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

Great Plains Medicare Advantage is not offered under this ID in 2027

H8967Contract001Plan

HMO I-SNP · served 19 counties in North Dakota in 2026

Run by Sanford Health Plan (contract H8967), sold as Great Plains Medicare Advantage, owned by Sanford Health

CMS crosswalk: members move into H1787-001

Folds into H1787-001

Great Plains Medicare Advantage (H8967-001) is not offered under this ID in 2027: the CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 moves its members into Great Plains Medicare Advantage (H1787-001), which is sold in every county it served. 299 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 Great Plains Medicare Advantage?

For its members: this plan's 2026 amounts beside Great Plains Medicare Advantage (H1787-001) in 2027. The changed lines are marked and come first.
What you pay or get20262027Change
Monthly premium$41.50$5down $36.50
In-network out-of-pocket limit$8,315$9,850up $1,535
Drug deductible$615$700up $85
Comprehensive dental, yearly limit$2,000 a yearnot offereddropped
Counties served1950up 31
11 lines do not change
Part B premium reduction, monthlynonenoneno change
Primary care visit$0 copay$0 copayno change
Specialist visit20% of the cost20% of the costno change
Emergency room$90 copay$90 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
Eyewear, 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, yearlynot 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 Great Plains Medicare Advantage 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 19 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
Burleigh, ND80moves into H1787-001
Morton, ND42moves into H1787-001
Grand Forks, ND38moves into H1787-001
Cass, ND33moves into H1787-001
Ramsey, ND14moves into H1787-001
Dickey, ND13moves into H1787-001
Stutsman, ND13moves into H1787-001
Barnes, NDfewer than 11moves into H1787-001
Hettinger, NDfewer than 11moves into H1787-001
McHenry, NDfewer than 11moves into H1787-001
McLean, NDfewer than 11moves into H1787-001
Nelson, NDfewer than 11moves into H1787-001
Ransom, NDfewer than 11moves into H1787-001
Renville, NDfewer than 11moves into H1787-001
Richland, NDfewer than 11moves into H1787-001
Stark, NDfewer than 11moves into H1787-001
Traill, NDfewer than 11moves into H1787-001
Walsh, NDfewer than 11moves into H1787-001
Ward, NDfewer than 11moves into H1787-001

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

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