UnitedHealthcare added the most Medicare Advantage members in 2022 among the largest payers. Every payer except Cigna added members in 2022 to their Medicare Advantage plans.
Here's how payers compared on growth, based on 2022 end-of-year earnings reports:
1. UnitedHealthcare
2022 MA members: 7,105,000
2021 MA members: 6,490,000
New members: 615,000
2. CVS Health
2022 MA members: 3,270,000
2021 MA members: 2,971,000
New members: 299,000
3. Centene
2022 MA members: 1,511,100
2021 MA members: 1,252,200
New members: 258,900
4. Humana
2022 MA members: 5,130,700
2021 MA members: 4,969,700
New members: 161,000
5. Elevance Health
2022 MA members: 1,977,000
2021 MA members: 1,859,000
New members: 118,000
6. Cigna
2022 MA members: 529,000
2021 MA members: 567,000
New members: loss of 38,000