BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee was ranked fourth overall in Forbes' ranking of the top 500 large employers in America, and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield was ranked second among midsize employers.
Many of the industry's largest insurers made the list, which includes companies and institutions with 5,000 employees or more, in addition to several state BCBS affiliates.
Payers also had a presence on Forbes' list of best midsized employers, which includes companies with 1,000 to 5,000 employees.
The rankings, published Feb. 15, are compiled from employee surveys.
How large payers stacked up:
No. 4: BCBS Tennessee
No. 114: Humana
No. 136: BCBS Michigan
No. 195: UnitedHealth Group
No. 242: Cigna
No. 244: Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
No. 301: BCBS South Carolina
No. 337: Highmark Health
No. 352: Molina Healthcare
No. 359: Elevance Health
No. 455: Centene
See the full list of large companies here.
How midsize payers stacked up:
No. 2: Excellus BCBS
No. 17: BCBS North Carolina
No. 33: Arkansas BCBS
No. 44: BCBS Alabama
No. 56: BCBS Louisiana
No. 57: Horizon BCBS New Jersey
No. 76: BCBS Massachusetts
No. 89: Premera Blue Cross
No. 93: HealthNow New York
No. 99: Healthfirst
No. 129: Wellmark BCBS
No. 133: BCBS Nebraska
No. 151: Oscar Health
No. 177: Tufts Health Plan
No. 237: Capital Blue Cross
No. 299: BCBS Minnesota
No. 319: Medical Mutual of Ohio
No. 327: Medica
No. 387: BCBS Kansas
No. 468: WPS Health Solutions
See the full list of midsize companies here