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Medical Claims Payable (Reconciliation Of The Claims Development To The Claims Liability) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Cumulative incurred claims and allocated claim adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance	$ 269,380
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance	256,119
Net medical claims payable, end of year	13,261
Ceded medical claims payable, end of year	21	$ 46	$ 33	$ 34
Insurance lines other than short duration	236
Gross medical claims payable, end of year	13,518	11,359
Commercial and Specialty Business Segment [Member]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Cumulative incurred claims and allocated claim adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance	80,514
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance	76,680
Net medical claims payable, end of year	3,834
Ceded medical claims payable, end of year	13	13	14	10
Gross medical claims payable, end of year	3,847
Government Business Segment [Member]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Cumulative incurred claims and allocated claim adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance	185,713
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance	176,564
Net medical claims payable, end of year	9,149
Ceded medical claims payable, end of year	8	33	19	$ 24
Insurance lines other than short duration	236
Gross medical claims payable, end of year	9,393
Other Segment [Member]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Cumulative incurred claims and allocated claim adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance	3,153
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance	2,875
Net medical claims payable, end of year	278
Ceded medical claims payable, end of year	0	$ 0	$ 0
Insurance lines other than short duration	0
Gross medical claims payable, end of year	$ 278