BENEFITS PAYABLE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Insurance [Abstract]

Schedule of Activity in Benefits Payable

On a consolidated basis, activity in benefits payable was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

	For the three months ended March 31,
	2022		2021
	(in millions)
Balances, beginning of period	$	8,289	$	8,143
Acquisitions	—		42
Incurred related to:
Current year	19,985		17,851
Prior years	(360)		(555)
Total incurred	19,625		17,296
Paid related to:
Current year	(12,284)		(10,842)
Prior years	(6,252)		(5,988)
Total paid	(18,536)		(16,830)
Balances, end of period	$	9,378	$	8,651

Activity in benefits payable for our Retail segment was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

	For the three months ended March 31,
	2022		2021
	(in millions)
Balances, beginning of period	$	7,675	$	7,428
Acquisitions	—		42
Incurred related to:
Current year	19,078		16,762
Prior years	(328)		(463)
Total incurred	18,750		16,299
Paid related to:
Current year	(11,882)		(10,330)
Prior years	(5,741)		(5,401)
Total paid	(17,623)		(15,731)
Balances, end of period	$	8,802	$	8,038

Activity in benefits payable for our Group and Specialty segment was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

	For the three months ended March 31,
	2022		2021
	(in millions)
Balances, beginning of period	$	614	$	715
Incurred related to:
Current year	1,078		1,237
Prior years	(32)		(92)
Total incurred	1,046		1,145
Paid related to:
Current year	(573)		(660)
Prior years	(511)		(587)
Total paid	(1,084)		(1,247)
Balances, end of period	$	576	$	613