1
Drug tier 1, preferred generic$0$5up $5
Drug tier 2, generic$0$9up $9
Drug tier 3, preferred brand25% of the cost$47changed
Drug tier 4, non-preferred drug30% of the cost35% of the costup 5 points
Drug tier 5, specialty tier25% of the cost33% of the costup 8 points
11 lines do not change
Monthly premium$0$0no change
In-network out-of-pocket limit$2,000$2,000no change
Part B premium reduction, monthlynonenoneno change
Primary care visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Specialist visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Emergency room$90 copay$90 copayno change
Medical deductible, in networknonenoneno change
Hospital stay, in network$75 a day for days 1–5, then $0 a day for days 6–90$75 a day for days 1–5, then $0 a day for days 6–90no change
Skilled nursing facility, in network$0 a day for days 1–20, then $150 a day for days 21–100$0 a day for days 1–20, then $150 a day for days 21–100no change
Ground ambulance, in network$250 copay$250 copayno change
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both earsnot offerednot offeredno 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 SCAN Balance 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 2 counties, 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
Maricopa, AZ1,028moves into H1822-002
Pima, AZ335moves into H1822-002

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

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