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

HumanaChoice Giveback, 2027

H5216Contract481Plan

PPO · 136 counties in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio

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

Takes in 2 plans

2026 star rating, contract H5216: 3.5 of 5

HumanaChoice Giveback (H5216-481) costs $0 a month in 2027, with an in-network out-of-pocket limit of $9,850. It is a new plan for 2027. It takes in the members of H5216-307, H5216-309.

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. The plan files its benefits in parts for different counties, so lines marked ◆ show the most generous part of its area and some counties get less: the plan's Evidence of Coverage gives your county's amounts.
What you pay or get20262027Change
Monthly premiumnot offered$0new for 2027
In-network out-of-pocket limitnot filed$9,850new for 2027
Drug deductiblenot filed$700new for 2027
Part B premium reduction, monthly (best in its area)none$123added
Primary care visit (best in its area)not offered$0 copaychanged
Specialist visit (best in its area)not offered$50 copaychanged
Emergency room (best in its area)not offered$115 copaychanged
Medical deductible, in network (best in its area)none$432added
Hospital stay, in network (best in its area)not offered$400 a day for days 1–5, then $0 a day for days 6–90changed
Skilled nursing facility, in network (best in its area)not offered$0 a day for days 1–20, then $221 a day for days 21–100changed
Ground ambulance, in network (best in its area)not offered$325 copaychanged
Eyewear, yearly limit (best in its area)not offered$100 a yearadded
4 lines do not change
Comprehensive dental, yearly limit (best in its area)not offerednot offeredno 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
Counties servednot offered136new 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
TierWhat the tier holds20262027
Tier 1Preferred Genericnot offered$0
Tier 2Genericnot offered$0
Tier 3Preferred Brandnot offered19% of the cost
Tier 4Non-Preferred Drugnot offered41% of the cost
Tier 5Specialty Tiernot offered25% 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, 223 plans open to everyone are sold for 2027, this one included. Against the others, 209 plans have a lower out-of-pocket limit, 13 the same. On the premium, 150 the same, 72 a higher one.

Out-of-pocket limits of the 223 plans open to everyone

$0 to under $2,0000 plans
$2,000 to under $4,0008 plans
$4,000 to under $6,00093 plans
$6,000 to under $8,00090 plans
$8,000 to $10,000 (this plan)32 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 136 counties: $0 a month and $9,850.

IndianaKentuckyOhio

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 2 other plans. In 2027 it costs $0 a month with a $9,850 limit; each row compares that with the plan its members had in 2026.

2026 planMembers, Sept. 2026Members who movePremium 2026Premium changeLimit 2026Limit change
Humana USAA Honor Giveback with RxH5216-30733,00922,557$0no change$7,900up $1,950
HumanaChoice GivebackH5216-30918,53316,585$0no change$9,150up $700

Only the members of Humana USAA Honor Giveback with Rx (H5216-307) who live in the 131 counties where this plan is sold move into it (22,557 of its 33,009 members); in its other 49 counties the plan ends and members choose a new one. What happens where.

Only the members of HumanaChoice Giveback (H5216-309) who live in the 136 counties where this plan is sold move into it (16,585 of its 18,533 members); in its other 25 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
H5216-481
Legal name of the contract
Humana Insurance Company
Sold as
Humana
Parent company
Humana Inc.
Plan type
PPO
2026 star rating of the contract
3.5 of 5 overall; health plan 3.5 of 5, drug plan 3 of 5
Plan website, as filed with CMS
www.humana.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.