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

Medica Advantage Solution is not offered under this ID in 2027

H8889Contract005Plan

PPO · served 41 counties in Minnesota in 2026

Run by Medica Health Plans (contract H8889), sold as Medica, owned by Medica Holding Company

CMS crosswalk: renews as H8889-019 in 8 of its 41 counties; in the others the plan ends

Renews in part

Medica Advantage Solution (H8889-005) is not offered under this ID in 2027. The CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 moves its members into Medica Advantage Value (H8889-019) (the plan renews under a new ID), in the 8 counties where that plan is sold (8,735 members in September 2026). In its other 33 counties (6,946 members) there is no plan to move into: coverage ends December 31, 2026, and members there need to choose a new plan.

What changes for its members in Medica Advantage Value?

For members in the 8 counties where Medica Advantage Value is sold: this plan's 2026 amounts beside Medica Advantage Value (H8889-019) in 2027. The changed lines are marked and come first.
What you pay or get	2026	2027	Change
Plan name	Medica Advantage Solution	Medica Advantage Value	renamed
In-network out-of-pocket limit	$6,750	$7,150	up $400
Drug deductible	$615	$700	up $85
Part B premium reduction, monthly (best in its area)	none	$40	added
Specialist visit (best in its area)	$65 copay	$75 copay	up $10
Hospital stay, in network (best in its area)	$550 a day for days 1–5, then $0 a day for days 6–90	$459 a day for days 1–6, then $0 a day for days 7–90	down $455for a 5-day stay
Skilled nursing facility, in network (best in its area)	$0 a day for days 1–20, then $218 a day for days 21–52, then $0 a day for days 53–100	$0 a day for days 1–20, then $221 a day for days 21–54, then $0 a day for days 55–100	up $30for a 30-day stay
Ground ambulance, in network (best in its area)	$375 copay	$350 copay	down $25
Eyewear, yearly limit (best in its area)	$150 a year	$175 a year	up $25
Counties served	41	8	down 33
Drug tier 3, preferred brand	17% of the cost	15% of the cost	down 2 points
Drug tier 4, non-preferred drug	50% of the cost	25% of the cost	down 25 points
10 lines do not change
Monthly premium	$0	$0 to $31	no change
Primary care visit (best in its area)	$0 copay	$0 copay	no change
Emergency room (best in its area)	$130 copay	$130 copay	no change
Medical deductible, in network (best in its area)	none	none	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)	not offered	not offered	no change
Over-the-counter items, yearly (best in its area)	$80 a year	$80 a year	no change
Drug tier 1, preferred generic	$0	$0	no change
Drug tier 2, generic	$9	$9	no change
Drug tier 5, specialty tier	25% of the cost	25% 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 Anoka (MN), Carver (MN), Dakota (MN), Hennepin (MN), Ramsey (MN), Scott (MN), Washington (MN), Wright (MN)

If you do nothing: You are moved into Medica Advantage Value 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 Becker (MN), Beltrami (MN), Benton (MN), Cass (MN), Chippewa (MN), Chisago (MN), Clay (MN), Clearwater (MN), Crow Wing (MN), Douglas (MN), Grant (MN), Hubbard (MN), Isanti (MN), Kandiyohi (MN), Kittson (MN), Lake of the Woods (MN), Mahnomen (MN), Marshall (MN), Morrison (MN), Norman (MN), Otter Tail (MN), Pennington (MN), Polk (MN), Pope (MN), Red Lake (MN), Renville (MN), Roseau (MN), Sherburne (MN), Stearns (MN), Swift (MN), Todd (MN), Wadena (MN), Wilkin (MN)

Your coverage: Ends December 31, 2026: Medica Advantage Value 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 41 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
Hennepin, MN	3,866	moves into H8889-019
Ramsey, MN	1,198	moves into H8889-019
Crow Wing, MN	1,099	plan ends here
Dakota, MN	1,033	moves into H8889-019
Anoka, MN	912	moves into H8889-019
Stearns, MN	772	plan ends here
Washington, MN	625	moves into H8889-019
Otter Tail, MN	475	plan ends here
Becker, MN	446	plan ends here
Sherburne, MN	433	plan ends here
Cass, MN	393	plan ends here
Wright, MN	370	moves into H8889-019
Scott, MN	368	moves into H8889-019
Carver, MN	363	moves into H8889-019
Morrison, MN	359	plan ends here
Clay, MN	336	plan ends here
Douglas, MN	292	plan ends here
Kandiyohi, MN	272	plan ends here
Beltrami, MN	264	plan ends here
Chisago, MN	245	plan ends here

Show the other 21 counties

County	Members, Sept. 2026	For 2027
Benton, MN	208	plan ends here
Hubbard, MN	203	plan ends here
Todd, MN	181	plan ends here
Polk, MN	176	plan ends here
Wadena, MN	155	plan ends here
Isanti, MN	118	plan ends here
Clearwater, MN	88	plan ends here
Norman, MN	60	plan ends here
Renville, MN	48	plan ends here
Pope, MN	46	plan ends here
Pennington, MN	35	plan ends here
Chippewa, MN	33	plan ends here
Grant, MN	33	plan ends here
Swift, MN	32	plan ends here
Wilkin, MN	31	plan ends here
Mahnomen, MN	25	plan ends here
Roseau, MN	24	plan ends here
Marshall, MN	21	plan ends here
Red Lake, MN	19	plan ends here
Kittson, MN	13	plan ends here
Lake of the Woods, MN	11	plan ends here

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

What else should you check?

2027 plans in Hennepin, MNThe plans you can join instead
Medica plans for 2027Plans the same company still offers
Every plan not offered in 2027764 Medicare Advantage and drug plans