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

HealthSpring Preferred, 2027

H4513Contract103Plan

HMO · 6 counties in Oklahoma

Run by HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. (contract H4513), sold as HealthSpring, owned by Health Care Service Corporation

Takes in 1 plan

2026 star rating, contract H4513: 4.5 of 5

HealthSpring Preferred (H4513-103) costs $0 a month in 2027, with an in-network out-of-pocket limit of $3,500. It is a new plan for 2027. It takes in the members of H3979-001.

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
Monthly premiumnot offered$0new for 2027
In-network out-of-pocket limitnot filed$3,500new for 2027
Drug deductiblenot filed$500new for 2027
Primary care visitnot offered$0 copaychanged
Specialist visitnot offered$25 copaychanged
Emergency roomnot offered$150 copaychanged
Hospital stay, in networknot offered$300 a day for days 1–5, then $0 a day for days 6–90changed
Skilled nursing facility, in networknot offered$20 a day for days 1–20, then $221 a day for days 21–100changed
Ground ambulance, in networknot offered$250 copaychanged
Eyewear, yearly limitnot offered$300 a yearadded
Over-the-counter items, yearlynot offered$260 a yearadded
5 lines do not change
Part B premium reduction, monthlynonenoneno change
Medical deductible, in networknonenoneno change
Comprehensive dental, yearly limitnot offerednot offeredno change
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both earsnot offerednot offeredno change
Counties servednot offered6new for 2027

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.

What will prescriptions cost?

Your share for a 30-day supply at a retail pharmacy, as filed with CMS; tiers whose share changes are marked. The plan charges less at its preferred pharmacies
TierWhat the tier holds2026, standard pharmacy2027, standard pharmacy2027, preferred pharmacy
Tier 1Preferred Genericnot offered$10$0
Tier 2Genericnot offered$20$0
Tier 3Preferred Brandnot offered14% of the cost14% of the cost
Tier 4Non-Preferred Drugnot offered25% of the cost25% of the cost
Tier 5Specialty Tiernot offered28% of the cost28% of the cost

Source: CMS plan benefit package files, 2027 and 2026. Insulin is capped at $35 a month by law. A drug's tier is set by the plan's formulary.

How does it compare with plans sold where it is?

In the counties it serves, 36 plans open to everyone are sold for 2027, this one included. Against the others, 35 a higher one. On the premium, 25 the same, 10 a higher one.

Out-of-pocket limits of the 36 plans open to everyone

$0 to under $2,0000 plans
$2,000 to under $4,000 (this plan)4 plans
$4,000 to under $6,00013 plans
$6,000 to under $8,00017 plans
$8,000 to $10,0002 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?

The premium and the out-of-pocket limit are the same in all 6 counties: $0 a month and $3,500.

Oklahoma

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

Which 2026 plans move into it, and what changes for their members?

For 2027 this plan takes in the members of 1 other plan. In 2027 it costs $0 a month with a $3,500 limit; each row compares that with the plan its members had in 2026.

2026 planMembers, Sept. 2026Members who movePremium 2026Premium changeLimit 2026Limit change
Blue Cross Medicare Advantage BasicH3979-0013,1572,208$0no change$4,200down $700

Only the members of Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Basic (H3979-001) who live in the 6 counties where this plan is sold move into it (2,208 of its 3,157 members); in its other 22 counties the plan ends and members choose a new one. What happens where.

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); CMS Medicare Advantage and Part D landscape files for 2027 (Sept. 22, 2026, revised Sept. 30) and 2026 (Sept. 2, 2026 revision). Each moving plan's own page lists every line that changes for its members.

Who runs this plan?

Plan ID
H4513-103
Legal name of the contract
HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc.
Sold as
HealthSpring
Parent company
Health Care Service Corporation
Plan type
HMO
2026 star rating of the contract
4.5 of 5 overall; health plan 4.5 of 5, drug plan 3.5 of 5
Plan website, as filed with CMS
HealthSpring.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.