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

Wellcare Giveback Open is not offered under this ID in 2027

H1914Contract002Plan

PPO · served 8 counties in Connecticut in 2026

Run by Wellcare Health Insurance of Connecticut, Inc. (contract H1914), sold as Wellcare, owned by Centene Corporation

CMS crosswalk: members move into H1914-001

Folds into H1914-001

Wellcare Giveback Open (H1914-002) is not offered under this ID in 2027: the CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 moves its members into Wellcare Simple Open (H1914-001), which is sold in every county it served. 2,336 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 Wellcare Simple Open?

For its members: this plan's 2026 amounts beside Wellcare Simple Open (H1914-001) in 2027. The changed lines are marked and come first.
What you pay or get20262027Change
Plan nameWellcare Giveback OpenWellcare Simple Openrenamed
In-network out-of-pocket limit$9,250$9,850up $600
Drug deductible$615$700up $85
Part B premium reduction, monthly$50nonedropped
Specialist visit$35 copay$50 copayup $15
Medical deductible, in network$260$385up $125
Hospital stay, in network$725 a day for days 1–3, then $0 a day for days 4–90$1,890 a staychanged
Skilled nursing facility, in network$0 a day for days 1–20, then $175 a day for days 21–70, then $0 a day for days 71–100$0 a day for days 1–20, then $200 a day for days 21–70, then $0 a day for days 71–100up $250for a 30-day stay
Ground ambulance, in network$330 copay$310 copaydown $20
Eyewear, yearly limit$100 a yearnot offereddropped
Drug tier 1, generic$5$10up $5
Drug tier 2, preferred brand$1025% of the costchanged
Drug tier 3, non-preferred drug25% of the cost37% of the costup 12 points
Drug tier 4, injectable drugs36% of the cost15% of the costdown 21 points
9 lines do not change
Monthly premium$0$0no change
Primary care visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Emergency room$115 copay$115 copayno change
Comprehensive dental, yearly limitnot offerednot offeredno change
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both earsnot offerednot offeredno change
Over-the-counter items, yearlynot offerednot offeredno change
Counties served88no change
Drug tier 5, specialty tier25% of the cost25% of the costno change
Drug tier 6, select care drugs$0$0no 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 Wellcare Simple Open 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 8 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
Fairfield, CT989moves into H1914-001
Hartford, CT450moves into H1914-001
New Haven, CT376moves into H1914-001
Litchfield, CT124moves into H1914-001
New London, CT120moves into H1914-001
Middlesex, CT92moves into H1914-001
Windham, CT92moves into H1914-001
Tolland, CT85moves into H1914-001

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

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