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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details) member in Thousands, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 23, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 24, 2024 region	May 31, 2024 option	Apr. 30, 2024 region option	Jun. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024 region segment member state	Jul. 31, 2024 member	Jul. 01, 2024 member	Jan. 01, 2024 member
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment						4
Health Plans
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of members eligible for the health care programs, approximately						5,600
Number of states with programs \| state						21
Medicaid \| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of members eligible for the health care programs, approximately									114
Medicaid \| MICHIGAN \| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Contract term				5 years
Number of service regions contract awarded \| region				6
Number of potential for renewals \| option				3
Renewal term				1 year
Medicaid \| FLORIDA \| Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of members eligible for the health care programs, approximately							90
Medicaid \| NEW MEXICO \| New Mexico Health Care Authority
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of members eligible for the health care programs, approximately								33
Medicaid \| WISCONSIN \| Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Contract term			2 years
Number of potential for renewals \| option			3
Renewal term			2 years
Medicaid \| MISSISSIPPI \| DOM
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Contract term					4 years
Medicaid \| Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Contract term						3 years
Medicaid \| Maximum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Contract term						5 years
Medicare \| ConnectiCare
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Purchase price \| $	$ 350
Medicare \| Bright Health Medicare
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of members added through acquisition									109
Issued and outstanding capital stock acquisition, percentage									100.00%
Medicare \| MICHIGAN \| Highly Integrated Dual Eligible Special Needs
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of service regions contract awarded \| region						2
Medicare \| MICHIGAN \| Highly Integrated Dual Eligible Special Needs \| Subsequent Event
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Contract term		7 years
Number of service regions contract awarded \| region		6
Medicare \| Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Contract term						1 year
Medicare \| Maximum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Contract term						3 years