Here are the top 10 health plans in the U.S., ranked by total number of medical members in the first quarter of 2016, according to Atlantic Information Services, a healthcare publishing and information company.
1. UnitedHealthcare — 47.53 million members
2. Anthem (Indianapolis) — 33.99 million members
3. Aetna (Hartford, Conn.) — 19.96 million members
4. Cigna (Bloomfield, Conn.) — 14.03 million members
5. Humana (Louisville, Ky.) — 9.66 million members
6. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (Chicago) — 8.09 million members
7. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (Oakland, Calif.) — 7.81 million members
8. Health Net (Los Angeles) — 6.12 million members
9. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (Richardson) — 5.02 million members
10. Centene (St. Louis) — 4.51 million members
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