Cigna had the largest growth in commercial membership in the first quarter of 2023, while Elevance Health had the largest total commercial member base.
Here is how six prominent payer companies compare on U.S. commercial membership, based on first-quarter earnings reports:
Elevance Health
Total commercial members: 31,625,000
New commercial members: 212,000
UnitedHealthcare
Total commercial members: 27,350,000
New commercial members: 665,000
CVS Health
Total commercial members: 17,998,000
New commercial members: 956,000
Cigna
Total commercial members: 16,026,000
New commercial members: 1,405,000
Centene
Total commercial members: 3,530,800
New commercial members: 1,013,600
Humana
Total commercial members: 937,400
New commercial members: -49,000