6 national payers ranked by Q3 profits

The majority of payers continued to find strong profits in 2021’s third quarter, with notable development from Anthem and slight backpedaling from Humana. 

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Here’s how six national payers’ profits fared this quarter:

1. UnitedHealth Group: $4.1 billion (up 28.8 percent year over year)

2. CVS Health: $1.6 billion (up 30.2 percent year over year)

3. Humana: $1.64 billion (down 6.8 percent year over year)

4. Cigna: $1.6 billion (up 16.7 percent year over year)

5. Anthem: $1.51 billion (up 579.7 percent year over year)

6. Centene: $584 million (up 2.8 percent year over year)

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