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Open enrollment 2027

Medicare Advantage in California, county by county.

34 of 58 counties have a page with their 2027 plans, the plans that end and who must pick a new plan. 3,718,450 people in the state had an individual Medicare Advantage plan in October 2026.

Sources: CMS CY2027 and CY2026 plan files, CMS CPSC enrollment October 2026, CMS 2027 Plan Crosswalk (October 1, 2026). Smaller counties open in the free lookup instead.