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| source | Devoted Health Reaches 466K Members (121% YoY), Earns 5-Star MA Ratings, Raises $366M Series F+F-Prime in 2025-2026 | Devoted Health / Healthcare Finance News | https://www.devoted.com/resources/2026-growth/ | 2026-01-01 | health | report | unprocessed | medium |
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Membership and growth:
- 466,000 members as of January 2026
- 121% year-over-year membership growth (consistent with KB's existing claim about 121% growth)
- Geographic expansion: 13 states (2024) → 20 states (2026)
- Further expansion planned for 2026 enrollment year
Quality performance:
- Contracts H1290, H5299, H7993: 5-star (maximum) CMS rating
- Contracts H7028, H9884: 4.5-star
- Contracts H2526, H2697, H4808, H7147, H7151: 4-star
- 95% of members enrolled in 4-star-or-better contracts for 2026
- Context: 2025 was noted as a "difficult year for star ratings" industry-wide
Funding:
- $48 million Series F (November 2025)
- $317 million Series F-Prime (January 2026)
- Total: $366 million
- Lead investors: The Space Between, Centricus
- New investors: GV (Google Ventures), VZ Ventures, Morgan Health (JPMorgan's health arm)
Financial metrics (limited, private company):
- Medical Loss Ratio: 86% in 2024 (last disclosed)
- No profit/loss data disclosed publicly
Agent Notes
Why this matters: This confirms and extends the KB's existing Devoted Health claim about 121% growth. The 95% members in 4-star-or-better contracts is particularly significant — star ratings directly affect MA bonus payments from CMS, meaning Devoted's quality performance translates directly to financial performance through the VBC incentive structure.
What surprised me: Morgan Health (JPMorgan's health arm) investing is notable — large institutional capital from the employer-payer side entering the purpose-built payvidor model. This validates the model not just from health tech VCs but from the healthcare finance establishment.
What I expected but didn't find: Revenue/profitability data. Devoted remains private. The MLR of 86% (2024) is high for an MA plan (healthy MLRs are typically 82-88% for MA) — suggests Devoted is still reinvesting in care delivery, not yet optimizing for margin.
KB connections:
- Devoted is the fastest-growing MA plan at 121 percent growth because purpose-built technology outperforms acquisition-based vertical integration during CMS tightening — this source CONFIRMS and extends this claim with 2026 data
- four competing payer-provider models are converging toward value-based care with vertical integration dominant today but aligned partnership potentially more durable — Devoted is the purpose-built payvidor proof case
- CMS 2027 chart review exclusion targets vertical integration profit arbitrage by removing upcoded diagnoses from MA risk scoring — Devoted's star ratings (not upcoding) as the quality signal suggests alignment with CMS direction
Extraction hints:
- Update the existing Devoted claim with 2026 data: membership 466K (121% YoY sustained), geographic expansion to 20 states, 95% in 4+ star plans
- New claim candidate: "Morgan Health (JPMorgan) and GV entering Devoted's Series F-Prime signals institutional convergence on the purpose-built payvidor model — not just health tech VC validation"
- Confidence note: 121% growth rate in Series F context (no profit confirmed) could be growth-stage burn; need profitability data to confirm the "proving the model" thesis
Context: The existing KB claim says Devoted is "the fastest-growing MA plan at 121 percent growth" — this 2026 data shows that growth rate SUSTAINED into a second year (2025→2026 also 121%). This is not a single-year spike; it's a compounding growth trajectory.
Curator Notes (structured handoff for extractor)
PRIMARY CONNECTION: Devoted is the fastest-growing MA plan at 121 percent growth because purpose-built technology outperforms acquisition-based vertical integration during CMS tightening WHY ARCHIVED: Updates and confirms the existing Devoted claim with 2026 data. The sustained 121% growth and 95% star rating performance are the key new datapoints. The $366M raise and GV/Morgan Health participation expand the signal from health tech VC to institutional capital. EXTRACTION HINT: Update the existing claim rather than writing a new one. Add the 2026 growth data, star rating performance, and investor profile to the existing claim. Note the MLR (86%) as the outstanding unknown — profitability confirmation is needed to fully validate the "proves the model" thesis.