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

NextBlue Freedom PPO is not offered in 2027

H6202Contract003Plan

PPO · served 53 counties in North Dakota in 2026

Run by Nextblue of North Dakota Insurance Company (contract H6202), sold as NextBlue of North Dakota, owned by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co.

CMS crosswalk: not offered in 2027

Not offered in 2027

NextBlue Freedom PPO (H6202-003) 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 $650 eyewear allowance, $650 hearing aid (both ears) allowance and $200 over-the-counter allowance end with it; other plans sold in its counties may offer them (each county page lists the 2027 plans). 935 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$6,500not offeredplan ends
Eyewear, yearly limit$650 a yearnot offeredplan ends
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both ears$650 a yearnot offeredplan ends
Over-the-counter items, yearly$200 a yearnot offeredplan ends
Counties served53noneplan 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 53 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
Cass, ND194
Ward, ND103
Burleigh, ND70
Grand Forks, ND57
Stark, ND49
Williams, ND38
Morton, ND31
Richland, ND31
Rolette, ND23
McLean, ND22
Mercer, ND22
Barnes, ND17
Dickey, ND17
Stutsman, ND15
Logan, ND14
Traill, ND14
Emmons, ND12
Adams, NDfewer than 11
Benson, NDfewer than 11
Billings, NDfewer than 11
Bottineau, NDfewer than 11
Bowman, NDfewer than 11
Burke, NDfewer than 11
Cavalier, NDfewer than 11
Divide, NDfewer than 11
Dunn, NDfewer than 11
Eddy, NDfewer than 11
Foster, NDfewer than 11
Golden Valley, NDfewer than 11
Grant, NDfewer than 11
Griggs, NDfewer than 11
Hettinger, NDfewer than 11
Kidder, NDfewer than 11
LaMoure, NDfewer than 11
McHenry, NDfewer than 11
McIntosh, NDfewer than 11
McKenzie, NDfewer than 11
Mountrail, NDfewer than 11
Nelson, NDfewer than 11
Oliver, NDfewer than 11
Pembina, NDfewer than 11
Pierce, NDfewer than 11
Ramsey, NDfewer than 11
Ransom, NDfewer than 11
Renville, NDfewer than 11
Sargent, NDfewer than 11
Sheridan, NDfewer than 11
Sioux, NDfewer than 11
Slope, NDfewer than 11
Steele, NDfewer than 11
Towner, NDfewer than 11
Walsh, NDfewer than 11
Wells, NDfewer than 11

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

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