UnitedHealth in Rhode Island: 41,852 Medicare Advantage members, 29.7% share, 2nd of 5.
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., shown as UnitedHealth, lost 5,469 members (−11.6%) from Nov 2025 to Oct 2026 and stepped −8.3% at the 2026 election period against the market's +9.4%. It sells in 5 of Rhode Island’s 5 counties with visible members and leads 0; Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island sits just ahead at 50.8%, Aetna (CVS) just behind at 11.7%.
UnitedHealth's twelve months in Rhode Island
Visible members each month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026. The December-to-January step is the election period. The market line for the state is on the Rhode Island page.
Where UnitedHealth's Rhode Island members are
The carrier’s five largest counties by visible members, with its share of each county’s visible Medicare Advantage members. It sells in 5 counties and leads 0 of them.
| County | UnitedHealth members | Share of county | County visible members | County leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 25,899 | 31.6% | 81,857 | Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island |
| Kent | 7,089 | 27.6% | 25,691 | Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island |
| Washington | 5,215 | 30.4% | 17,151 | Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island |
| Newport | 2,527 | 26.9% | 9,394 | Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island |
| Bristol | 1,122 | 16.7% | 6,704 | Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island |
UnitedHealth against the Rhode Island market
The carrier’s figures beside the state’s, each weighted by members. A difference is a difference, not a grade: a higher maximum or a lower rating is a design and a result, read in context.
top three hold 92.3%
market 3.65, +0.16, 2nd of 3 rated
market 92%, −3 points
market $6,750, −$450
| # | Carrier | Members | Share | Twelve months | Election step | Counties led | Rating | $0 premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island | 71,530 | 50.8% | −3.7% | −3.5% | 5 of 5 | 3.50 | 100% |
| 2 | UnitedHealth | 41,852 | 29.7% | −11.6% | −8.3% | 0 of 5 | 3.81 | 89% |
| 3 | Aetna (CVS) | 16,513 | 11.7% | +183.4% | +119.2% | 0 of 5 | 3.89 | 57% |
| 4 | NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN OF RHODE ISLAND | 10,884 | 7.7% | – | – | 0 of 5 | – | 100% |
What 2027 does to UnitedHealth's plans in Rhode Island
The fate assigned to each of the carrier’s plans for 2027, joined to the members in it today.
296 members are in 1 plan that end and must choose again. In all, 1% of UnitedHealth’s Rhode Island members are in a plan whose service area or status changes.
The read on UnitedHealth in Rhode Island is in Carrier Command.
Risk and rebate against the market, the five-test read on coding versus selection, Stars levers and next year's cut points, the election-period forecast and the county-by-county standing, written as a monthly page.
UnitedHealth elsewhere, and the rest of Rhode Island
How these numbers are made
- Members are visible members: CMS suppresses any plan-county cell of ten or fewer, so small counties undercount. Market share excludes employer group plans.
- Enrollment is Oct 2026; the twelve months run Nov 2025 to Oct 2026; the election step compares December 2025 with January 2026.
- UnitedHealth is the parent organization UnitedHealth Group, Inc.; its 11 plans in Rhode Island may sell under other brand names. The rating is the 2027 overall Star Rating of its contracts weighted by members in Rhode Island; $0 premium and the in-network maximum are the 2027 filings weighted by members today.
- Plan fates are the ones assigned for contract year 2027.
- Every figure comes from public CMS data as Livmor reads it, and the page is rebuilt when a new month posts. Livmor Carrier Command, public CMS data.