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

Aetna Medicare Eagle, 2027

H7301Contract023Plan

PPO · 32 counties in Illinois

Run by Coventry Health Care of Illinois, Inc. (contract H7301), sold as Aetna Medicare, owned by CVS Health Corporation

Renews in fewer counties

2026 star rating, contract H7301: 3.5 of 5

Aetna Medicare Eagle (H7301-023) costs $0 a month in 2027, the same as in 2026, with an in-network out-of-pocket limit of $4,900 ($4,500 in 2026). It leaves 39 counties it served in 2026, where 116 of its members lived; they choose another plan for 2027 (the counties are listed below).

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
In-network out-of-pocket limit$4,500$4,900up $400
Part B premium reduction, monthly$70$95up $25
Skilled nursing facility, in network$10 a day for days 1–20, then $218 a day for days 21–100$10 a day for days 1–20, then $200 a day for days 21–100down $180for a 30-day stay
Comprehensive dental, yearly limit$1,500 a year$2,000 a yearup $500
Eyewear, yearly limit$250 a year$350 a yearup $100
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both ears$1,250 a year$1,500 a yearup $250
Over-the-counter items, yearly$120 a year$300 a yearup $180
Counties served7132down 39
7 lines do not change
Monthly premium$0$0no change
Primary care visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Specialist visit$40 copay$40 copayno change
Emergency room$130 copay$130 copayno change
Medical deductible, in networknonenoneno change
Hospital stay, in network$425 a day for days 1–6, then $0 a day for days 7–90$425 a day for days 1–6, then $0 a day for days 7–90no change
Ground ambulance, in network$290 copay$290 copayno 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, 57 plans open to everyone are sold for 2027, this one included. Against the others, 22 plans have a lower out-of-pocket limit, 2 the same, 32 a higher one. On the premium, 40 the same, 16 a higher one.

Out-of-pocket limits of the 57 plans open to everyone

$0 to under $2,0000 plans
$2,000 to under $4,0007 plans
$4,000 to under $6,000 (this plan)26 plans
$6,000 to under $8,00020 plans
$8,000 to $10,0004 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?

It stops serving 39 counties it served in 2026 (listed in the next section).

The premium and the out-of-pocket limit are the same in all 32 counties: $0 a month and $4,900.

Illinois

BondCalhounChampaignChristianClarkClayClintonColesCrawfordCumberlandDouglasEffinghamFayetteFultonJasperKnoxLa SalleMaconMacoupinMarshallMasonMcDonoughMcLeanMontgomeryMoultriePeoriaPutnamSangamonScottStarkTazewellVermilion

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

What if you live in a county it leaves?

Its 2026 members in the 39 counties listed below cannot stay in it for 2027; each county page lists the 2027 plans sold there.

Your coverage
This plan ends for you on December 31, 2026, because it is no longer 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).
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.
The 39 counties it leaves, most members first
CountyMembers, Sept. 2026
Williamson, IL63
Jackson, IL15
Saline, IL13
Shelby, IL13
Morgan, IL12
Alexander, ILfewer than 11
Brown, ILfewer than 11
Cass, ILfewer than 11
De Witt, ILfewer than 11
Edgar, ILfewer than 11
Edwards, ILfewer than 11
Ford, ILfewer than 11
Franklin, ILfewer than 11
Gallatin, ILfewer than 11
Hamilton, ILfewer than 11
Hardin, ILfewer than 11
Iroquois, ILfewer than 11
Jefferson, ILfewer than 11
Johnson, ILfewer than 11
Lawrence, ILfewer than 11
Show the other 19 counties
CountyMembers, Sept. 2026
Livingston, ILfewer than 11
Logan, ILfewer than 11
Marion, ILfewer than 11
Massac, ILfewer than 11
Menard, ILfewer than 11
Perry, ILfewer than 11
Piatt, ILfewer than 11
Pike, ILfewer than 11
Pope, ILfewer than 11
Pulaski, ILfewer than 11
Randolph, ILfewer than 11
Richland, ILfewer than 11
Schuyler, ILfewer than 11
Union, ILfewer than 11
Wabash, ILfewer than 11
Washington, ILfewer than 11
Wayne, ILfewer than 11
White, ILfewer than 11
Woodford, ILfewer than 11

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); Medicare.gov, “Special enrollment periods” and “When can I buy Medigap?” (read Oct. 7, 2026).

Who runs this plan?

Plan ID
H7301-023
Legal name of the contract
Coventry Health Care of Illinois, Inc.
Sold as
Aetna Medicare
Parent company
CVS Health Corporation
Plan type
PPO
2026 star rating of the contract
3.5 of 5 overall; health plan 3.5 of 5, drug plan 3.5 of 5
Members, September 2026
551
Plan website, as filed with CMS
www.aetna.com/medicare

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.