In 2021, UnitedHealth Group Inc was the market leader and had a 15.3 percent share of the U.S. health insurance market, with direct premiums written amounting to approximately 137.8 billion U.S. dollars. Anthem Inc and Centene Inc followed after with a market share of 10.3 percent and 9.1 percent respectively.
Who are UnitedHealth Group?
UnitedHealth Group is headquartered in Minnesota and was founded in 1977. The revenue generated by the company has steadily risen since 2007. The company offers health care products as well as insurance coverage.
Membership
In 2021, UnitedHealth Group was the largest health insurance company in the United States, followed by Anthem and Aetna. Membership of UnitedHealth reached 70 million in that year, which is roughly one in five Americans. The company is also among the largest companies worldwide in terms of revenue and the second largest health care company in that list.
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Insurance Information Institute. (September 1, 2022). Market share of leading health insurance companies in the United States in 2021, by direct premiums written [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216518/leading-us-health-insurance-groups-in-the-us/
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Market share of leading health insurance companies in the United States in 2021, by direct premiums written [Graph], Insurance Information Institute, September 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/216518/leading-us-health-insurance-groups-in-the-us/