Medical Claims and Benefits Payable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Medical Claims and Benefits Payable

The following table provides the details of our medical claims and benefits payable as of the dates indicated:

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
	(In millions)
Fee-for-service claims incurred but not paid (“IBNP”)	$	1,615	$	1,406
Pharmacy payable	148		126
Capitation payable	73		55
Other	453		267
Total	$	2,289	$	1,854

Components of Components of Change in Medical Claims and Benefits Payable

The following table presents the components of the change in our medical claims and benefits payable for the periods indicated. The amounts presented for “Components of medical care costs related to: Prior years” represent the amounts by which our original estimates of medical claims and benefits payable at the beginning of the year were more than the actual liabilities, based on information (principally the payment of claims) developed since those liabilities were first reported.

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
	(In millions)
Medical claims and benefits payable, beginning balance	$	1,854	$	1,961
Components of medical care costs related to:
Current year	11,478		10,613
Prior years	(66)		(253)
Total medical care costs	11,412		10,360
Change in non-risk and other provider payables	50		131
Payments for medical care costs related to:
Current year	9,500		8,996
Prior years	1,527		1,481
Total paid	11,027		10,477
Medical claims and benefits payable, ending balance	$	2,289	$	1,975