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

Anthem Kidney Care is not offered under this ID in 2027

H8552Contract028Plan

PPO C-SNP · served 12 counties in California in 2026

Run by Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Ins Company (contract H8552), sold as Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company, owned by Elevance Health, Inc.

CMS crosswalk: renews as H4909-030

Renews as H4909-030

Anthem Kidney Care (H8552-028) is not offered under this ID in 2027: the CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 moves its members into Anthem Kidney Care (H4909-030) (the plan renews under a new ID), which is sold in every county it served. 1,067 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 Anthem Kidney Care?

For its members: this plan's 2026 amounts beside Anthem Kidney Care (H4909-030) in 2027. The changed lines are marked and come first.
What you pay or get20262027Change
In-network out-of-pocket limit$9,250$9,850up $600
Eyewear, yearly limit$275 a year$250 a yeardown $25
Drug tier 3, preferred brand20% of the cost25% of the costup 5 points
Drug tier 4, non-preferred drug25% of the cost29% of the costup 4 points
17 lines do not change
Monthly premium$0$0no change
Drug deductible$0$0no change
Part B premium reduction, monthlynonenoneno change
Primary care visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Specialist visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Emergency room$115 copay$115 copayno change
Medical deductible, in networknonenoneno change
Hospital stay, in networknot filednot filedno change
Skilled nursing facility, in networknot filednot filedno change
Ground ambulance, in network20% of the cost20% of the costno change
Comprehensive dental, yearly limitnot offerednot offeredno change
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both ears$2,000 a year$2,000 a yearno change
Over-the-counter items, yearly$720 a year$720 a yearno change
Counties served1212no change
Drug tier 1, preferred generic$0$0no change
Drug tier 2, generic$5$5no change
Drug tier 5, specialty tier33% of the cost33% of the costno 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 Anthem Kidney Care 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 12 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
San Diego, CA183moves into H4909-030
Fresno, CA164moves into H4909-030
Ventura, CA141moves into H4909-030
Kern, CA136moves into H4909-030
Monterey, CA93moves into H4909-030
Tulare, CA81moves into H4909-030
Merced, CA78moves into H4909-030
San Joaquin, CA76moves into H4909-030
Kings, CA50moves into H4909-030
Stanislaus, CA36moves into H4909-030
Madera, CA16moves into H4909-030
San Luis Obispo, CA12moves into H4909-030

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

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