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HEALTH CARE REFORM (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Insurance [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Premium Deficiency Reserve | Changes in the premium deficiency reserve for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were as follows:
| Premium Deficiency Reserve
| (in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2016 | $ | 176 |
Current period results applied to the PDR liability | 13 |
Balance at March 31, 2016 | $ | 189 |
Schedule Of Risk Adjustment, Reinsurance Recoverable And Risk Corridor Settlement | The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets include the following amounts associated with the 3Rs at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Amounts classified as long-term represent settlements that we expect to exceed 12 months at March 31, 2016.
| March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
| Risk Adjustment Settlement |  | Reinsurance Recoverables |  | Risk Corridor Settlement |  | Risk Adjustment Settlement |  | Reinsurance Recoverables |  | Risk Corridor Settlement
| (in millions)
Prior Coverage Years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premiums receivable | $ | 136 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 126 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Other current assets | — |  |  | 402 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 610 |  |  | — |
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses | (258 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (223 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Net current (liability) asset | (122 | ) |  | 402 |  |  | — |  |  | (97 | ) |  | 610 |  |  | — |
Other long-term assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | 369 |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 459 |
Other long-term liabilities | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net long-term asset | — |  |  | — |  |  | 369 |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 459 |
Total prior coverage years' net (liability) asset | (122 | ) |  | 402 |  |  | 369 |  |  | (87 | ) |  | 610 |  |  | 459 |
Current Coverage Year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long-term assets | — |  |  | 25 |  |  | 97 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other long-term liabilities | (12 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net long-term (liability) asset | (12 | ) |  | 25 |  |  | 97 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total 2016 coverage year net (liability) asset | (12 | ) |  | 25 |  |  | 97 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total net (liability) asset | $ | (134 | ) |  | $ | 427 |  |  | $ | 466 |  |  | $ | (87 | ) |  | $ | 610 |  |  | $ | 459 |

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