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F O C U S H E A L T H C A R E
Largest health insurers
Ranked by total Massachusetts members as of Dec. 31, 2023
Health insurer
Total Mass.
membership
Q4 2023/
Q4 2022
Share of
Mass. market
Q4 2023
For profit or
nonprofit?
Head of company/
year licensed or founded
1
WellSense Health Plan
529 Main St., Suite 500, Charlestown 02129
800-792-4355 • wellsense.org
598,064
349,371
26.21% Nonprofit
Heather Thiltgen
president
1997
2
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Inc. (1)
101 Huntington Ave., Suite 1300, Boston 02199
800-262-2583 • bluecrossma.org
510,884
510,844
22.39% Nonprofit
Sarah Iselin
(2)
president & CEO
1992
3
Tufts Health Public Plans Inc. (3)
1 Wellness Way, Canton 02021
617-972-9400 • tuftshealthplan.com
316,122
487,183
13.85% Nonprofit
Cain Hayes
president & CEO, Point32Health
1997
4
Mass General Brigham Health Plan (4)
399 Revolution Drive, Somerville 02145
866-414-5533 • massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org
231,682
120,740
10.15% Nonprofit
Steven Tringale
CEO
1986
5
Tufts Associated HMO Inc. (3)
1 Wellness Way, Canton 02021
617-972-9400 • tuftshealthplan.com
171,223
243,130
7.50% Nonprofit
Cain Hayes
president & CEO, Point32Health
1979
6
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. (3)
1 Wellness Way, Canton 02021
617-509-1000 • harvardpilgrim.org
170,251
127,532
7.46% Nonprofit
Cain Hayes
president & CEO, Point32Health
1977
7
Fallon Health Inc.
10 Chestnut St., Worcester 01608
508-799-2100 • fchp.org
129,688
153,957
5.68% Nonprofit
Manny Lopes
president & CEO
1977
8
Health New England
1 Monarch Place, Suite 1500, Springfield 01144
413-787-4000 • healthnewengland.org
116,500
124,310
5.11% Nonprofit
Richard Swift
president & CEO
1985
9
UnitedHealthcare
9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minn. 55343 (5)
888-735-5842 • uhc.com
20,317
12,470
0.89% For profit
Brian Thompson
CEO
1984
10
Wellcare Health Plans (6)
P.O. Box 31370, Tampa, Fla. 33631
844-917-0175 • wellcare.com
8,984
8,154
0.39% For profit
Michael Carson
CEO
1985
11
Commonwealth Care Alliance Massachusetts
100 North Parkway, Worcester 01605 (7)
866-610-2273 • commonwealthcarealliance.org
4,818
2,148
0.21% Nonprofit
Christopher D. Palmieri
president & CEO
2003
12
Central Mass. Health LLC dba Mass Advantage
67 Millbrook St., Suite 423, Worcester 01606
844-918-0114 • massadvantage.com
1,965
807
0.09% Nonprofit
James E. Beermann Jr.
CEO & CFO
2021
13
Aetna Health Inc.
151 Farmington Ave., Hartford, Conn. 06156
800-872-3862 • aetna.com
1,266
1,620
0.06% For profit
Brian A. Kane
president
1987
14
eternalHealth
31 Saint James Ave., Suite 950, Boston 02116
800-831-0735 • eternalhealth.com
173
7
0.01% For profit
Pooja Ika
founder & CEO
2019
15
Connecticare of Massachusetts Inc., an EmblemHealth Co.
175 Scott Swamp Road, Farmington, Conn. 06034
860-674-5757 • connecticare.com
121
130
0.01% For profit
Mark Meador
(8)
president
1995
16
Senior Whole Health by Molina Healthcare
1075 Main St., Suite 400, Waltham 02451
888-794-7268 • molinahealthcare.com
9
256
0.00%
(9)
For profit
William Graham
president & CEO
1980
Sources: Mass. Division of Insurance and insurer websites and press releases
(1) Including HMO Blue
(2) Succeeded Andrew Dreyfus on Jan. 1, 2023
(3) Part of Point32Health
(4) On Jan. 1, 2023, AllWays Health Partners rebranded as Mass General Brigham Health Plan.
(5) Headquarters address
(6) A subsidiary of Centene Corp.
(7) Regional office address; corporate office in Boston
(8) Succeeded Roberta Wachtelhausen in June 2023
(9) Less than 0.01 percent
-Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
