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

SCAN Strive Texas is not offered under this ID in 2027

H8902Contract009Plan

HMO C-SNP · served 4 counties in Texas in 2026

Run by SCAN Health Plan Texas, Inc. (contract H8902), sold as SCAN Health Plan, owned by SCAN Group

CMS crosswalk: members move into H8902-002

Folds into H8902-002

SCAN Strive Texas (H8902-009) is not offered under this ID in 2027: the CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 moves its members into SCAN Balance Texas (H8902-002), which is sold in every county it served. 1,735 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 SCAN Balance Texas?

For its members: this plan's 2026 amounts beside SCAN Balance Texas (H8902-002) in 2027. The changed lines are marked and come first.
What you pay or get20262027Change
Plan nameSCAN Strive TexasSCAN Balance Texasrenamed
Drug deductible$615$450down $165
Emergency room$90 copay$115 copayup $25
Hospital stay, in network$95 a day for days 1–5, then $0 a day for days 6–90$125 a day for days 1–5, then $0 a day for days 6–90up $150for a 5-day stay
Skilled nursing facility, in network$0 a day for days 1–20, then $150 a day for days 21–100$0 a day for days 1–20, then $221 a day for days 21–100up $710for a 30-day stay
Comprehensive dental, yearly limit$4,000 a year$3,000 a yeardown $1,000
Eyewear, yearly limit$350 a year$325 a yeardown $25
Over-the-counter items, yearly$1,260 a year$480 a yeardown $780
Counties served46up 2
Drug tier 1, preferred generic$0$3up $3
Drug tier 2, generic$0$7up $7
Drug tier 3, preferred brand25% of the cost$47changed
Drug tier 4, non-preferred drug30% of the cost35% of the costup 5 points
Drug tier 5, specialty tier25% of the cost28% of the costup 3 points
8 lines do not change
Monthly premium$0$0no change
In-network out-of-pocket limit$2,000$2,000no change
Part B premium reduction, monthlynonenoneno change
Primary care visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Specialist visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Medical deductible, in networknonenoneno change
Ground ambulance, in network$225 copay$225 copayno change
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both earsnot offerednot offeredno 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 SCAN Balance Texas 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 4 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
Harris, TX888moves into H8902-002
Bexar, TX616moves into H8902-002
Fort Bend, TX107moves into H8902-002
Montgomery, TX86moves into H8902-002

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

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