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

Wellcare Low Premium Value Open, 2027

H5439Contract023Plan

PPO · 3 counties in Oregon

Run by Health Net Life Insurance Company (contract H5439), sold as Wellcare, owned by Centene Corporation

Takes in 1 plan

2026 star rating, contract H5439: 3 of 5

Wellcare Low Premium Value Open (H5439-023) costs $22 a month in 2027, with an in-network out-of-pocket limit of $7,900. It is a new plan for 2027. It takes in the members of H5439-022.

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$22new for 2027
In-network out-of-pocket limitnot filed$7,900new for 2027
Drug deductiblenot filed$700new for 2027
Primary care visitnot offered$0 copaychanged
Specialist visitnot offered$35 copaychanged
Emergency roomnot offered$115 copaychanged
Medical deductible, in networknone$150added
Hospital stay, in networknot offered$600 a day for days 1–4, then $0 a day for days 5–90changed
Skilled nursing facility, in networknot offered$0 a day for days 1–20, then $221 a day for days 21–60, then $0 a day for days 61–100changed
Ground ambulance, in networknot offered$325 copaychanged
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both earsnot offered$350 a yearadded
5 lines do not change
Part B premium reduction, monthlynonenoneno change
Comprehensive dental, yearly limitnot offerednot offeredno change
Eyewear, yearly limitnot offerednot offeredno change
Over-the-counter items, yearlynot offerednot offeredno change
Counties servednot offered3new 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 1Genericnot offered$10$0
Tier 2Preferred Brandnot offered25% of the cost25% of the cost
Tier 3Non-Preferred Drugnot offered50% of the cost50% of the cost
Tier 4Injectable Drugsnot offered1% of the cost1% of the cost
Tier 5Specialty Tiernot offered25% of the cost25% of the cost
Tier 6Select Care Drugsnot offered$0$0

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, 40 plans open to everyone are sold for 2027, this one included. Against the others, 32 plans have a lower out-of-pocket limit, 4 the same, 3 a higher one. On the premium, 24 plans have a lower premium, 15 a higher one.

Out-of-pocket limits of the 40 plans open to everyone

$0 to under $2,0000 plans
$2,000 to under $4,0000 plans
$4,000 to under $6,00011 plans
$6,000 to under $8,000 (this plan)26 plans
$8,000 to $10,0003 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 3 counties: $22 a month and $7,900.

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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 $22 a month with a $7,900 limit; each row compares that with the plan its members had in 2026.

2026 planMembers, Sept. 2026Members who movePremium 2026Premium changeLimit 2026Limit change
Wellcare Simple OpenH5439-02212,1974,502$0up $22$6,750up $1,150

Only the members of Wellcare Simple Open (H5439-022) who live in the 3 counties where this plan is sold move into it (4,502 of its 12,197 members); in its other 9 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
H5439-023
Legal name of the contract
Health Net Life Insurance Company
Sold as
Wellcare
Parent company
Centene Corporation
Plan type
PPO
2026 star rating of the contract
3 of 5 overall; health plan 3 of 5, drug plan 3 of 5
Plan website, as filed with CMS
go.wellcare.com/OR

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.