Payers have been calling the Medicare Advantage market a competitive, but highly-desirable one.
Here's how six payers' Medicare Advantage enrollment grew in 2021:
1. UnitedHealthcare: 6.5 million (up 13.7 percent year over year)
2. Humana: 5 million (up 8.6 percent year over year)
3. Aetna: 3 million (up 9.8 percent year over year)
4. Anthem: 1.9 million (up 30.2 percent year over year)
5. Cigna: 1.5 million (up 8.9 percent year over year)*
6. Centene: 1.3 million (up 31.1 percent year over year)
*Represents total government enrollment. Did not report individual Medicare Advantage enrollment.