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Fortune 500 rank: 14. 2014 revenue: $130.5 billion. Year-over-year revenue change: 6.5%. UnitedHealth Group serves more than 85 million patients worldwide with its health benefits and services. Itâs the largest U.S. health insurer, surpassing the likes of Kaiser Foundation Group and Anthem.
The 16 health care-related companies that appear on this list â most of them health systems or hospitals â total just over 17,500 Massachusetts workers. The industry sectors on the BBJ list with the largest presence, after health care are higher education (80,250 Mass. employees) and financial services (33,952). Click on the slideshow above for a countdown of the five largest employers in Massachusetts.