Insurance Companies

Information source: http://www.ehealthinsurance.com

Insurance Company

Founded in

Number of Employees

Coverage Area

Membership

Network (Hospitals)

Network (Doctors and Specialists)

Aetna

1850

34024

50 states

16.613 million active individual and family members

4771

more than 470000

Alliance Health and Life Insurance Company


790

23 Michigan counties

545000



Coventry Health Care Inc.

1986

~15000

22 states and growing

over 4 million

4700

580000, and over 64000 in the retail pharmacy network

American Family Life Assurance Company (Aflac)







American Medical Security



23 states + DC


4700

535000 physicians

AmeriHealth, Inc.

1995


New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania

265000

76 hospitals in NJ

Thousands of physicians in NJ

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield



Nationwide

~34 million

100% of acute care hospitals in Virginia

9/10 Virginia physicians

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of CT




~35 million nationwide, 1.5 million in CT

All state's general hospitals

3000 PCP & ARNPs, and ~5500 specialists

Anthem Blue Cross of California

1937



8.3 million

330 acute care hospitals

52874 physicians and specialists

Asuris Northwest Health

~1948


16 counties in eastern Washington and Northern Idaho

~50000



Atlantis



New York City



33000 physician locations

Blue Cross Blue Shield







Celtic Ins. Co.







CIGNA



National

10.2 million

5100

541800 physicians, 57000 pharmacies

Clear Choice Health Plans

1995

145

4 states

40000

3500

+500000 doctors and specialists

ConnectiCare

1981

500

Connecticut, Western Mass., and Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties in NY

240000

128

21200

Group Health

1947


20 counties throughout Washington

580000

39

9000

Group Health Incorporated

1937


New York

1.7 million


15000 PCPs and +31000 specialists

Health Net







Health Plan of Nevada

1982

2900

1 state

285000

210

2200

Sierra Health and Life

1906. Acquired by SHS in 1986

2900

43 states and DC

35500

280

35500

Health Partners

1957

10000

50 states

1.15 million

4800

470000 doctors and specialists

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

1932

4700

New Jersey

3.5 million

72 in NJ and PA

35880

Humana







Kaiser Permanente

1945


CA, CO, GA, HI, MD, OH, OR, VA, WA, DC

8.7 million

35 medical centers, +430 medical offices

13500

Lifewise Health Plan of Arizona







Lifewise Health Plan of Oregon







Lifewise Heath Plan of Washington







Lovelace Insurance Company

1973


New Mexico

190000



Medica

1974

1100

50 states

1.4 million

5000

500000

Medical Mutual of Ohio

1934

2800

Ohio

3.9 million

593

32000

Mercy Health Plans

1994 (Sisters of Mercy Health Sytem founded in 1871)

495

Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Texas

256794


16129

Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield

1932

966

West Virginia

492119

83

2170 PCP, 7155 Specialists

ODS Health Plan

1955

912

Oregon, Alaska

1.25 million


Dental: more than 124000 dentists, more than 182000 locations. Medical: 12700 providers in 16200 locations

Oxford Health Plans

1984


NY NJ CT

+1.30 million


+73000 physicians and providers with 104000 office locations

PacifiCare







PacificSource Health Plans

1933

400

2 states, OR WA

150000



Premera Blue Cross (WA)

1933


WA

1.2 million



Providence Health Plans

1984

552

3 states

1 million

29

7193

Regence BlueCross BlueShield

1917

7000

4 states

3 millions


50000 providers and 20000 facilities

Rocky Mountain Health Plans

1974

414

1 state

200000

87

10,076 doctors and specialists

SelectHealth

1983

800

1 state (Utah)

390000

34

3700

Significa Insurance Group







Standard Security Life Insurance Company

1958


50 states, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico




SummaCare

1991


Ohio

120000

50

6000

Time Insurance Company







Unicare







Unity Health Plans Insurance Corporation of Wisconsin

1994

165

20 counties in southwestern and south central Wisconsin

81565

53

891 PCPs and 2502 specialists

UnitedHealthOne







Vista Healthplan of South Florida



Florida

110000



WellPath Select, Inc.







WPS Health Insurance of Wisconsin