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

Alignment Health My Choice Select is not offered under this ID in 2027

H3815Contract049Plan

HMO · served 4 counties in California in 2026

Run by Alignment Health Plan (contract H3815), sold as Alignment Health Plan, owned by Alignment Healthcare USA, LLC

CMS crosswalk: members move into H3815-001

Folds into H3815-001

Alignment Health My Choice Select (H3815-049) is not offered under this ID in 2027: the CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 moves its members into Alignment Health My Choice 001 (H3815-001), which is sold in every county it served. 3,385 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 Alignment Health My Choice 001?

For its members: this plan's 2026 amounts beside Alignment Health My Choice 001 (H3815-001) in 2027. The changed lines are marked and come first.
What you pay or get20262027Change
Plan nameAlignment Health My Choice SelectAlignment Health My Choice 001renamed
In-network out-of-pocket limit$798$550down $248
Emergency room$70 copay$100 copayup $30
20 lines do not change
Monthly premium$0$0no change
Drug deductible$0$0no change
Part B premium reduction, monthlynonenoneno change
Primary care visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Specialist visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Medical deductible, in networknonenoneno change
Hospital stay, in network$0 a stay$0 a stayno change
Skilled nursing facility, in network$0 a day for days 1–20, then $30 a day for days 21–100$0 a day for days 1–20, then $30 a day for days 21–100no change
Ground ambulance, in network$75 copay$75 copayno change
Comprehensive dental, yearly limitnot offerednot offeredno change
Eyewear, yearly limit$200 a year$200 a yearno change
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both earsnot offerednot offeredno change
Over-the-counter items, yearly$240 a year$240 a yearno change
Counties served44no change
Drug tier 1, preferred generic$0$0no change
Drug tier 2, generic$5$5no change
Drug tier 3, preferred brand$30$30no change
Drug tier 4, non-preferred drug$100$100no change
Drug tier 5, specialty tier33% of the cost33% of the costno change
Drug tier 6, select care drugs$3$3no 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 Alignment Health My Choice 001 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 4 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
Riverside, CA2,103moves into H3815-001
San Bernardino, CA797moves into H3815-001
Los Angeles, CA369moves into H3815-001
Orange, CA107moves into H3815-001

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

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