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

HealthSpring Courage, 2027

H7020Contract005Plan

HMO · 16 counties in South Carolina

Run by HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. (contract H7020), sold as HealthSpring, owned by Health Care Service Corporation

Renews for 2027

2026 star rating, contract H7020: 4 of 5

HealthSpring Courage (H7020-005) costs $0 a month in 2027, the same as in 2026, with an in-network out-of-pocket limit of $6,700.

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
Part B premium reduction, monthly$150$155up $5
Skilled nursing facility, in network$10 a day for days 1–20, then $218 a day for days 21–60, then $0 a day for days 61–100$10 a day for days 1–20, then $221 a day for days 21–100up $30for a 30-day stay
Eyewear, yearly limit$175 a year$200 a yearup $25
12 lines do not change
Monthly premium$0$0no change
In-network out-of-pocket limit$6,700$6,700no change
Primary care visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Specialist visit$50 copay$50 copayno change
Emergency room$130 copay$130 copayno change
Medical deductible, in networknonenoneno change
Hospital stay, in network$290 a day for days 1–6, then $0 a day for days 7–90$290 a day for days 1–6, then $0 a day for days 7–90no change
Ground ambulance, in network$270 copay$270 copayno change
Comprehensive dental, yearly limitnot offerednot offeredno change
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both earsnot offerednot offeredno change
Over-the-counter items, yearlynot offerednot offeredno change
Counties served1616no change

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.

How does it compare with plans sold where it is?

In the counties it serves, 61 plans open to everyone are sold for 2027, this one included. Against the others, 4 plans have a lower out-of-pocket limit, 3 the same, 53 a higher one. On the premium, 45 the same, 15 a higher one.

Out-of-pocket limits of the 61 plans open to everyone

$0 to under $2,0000 plans
$2,000 to under $4,0000 plans
$4,000 to under $6,0002 plans
$6,000 to under $8,000 (this plan)18 plans
$8,000 to $10,00041 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 16 counties: $0 a month and $6,700.

South Carolina

AndersonBerkeleyCharlestonCherokeeChesterColletonDorchesterFairfieldGreenvilleKershawLancasterPickensSpartanburgUnionWilliamsburgYork

Source: CMS Medicare Advantage and Part D landscape files for 2027 (Sept. 22, 2026, revised Sept. 30) and 2026 (Sept. 2, 2026 revision).

Who runs this plan?

Plan ID
H7020-005
Legal name of the contract
HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc.
Sold as
HealthSpring
Parent company
Health Care Service Corporation
Plan type
HMO
2026 star rating of the contract
4 of 5 overall; health plan 4 of 5, drug plan 4 of 5
Members, September 2026
757
Plan website, as filed with CMS
HealthSpringMedicare.com

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.