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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Revenues from Third Party Payers, Uninsured and Other Payers Our revenues by primary third-party payer classification and other (including uninsured patients) for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are summarized in the following table (dollars in millions):
 
    
Quarter
 
    
2021
    
Ratio
   
2020
    
Ratio
 
Medicare
  
$
2,612
 
  
 
18.1
  $ 2,272        20.5
Managed Medicare
  
 
2,104
 
  
 
14.6
 
    1,488        13.4  
Medicaid
  
 
503
 
  
 
3.5
 
    564        5.1  
Managed Medicaid
  
 
831
 
  
 
5.8
 
    531        4.8  
Managed care and insurers
  
 
7,417
 
  
 
51.3
 
    5,631        50.9  
International (managed care and insurers)
  
 
338
 
  
 
2.3
 
    239        2.2  
Other
  
 
630
 
  
 
4.4
 
    343        3.1  
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Revenues
  
$
14,435
 
  
 
100.0
  $ 11,068        100.0
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
    
Six Months
 
    
2021
    
Ratio
   
2020
    
Ratio
 
Medicare
  
$
5,171
 
  
 
18.2
  $ 5,015        21.0
Managed Medicare
  
 
4,157
 
  
 
14.6
 
    3,314        13.8  
Medicaid
  
 
1,030
 
  
 
3.6
 
    978        4.1  
Managed Medicaid
  
 
1,556
 
  
 
5.5
 
    1,197        5.0  
Managed care and insurers
  
 
14,302
 
  
 
50.4
 
    12,276        51.4  
International (managed care and insurers)
  
 
671
 
  
 
2.4
 
    531        2.2  
Other
  
 
1,525
 
  
 
5.3
 
    618        2.5  
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Revenues
  
$
28,412
 
  
 
100.0
  $ 23,929        100.0
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Schedule of Estimated Cost of Uncompensated Care A summary of the estimated cost of total uncompensated care for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 follows (dollars in millions):
    
Quarter
   
Six Months
 
    
2021
   
2020
   
2021
   
2020
 
Patient care costs (salaries and benefits, supplies, other operating expenses and depreciation and amortization)
  
$
11,950
 
  $ 9,916    
$
23,593
 
  $ 21,258  
Cost-to-charges
ratio (patient care costs as percentage of gross patient charges)
  
 
11.1
    12.6  
 
11.2
    12.2
Total uncompensated care
  
$
7,696
 
  $ 6,729    
$
14,517
 
  $ 14,602  
Multiply by the
cost-to-charges
ratio
  
 
11.1
    12.6  
 
11.2
    12.2
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Estimated cost of total uncompensated care
  
$
848
 
  $ 844    
$
1,626
 
  $ 1,781