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

Peoples Health Patriot is not offered in 2027

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PPO · served 64 counties in Louisiana in 2026

Run by Peoples Health, Inc. (contract H4544), sold as Peoples Health, owned by UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

CMS crosswalk: not offered in 2027

Not offered in 2027

Peoples Health Patriot (H4544-002) is not offered in 2027: the CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 lists it as terminated, so its coverage ends December 31, 2026. The plan's $185-a-month Part B premium reduction and $150 eyewear allowance end with it; other plans sold in its counties may offer them (each county page lists the 2027 plans). 3,920 people were enrolled in it in September 2026. They can choose another plan during open enrollment, October 15 to December 7, 2026, to have no gap (or by the end of February, with coverage from the first of the next month); anyone who does not join another plan before it ends moves to Original Medicare, without a drug plan unless they join one (members with Extra Help or full Medicaid are enrolled in one by Medicare).

What do members lose for 2027?

The plan's 2026 amounts; it has none for 2027 under this ID.
What you pay or get	2026	2027	Change
Monthly premium	$0	not offered	plan ends
In-network out-of-pocket limit	$6,700	not offered	plan ends
Part B premium reduction, monthly	$185	not offered	lost with the plan
Eyewear, yearly limit	$150 a year	not offered	plan ends
Counties served	64	none	plan ends

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); CMS plan benefit package files, 2027 and 2026.

What can members do, and by when?

October 15 to December 7, 2026: Open enrollment: join another Medicare Advantage plan, or Original Medicare with a drug plan. Coverage starts January 1, 2027.
December 8, 2026 to the end of February 2027: A special enrollment period because the plan is leaving: you can still join a plan, but coverage starts the first day of the month after you join, so choose by December 31 to have no gap.
If you do nothing: You are enrolled in Original Medicare when the plan ends, without a drug plan unless you join one; if you have Extra Help or full Medicaid, Medicare enrolls you in a drug plan automatically.
If you choose Original Medicare: You have a guaranteed right to buy Medigap Plan A, B, C, D, F, G, K or L sold in your state by any insurance company; if you were new to Medicare on or after January 1, 2020, Plans D and G take the place of C and F. Apply from 60 days before to 63 days after the plan ends; the policy starts once your Medicare Advantage coverage ends. Other Medigap plans are not covered by this right.
If you have Medicaid or Extra Help: You can switch to a different drug plan, or leave a Medicare Advantage plan for Original Medicare with a drug plan, once a calendar month; the change starts the first day of the next month.

Source: Medicare.gov, “Special enrollment periods”, “When can I buy a Medigap policy?” and “Help with drug costs” (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 64 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
County	Members, Sept. 2026
Caddo, LA	304
Jefferson, LA	278
St. Tammany, LA	274
Orleans, LA	268
East Baton Rouge, LA	198
Bossier, LA	190
Tangipahoa, LA	175
Rapides, LA	167
Lafayette, LA	150
Calcasieu, LA	137
Ouachita, LA	136
St. Landry, LA	114
Terrebonne, LA	78
Iberia, LA	77
Vernon, LA	75
Livingston, LA	71
Washington, LA	64
St. Mary, LA	63
Lafourche, LA	54
St. John the Baptist, LA	53
Webster, LA	49
Ascension, LA	47
Beauregard, LA	47
Acadia, LA	45
Avoyelles, LA	44
Evangeline, LA	43
St. Martin, LA	38
Natchitoches, LA	37
St. Bernard, LA	37
Morehouse, LA	36
De Soto, LA	34
Union, LA	34
Plaquemines, LA	33
Lincoln, LA	31
Sabine, LA	31
Bienville, LA	28
St. Charles, LA	28
Vermilion, LA	27
Grant, LA	25
Allen, LA	23
Iberville, LA	21
Jefferson Davis, LA	20
St. James, LA	20
Claiborne, LA	17
Concordia, LA	17
Jackson, LA	16
Winn, LA	16
Assumption, LA	15
Franklin, LA	15
East Feliciana, LA	14
West Baton Rouge, LA	12
LaSalle, LA	11
Pointe Coupee, LA	11
Caldwell, LA	fewer than 11
Cameron, LA	fewer than 11
Catahoula, LA	fewer than 11
East Carroll, LA	fewer than 11
Madison, LA	fewer than 11
Red River, LA	fewer than 11
Richland, LA	fewer than 11
St. Helena, LA	fewer than 11
Tensas, LA	fewer than 11
West Carroll, LA	fewer than 11
West Feliciana, LA	fewer than 11

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

What else should you check?

2027 plans in Caddo, LAThe plans you can join instead
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Every plan not offered in 2027764 Medicare Advantage and drug plans