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

Wellcare Giveback is not offered in 2027

H9630Contract008Plan

HMO-POS · served 75 counties in Arkansas in 2026

Run by Arkansas Health & Wellness Health Plan, Inc. (contract H9630), sold as Wellcare, owned by Centene Corporation

CMS crosswalk: not offered in 2027

Not offered in 2027

Wellcare Giveback (H9630-008) is not offered in 2027: the CMS plan crosswalk of October 1, 2026 lists it as terminated, so its coverage ends December 31, 2026. The plan's $83-a-month Part B premium reduction, $1,000 dental allowance, $200 eyewear allowance and $500 hearing aid (both ears) allowance end with it; other plans sold in its counties may offer them (each county page lists the 2027 plans). 3,020 people were enrolled in it in September 2026. They can choose another plan during open enrollment, October 15 to December 7, 2026, to have no gap (or by the end of February, with coverage from the first of the next month); anyone who does not join another plan before it ends moves to Original Medicare, without a drug plan unless they join one (members with Extra Help or full Medicaid are enrolled in one by Medicare).

What do members lose for 2027?

The plan's 2026 amounts; it has none for 2027 under this ID.
What you pay or get20262027Change
Monthly premium$0not offeredplan ends
In-network out-of-pocket limit$8,000not offeredplan ends
Part B premium reduction, monthly$83not offeredlost with the plan
Comprehensive dental, yearly limit$1,000 a yearnot offeredplan ends
Eyewear, yearly limit$200 a yearnot offeredplan ends
Hearing aids, yearly limit for both ears$500 a yearnot offeredplan ends
Counties served75noneplan ends

Source: CMS plan crosswalk from 2026 to 2027 (Oct. 1, 2026); CMS monthly enrollment by plan and by county, September 2026 (CMS hides counts under 11); 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.

What can members do, and by when?

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; if you have Extra Help or full Medicaid, Medicare enrolls you in a drug plan automatically.
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.
If you choose Original Medicare
You have a guaranteed right to buy Medigap Plan A, B, C, D, F, G, K or L sold in your state by any insurance company; if you were new to Medicare on or after January 1, 2020, Plans D and G take the place of C and F. Apply from 60 days before to 63 days after the plan ends; the policy starts once your Medicare Advantage coverage ends. Other Medigap plans are not covered by this right.
If you have Medicaid or Extra Help
You can switch to a different drug plan, or leave a Medicare Advantage plan for Original Medicare with a drug plan, once a calendar month; the change starts the first day of the next month.

Source: Medicare.gov, “Special enrollment periods”, “When can I buy a Medigap policy?” and “Help with drug costs” (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 75 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. 2026
Pulaski, AR238
White, AR191
Garland, AR169
Craighead, AR129
Saline, AR122
Sharp, AR103
Faulkner, AR94
Benton, AR87
Greene, AR83
Independence, AR82
Clay, AR73
Washington, AR71
Baxter, AR64
Sebastian, AR64
Pope, AR62
Mississippi, AR59
Izard, AR53
Lonoke, AR53
Jefferson, AR52
Cross, AR51
Jackson, AR50
Boone, AR43
Stone, AR43
Drew, AR41
Lawrence, AR41
Crawford, AR40
Randolph, AR40
Ouachita, AR39
Cleburne, AR38
Hot Spring, AR38
Crittenden, AR37
Poinsett, AR37
Union, AR35
Polk, AR30
Clark, AR27
Conway, AR25
Logan, AR24
Marion, AR24
Johnson, AR23
Woodruff, AR23
Miller, AR22
St. Francis, AR20
Carroll, AR19
Desha, AR17
Fulton, AR17
Franklin, AR16
Howard, AR16
Prairie, AR16
Scott, AR16
Yell, AR16
Montgomery, AR15
Van Buren, AR14
Chicot, AR13
Phillips, AR13
Lafayette, AR12
Perry, AR12
Columbia, AR11
Hempstead, AR11
Nevada, AR11
Arkansas, ARfewer than 11
Ashley, ARfewer than 11
Bradley, ARfewer than 11
Calhoun, ARfewer than 11
Cleveland, ARfewer than 11
Dallas, ARfewer than 11
Grant, ARfewer than 11
Lee, ARfewer than 11
Lincoln, ARfewer than 11
Little River, ARfewer than 11
Madison, ARfewer than 11
Monroe, ARfewer than 11
Newton, ARfewer than 11
Pike, ARfewer than 11
Searcy, ARfewer than 11
Sevier, ARfewer than 11

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

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