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

NextBlue Summit PPO is not offered in 2027

H6202Contract005Plan

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 Summit PPO (H6202-005) 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 and $650 hearing aid (both ears) allowance end with it; other plans sold in its counties may offer them (each county page lists the 2027 plans). 1,258 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$149not offeredplan ends
In-network out-of-pocket limit$6,750not offeredplan ends
Eyewear, yearly limit$650 a yearnot offeredplan ends
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both ears$650 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.
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 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, ND258
Burleigh, ND131
Ward, ND99
Grand Forks, ND94
Williams, ND60
Richland, ND51
Morton, ND34
Stark, ND32
Sargent, ND24
LaMoure, ND23
Pembina, ND22
Ramsey, ND22
Renville, ND22
McHenry, ND21
McLean, ND21
Bottineau, ND19
Stutsman, ND19
Hettinger, ND18
Traill, ND18
Mercer, ND16
Mountrail, ND16
Dickey, ND14
Barnes, ND13
McKenzie, ND13
Emmons, ND12
McIntosh, ND12
Dunn, ND11
Pierce, ND11
Walsh, ND11
Adams, NDfewer than 11
Benson, NDfewer than 11
Billings, NDfewer than 11
Bowman, NDfewer than 11
Burke, NDfewer than 11
Cavalier, NDfewer than 11
Divide, NDfewer than 11
Eddy, NDfewer than 11
Foster, NDfewer than 11
Golden Valley, NDfewer than 11
Grant, NDfewer than 11
Griggs, NDfewer than 11
Kidder, NDfewer than 11
Logan, NDfewer than 11
Nelson, NDfewer than 11
Oliver, NDfewer than 11
Ransom, NDfewer than 11
Rolette, NDfewer than 11
Sheridan, NDfewer than 11
Sioux, NDfewer than 11
Slope, NDfewer than 11
Steele, NDfewer than 11
Towner, 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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