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Medical Costs Payable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Insurance [Abstract]

Schedule of Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense

The following table shows the components of the change in medical costs payable for the nine months ended September 30:

(in millions)						2022						2021
Medical costs payable, beginning of period						$	24,483					$	21,872
Acquisitions						177						88
Reported medical costs:
Current year						157,601						140,052
Prior years						(350)						(1,300)
Total reported medical costs						157,251						138,752
Medical payments:
Payments for current year						(130,788)						(116,135)
Payments for prior years						(22,059)						(18,659)
Total medical payments						(152,847)						(134,794)
Medical costs payable, end of period						$	29,064					$	25,918

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Tabular disclosure of the activity in the reserve for settling insured claims and expenses incurred in the claims settlement process for the period. The estimated liability includes the amount of money that will be required for future payments of (a) claims that have been reported to the insurer, (b) claims related to insured events that have occurred but that have not been reported to the insurer as of the date the liability is estimated, and (c) claim adjustment expenses. Claim adjustment expenses include costs incurred in the claim settlement process such as legal fees; outside adjuster fees; and costs to record, process, and adjust claims.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
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