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

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Core is not offered in 2027

H5959Contract013Plan

PPO · served 51 counties in Minnesota in 2026

Run by Bcbsm, Inc. (contract H5959), sold as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, owned by Aware Integrated, Inc.

CMS crosswalk: not offered in 2027

Not offered in 2027

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Core (H5959-013) 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 $3.10-a-month Part B premium reduction, $150 eyewear allowance and $100 over-the-counter allowance end with it; other plans sold in its counties may offer them (each county page lists the 2027 plans). 37,573 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 get20262027Change
Monthly premium$0not offeredplan ends
In-network out-of-pocket limit$5,900not offeredplan ends
Part B premium reduction, monthly$3.10not offeredlost with the plan
Eyewear, yearly limit$150 a yearnot offeredplan ends
Over-the-counter items, yearly$100 a yearnot offeredplan ends
Counties served51noneplan 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.
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.
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 51 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
CountyMembers, Sept. 2026
Hennepin, MN8,024
Ramsey, MN3,135
Dakota, MN2,913
Washington, MN2,101
Anoka, MN1,996
Crow Wing, MN1,749
Stearns, MN1,636
Otter Tail, MN1,098
Sherburne, MN1,096
Douglas, MN1,053
Kandiyohi, MN1,029
Wright, MN966
Scott, MN902
Cass, MN636
Chisago, MN632
Carver, MN628
Becker, MN605
Beltrami, MN516
Clay, MN505
Brown, MN450
Todd, MN429
Morrison, MN408
Benton, MN385
Lyon, MN369
Hubbard, MN310
Redwood, MN300
Polk, MN294
Wadena, MN280
Isanti, MN261
Cottonwood, MN209
Pennington, MN207
Nobles, MN204
Pope, MN193
Renville, MN189
Chippewa, MN175
Murray, MN171
Swift, MN167
Lincoln, MN148
Roseau, MN139
Clearwater, MN121
Lac qui Parle, MN121
Grant, MN111
Marshall, MN102
Jackson, MN95
Big Stone, MN80
Norman, MN73
Wilkin, MN69
Kittson, MN47
Mahnomen, MN41
Red Lake, MN39
Lake of the Woods, MN38

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

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