UnitedHealthcare’s AARP Medicare Advantage plan leaves Mendocino County Jan. 1

MENDOCINO CO., 10/21/26 — UnitedHealthcare is pulling its AARP Medicare Advantage plan out of Mendocino County on Jan. 1. After that, only one company will sell Medicare Advantage plans here: Imperial Health Plan of California.

Medicare Advantage plans are private insurance plans that people on Medicare can choose instead of Original Medicare, the government-run program.