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

HumanaChoice Giveback is not offered under this ID in 2027

H5216Contract309Plan

PPO · served 161 counties in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio in 2026

Run by Humana Insurance Company (contract H5216), sold as Humana, owned by Humana Inc.

CMS crosswalk: members move into H5216-481 in 136 of its 161 counties; in the others the plan ends

Folds in part

HumanaChoice Giveback (H5216-309) is not offered under this ID in 2027. The CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 moves its members into HumanaChoice Giveback (H5216-481), in the 136 counties where that plan is sold (16,585 members in September 2026). In its other 25 counties (1,851 members) there is no plan to move into: coverage ends December 31, 2026, and members there need to choose a new plan (counties with fewer than 11 members are not counted).

What changes for its members in HumanaChoice Giveback?

For members in the 136 counties where HumanaChoice Giveback is sold: this plan's 2026 amounts beside HumanaChoice Giveback (H5216-481) in 2027. The changed lines are marked and come first.
What you pay or get20262027Change
In-network out-of-pocket limit$9,150$9,850up $700
Drug deductible$0$700up $700
Specialist visit (best in its area)$40 copay$50 copayup $10
Medical deductible, in network (best in its area)$425$432up $7
Skilled nursing facility, in network (best in its area)$0 a day for days 1–20, then $218 a day for days 21–100$0 a day for days 1–20, then $221 a day for days 21–100up $30for a 30-day stay
Ground ambulance, in network (best in its area)$335 copay$325 copaydown $10
Counties served161136down 25
Drug tier 3, preferred brand$3019% of the costchanged
Drug tier 4, non-preferred drug35% of the cost41% of the costup 6 points
Drug tier 5, specialty tier33% of the cost25% of the costdown 8 points
11 lines do not change
Monthly premium$0$0no change
Part B premium reduction, monthly (best in its area)$123$123no change
Primary care visit (best in its area)$0 copay$0 copayno change
Emergency room (best in its area)$115 copay$115 copayno change
Hospital stay, in network (best in its area)$400 a day for days 1–5, then $0 a day for days 6–90$400 a day for days 1–5, then $0 a day for days 6–90no change
Comprehensive dental, yearly limit (best in its area)not offerednot offeredno change
Eyewear, yearly limit (best in its area)$100 a year$100 a yearno change
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both ears (best in its area)not offerednot offeredno change
Over-the-counter items, yearly (best in its area)not offerednot offeredno change
Drug tier 1, preferred generic$0$0no change
Drug tier 2, generic$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 live in Allen (IN), Benton (IN), Blackford (IN), Brown (IN), Carroll (IN), Cass (IN), Clay (IN), Clinton (IN), Daviess (IN), De Kalb (IN), Dearborn (IN), Delaware (IN), Dubois (IN), Elkhart (IN), Fayette (IN), Fountain (IN), Gibson (IN), Grant (IN), Greene (IN), Hamilton (IN), Hancock (IN), Hendricks (IN), Henry (IN), Howard (IN), Huntington (IN), Jackson (IN), Jasper (IN), Jennings (IN), Johnson (IN), Kosciusko (IN), Lagrange (IN), Lake (IN), Lawrence (IN), Madison (IN), Marion (IN), Marshall (IN), Martin (IN), Miami (IN), Monroe (IN), Montgomery (IN) and 96 more (listed below)

If you do nothing
You are moved into HumanaChoice Giveback 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.

If you live in Adams (IN), Boone (IN), Franklin (IN), Fulton (IN), Jay (IN), Knox (IN), La Porte (IN), Noble (IN), Orange (IN), Sullivan (IN), Switzerland (IN), Warrick (IN), Coshocton (OH), Guernsey (OH), Jackson (OH), Meigs (OH), Mercer (OH), Monroe (OH), Muskingum (OH), Noble (OH), Perry (OH), Ross (OH), Scioto (OH), Vinton (OH), Washington (OH)

Your coverage
Ends December 31, 2026: HumanaChoice Giveback is not sold where you live.
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 (with Extra Help or full Medicaid, Medicare enrolls you in one).
Without a drug plan
Going 63 days or more in a row without drug coverage can mean a late enrollment penalty if you join a drug plan later; joining by the end of February keeps a January and February gap under 63 days, waiting longer does not.

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.

161 counties in 3 states; counties under 11 members are not counted
StateCountiesMembers, Sept. 2026
Ohio7710,253
Indiana797,513
Kentucky5670

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

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