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

BSW SeniorCare Advantage Essentials is not offered under this ID in 2027

H8142Contract010Plan

HMO-POS · served 7 counties in Texas in 2026

Run by Scott and White Health Plan (contract H8142), sold as Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, owned by Baylor Scott & White Health

CMS crosswalk: members move into H8142-007

Folds into H8142-007

BSW SeniorCare Advantage Essentials (H8142-010) is not offered under this ID in 2027: the CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 moves its members into BSW SeniorCare Advantage Select Rx (H8142-007), which is sold in every county it served. 270 people were enrolled in it in September 2026; they can also choose another plan during open enrollment, October 15 to December 7, 2026.

What changes for its members in BSW SeniorCare Advantage Select Rx?

For its members: this plan's 2026 amounts beside BSW SeniorCare Advantage Select Rx (H8142-007) in 2027. The changed lines are marked and come first.
What you pay or get20262027Change
Plan nameBSW SeniorCare Advantage EssentialsBSW SeniorCare Advantage Select Rxrenamed
Monthly premium$4.80$0down $4.80
In-network out-of-pocket limit$5,000$7,150up $2,150
Drug deductible$615$500down $115
Specialist visit$20 copay$25 copayup $5
Hospital stay, in network$225 a day for days 1–6, then $0 a day for days 7–90$305 a day for days 1–6, then $0 a day for days 7–90up $400for a 5-day stay
Skilled nursing facility, in network$0 a day for days 1–20, then $218 a day for days 21–100$0 a day for days 1–20, then $221 a day for days 21–100up $30for a 30-day stay
Eyewear, yearly limit$130 a year$200 a yearup $70
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both ears$333.33 a year$400 a yearup $66.67
Over-the-counter items, yearly$400 a yearnot offereddropped
7 lines do not change
Part B premium reduction, monthlynonenoneno change
Primary care visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Emergency room$130 copay$130 copayno change
Medical deductible, in networknonenoneno change
Ground ambulance, in network$300 copay$300 copayno change
Comprehensive dental, yearly limitnot offerednot offeredno change
Counties served77no 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 do nothing
You are moved into BSW SeniorCare Advantage Select Rx 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.
January 1 to March 31, 2027
Medicare Advantage open enrollment: switch once to another Medicare Advantage plan or to Original Medicare.

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 7 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. 2026For 2027
Dallas, TX118moves into H8142-007
Tarrant, TX50moves into H8142-007
Collin, TX41moves into H8142-007
Ellis, TX32moves into H8142-007
Denton, TX22moves into H8142-007
Johnson, TXfewer than 11moves into H8142-007
Rockwall, TXfewer than 11moves into H8142-007

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

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