AARP Medicare Advantage Essentials from UHC MS-1 (HMO-POS) CY2027
Offered by UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (company name as listed by CMS) · Plan ID H5253-141-000 · Medicare Advantage with drug coverage
Available in 2027 in: 79 counties in Mississippi. See full service area
2027 Overall Star Rating: 4 out of 5 stars What star ratings mean
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Medicare evaluates plans every year based on a 5-star rating system. Star Ratings shown are 2027 Star Ratings released by CMS on October 8, 2026.
This plan's 2027 documents
Summary of Benefits (PDF, carrier document, 2027)
The Summary of Benefits is the plan's own description of its costs and benefits. It comes from the plan company.
Key numbers from CMS files
- Monthly plan premium
- $0. You still pay your Part B premium.
- Most you pay in-network in a year (MOOP)
- $5,900
- Drug deductible
- $595
- Part B giveback
- None
- Extra benefits listed
- Vision, Hearing
These numbers come from CMS files. For what each benefit covers and costs, read the Summary of Benefits above. We do not write our own descriptions of plan benefits.
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- Eyewear, most the plan pays
- $200 every 2 years
- Hearing aids, most the plan pays
- $1,000 per year both ears combined
Amounts are the most the plan pays, as listed in CMS benefit files.
Compared with 2026
Compared with AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC MS-0001 (HMO-POS) (H5253-141-0), the 2026 plan.
| Item | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly premium | $0 | $0 |
| Most you pay in-network (MOOP) | $5,900 | $5,900 |
| Drug deductible | $440 | $595 |
| Overall star rating | 4 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
Service area
Mississippi (79)
Adams County, Alcorn County, Amite County, Attala County, Benton County, Bolivar County, Calhoun County, Carroll County, Chickasaw County, Choctaw County, Claiborne County, Clarke County, Clay County, Coahoma County, Copiah County, Covington County, DeSoto County, Forrest County, Franklin County, George County, Greene County, Grenada County, Hancock County, Harrison County, Hinds County, Holmes County, Humphreys County, Issaquena County, Itawamba County, Jackson County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Jefferson Davis County, Jones County, Kemper County, Lamar County, Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Leake County, Lee County, Leflore County, Lincoln County, Madison County, Marion County, Marshall County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Neshoba County, Newton County, Noxubee County, Panola County, Pearl River County, Perry County, Pike County, Pontotoc County, Prentiss County, Quitman County, Rankin County, Scott County, Sharkey County, Simpson County, Smith County, Stone County, Sunflower County, Tallahatchie County, Tate County, Tippah County, Tishomingo County, Tunica County, Union County, Walthall County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wilkinson County, Winston County, Yalobusha County, Yazoo County
Data used on this page
- CMS CY2027 Landscape Source File, November 2026 release (202611)
- CMS CY2027 plan benefit files and the Medicare Plan Finder benefit summary file dated October 15, 2026
- 2027 Star Ratings data tables dated October 8, 2026
- Summary of Benefits files collected from plan company websites, October 28 to November 11, 2026
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