The nation's largest health insurers collectively employ around 850,000 people in the U.S.
Payers ranked by total workforce in 2023:
UnitedHealth Group
Full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal employees as of Oct. 1
Domestic: 287,284
International: 136,335
Total: 423,619
CVS Health
Full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal employees as of Dec. 31
Total excludes Oak Street Health (7,350) and Signify Health (2,586) employees
Total: 300,000+
Elevance Health
Full-time, part-time and temporary employees as of Dec. 31
Domestic: 78,068
International: 26,788
Total: 104,856
Cigna Group
Total employees as of Dec. 31
Domestic: 67,761
International: 4,716
Total: 72,477
Humana
Full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal employees as of Dec. 31
Total: 67,573
Centene
Full-time and part-time employees as of March 31
Total: 59,900