Bright Health Group Increases Bright HealthCare Membership Guidance for 2022

Now Serving Over 1 Million Health Plan Lives

Bright Health Group, Inc. ("Bright Health Group," the "Company," “we,” or “our”) (NYSE: BHG), the first technology-enabled fully aligned system of care, built for healthcare's consumer retail market, today announced its updated 2022 Bright HealthCare AEP/OEP Membership guidance of over 1 million lives across its Commercial and Medicare lines of business. The increased membership projection reflects better than expected retention and growth in core markets during open enrollment, including in Florida, North Carolina, and Texas.

The enterprise continues to make investments to scale its technology and operating platforms to differentiate in the consumer retail healthcare market. The Company also reaffirmed its remaining 2022 guidance, with an updated Revenue expectation at the high-end of the previously provided guidance range of $6.3 – $6.5 billion.

Updated FY2022 Outlook Highlights:

“We continue to demonstrate our ability to drive scale within our differentiated model and are now well-positioned to realize the full potential of the Bright Health Group strategy,” said Mike Mikan, President and CEO. “Serving 1 million health plan members was a key milestone for the Company. Combining our scale with our growing integrated care delivery business, NeueHealth, provides the opportunity to start realizing meaningful operating efficiencies across the enterprise. We are making the necessary investments now to position ourselves for long-term success.”

Bright Health Group executives will present on the Company’s performance and strategic outlook in more detail at the upcoming J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the session will be available on the company’s investor relations website at investors.brighthealthgroup.com.

About Bright Health Group

Bright Health Group is the first technology-enabled, fully aligned system of care built for healthcare's consumer retail market. Our differentiated approach aligns care delivery with the financing of care to drive better outcomes, lower costs, and enhance the consumer experience. We have two market-facing businesses: NeueHealth and Bright HealthCare. NeueHealth provides care delivery and value-based enablement services to over 400,000 value-based patients through our owned and affiliated clinics. Bright HealthCare offers Commercial and Medicare health plan products to over 1 million consumers across the nation. We believe everyone should have access to personal, affordable, and high-quality healthcare. Our mission is to Make healthcare right. Together. For more information, visit www.brighthealthgroup.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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