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

Blue adVantage Giveback is not offered under this ID in 2027

H6453Contract020Plan

HMO-POS · served 64 counties in Louisiana in 2026

Run by HMO Louisiana, Inc. (contract H6453), sold as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, owned by Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company

CMS crosswalk: renews as H6453-021 in 31 of its 64 counties; in the others the plan ends

Renews in part

Blue adVantage Giveback (H6453-020) is not offered under this ID in 2027. The CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 moves its members into Blue adVantage Giveback (H6453-021) (the plan renews under a new ID), in the 31 counties where that plan is sold (1,233 members in September 2026). In its other 33 counties (2,563 members) there is no plan to move into: coverage ends December 31, 2026, and members there need to choose a new plan (counties with fewer than 11 members are not counted).

What changes for its members in Blue adVantage Giveback?

For members in the 31 counties where Blue adVantage Giveback is sold: this plan's 2026 amounts beside Blue adVantage Giveback (H6453-021) in 2027. The changed lines are marked and come first.
What you pay or get	2026	2027	Change
In-network out-of-pocket limit, by county	$5,500 to $6,500	$5,500	down $1,000 at the top
Drug deductible	$300	$700	up $400
Part B premium reduction, monthly (best in its area)	$70	$57	down $13
Specialist visit (best in its area)	$50 copay	$75 copay	up $25
Emergency room (best in its area)	$125 copay	$130 copay	up $5
Eyewear, yearly limit (best in its area)	$200 a year	$100 a year	down $100
Counties served	64	31	down 33
Drug tier 5, specialty tier	29% of the cost	25% of the cost	down 4 points
13 lines do not change
Monthly premium	$0	$0	no change
Primary care visit (best in its area)	$0 copay	$0 copay	no change
Medical deductible, in network (best in its area)	none	none	no change
Hospital stay, in network (best in its area)	$295 a day for days 1–7, then $0 a day for days 8–90	$295 a day for days 1–7, then $0 a day for days 8–90	no change
Skilled nursing facility, in network (best in its area)	$0 a day for days 1–20, then $200 a day for days 21–100	$0 a day for days 1–20, then $200 a day for days 21–100	no change
Ground ambulance, in network (best in its area)	$250 copay	$250 copay	no change
Comprehensive dental, yearly limit (best in its area)	not offered	not offered	no change
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both ears (best in its area)	$266.67 a year	$266.67 a year	no change
Over-the-counter items, yearly (best in its area)	not offered	not offered	no change
Drug tier 1, preferred generic	$10	$10	no change
Drug tier 2, generic	$18	$18	no change
Drug tier 3, preferred brand	$47	$47	no change
Drug tier 4, non-preferred drug	50% of the cost	50% of the cost	no change

Source: CMS plan crosswalk from 2026 to 2027 (Oct. 1, 2026); 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. Your plan's Annual Notice of Change is the letter that confirms your 2027 plan; confirm on Medicare Plan Finder.

What can members do, and by when?

If you live in Acadia (LA), Allen (LA), Avoyelles (LA), Beauregard (LA), Bossier (LA), Caddo (LA), Calcasieu (LA), Cameron (LA), Catahoula (LA), De Soto (LA), East Carroll (LA), Evangeline (LA), Franklin (LA), Iberia (LA), Jefferson Davis (LA), LaSalle (LA), Lafayette (LA), Lincoln (LA), Morehouse (LA), Ouachita (LA), Richland (LA), Sabine (LA), St. Landry (LA), St. Martin (LA), St. Mary (LA), Tensas (LA), Vermilion (LA), Vernon (LA), Webster (LA), West Carroll (LA), Winn (LA)

If you do nothing: You are moved into Blue adVantage Giveback on January 1, 2027.
October 15 to December 7, 2026: Open enrollment: choose another Medicare Advantage plan, or Original Medicare with a drug plan, instead.

If you live in Ascension (LA), Assumption (LA), Bienville (LA), Caldwell (LA), Claiborne (LA), Concordia (LA), East Baton Rouge (LA), East Feliciana (LA), Grant (LA), Iberville (LA), Jackson (LA), Jefferson (LA), Lafourche (LA), Livingston (LA), Madison (LA), Natchitoches (LA), Orleans (LA), Plaquemines (LA), Pointe Coupee (LA), Rapides (LA), Red River (LA), St. Bernard (LA), St. Charles (LA), St. Helena (LA), St. James (LA), St. John the Baptist (LA), St. Tammany (LA), Tangipahoa (LA), Terrebonne (LA), Union (LA), Washington (LA), West Baton Rouge (LA), West Feliciana (LA)

Your coverage: Ends December 31, 2026: Blue adVantage Giveback is not sold where you live.
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 (with Extra Help or full Medicaid, Medicare enrolls you in one).
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.

Source: Medicare.gov, “Special enrollment periods” and “Joining a plan” (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 64 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
County	Members, Sept. 2026	For 2027
St. Tammany, LA	1,286	plan ends here
Tangipahoa, LA	335	plan ends here
Ouachita, LA	224	moves into H6453-021
Caddo, LA	173	moves into H6453-021
East Baton Rouge, LA	138	plan ends here
Jefferson, LA	107	plan ends here
Lafayette, LA	103	moves into H6453-021
Calcasieu, LA	77	moves into H6453-021
Bossier, LA	71	moves into H6453-021
Livingston, LA	63	plan ends here
Orleans, LA	62	plan ends here
Union, LA	57	plan ends here
Washington, LA	57	plan ends here
St. Landry, LA	54	moves into H6453-021
Natchitoches, LA	53	plan ends here
Morehouse, LA	51	moves into H6453-021
Ascension, LA	47	plan ends here
Franklin, LA	42	moves into H6453-021
Vernon, LA	42	moves into H6453-021
Lafourche, LA	41	plan ends here

Show the other 44 counties

County	Members, Sept. 2026	For 2027
Rapides, LA	41	plan ends here
Vermilion, LA	39	moves into H6453-021
Sabine, LA	35	moves into H6453-021
St. Bernard, LA	33	plan ends here
Terrebonne, LA	33	plan ends here
Lincoln, LA	31	moves into H6453-021
De Soto, LA	30	moves into H6453-021
St. John the Baptist, LA	30	plan ends here
Iberia, LA	28	moves into H6453-021
Richland, LA	28	moves into H6453-021
Acadia, LA	27	moves into H6453-021
Avoyelles, LA	27	moves into H6453-021
Webster, LA	27	moves into H6453-021
Claiborne, LA	25	plan ends here
Jackson, LA	24	plan ends here
Allen, LA	23	moves into H6453-021
St. James, LA	23	plan ends here
West Feliciana, LA	21	plan ends here
Beauregard, LA	20	moves into H6453-021
Caldwell, LA	20	plan ends here
Pointe Coupee, LA	20	plan ends here
St. Martin, LA	20	moves into H6453-021
Catahoula, LA	19	moves into H6453-021
Winn, LA	16	moves into H6453-021
Evangeline, LA	15	moves into H6453-021
Concordia, LA	13	plan ends here
Bienville, LA	12	plan ends here
St. Charles, LA	11	plan ends here
West Baton Rouge, LA	11	plan ends here
West Carroll, LA	11	moves into H6453-021
Assumption, LA	fewer than 11	plan ends here
Cameron, LA	fewer than 11	moves into H6453-021
East Carroll, LA	fewer than 11	moves into H6453-021
East Feliciana, LA	fewer than 11	plan ends here
Grant, LA	fewer than 11	plan ends here
Iberville, LA	fewer than 11	plan ends here
Jefferson Davis, LA	fewer than 11	moves into H6453-021
LaSalle, LA	fewer than 11	moves into H6453-021
Madison, LA	fewer than 11	plan ends here
Plaquemines, LA	fewer than 11	plan ends here
Red River, LA	fewer than 11	plan ends here
St. Helena, LA	fewer than 11	plan ends here
St. Mary, LA	fewer than 11	moves into H6453-021
Tensas, LA	fewer than 11	moves into H6453-021

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

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