BENEFITS PAYABLE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Insurance [Abstract]

Schedule of Activity in Benefits Payable

On a consolidated basis, which represents our Insurance segment net of eliminations, activity in benefits payable was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:

	2023		2022		2021
	(in millions)
Balances at January 1	$	9,264	$	8,289	$	8,143
Acquisitions	62		—		42
Incurred related to:
Current year	89,266		76,105		70,024
Prior years	(872)		(415)		(825)
Total incurred	88,394		75,690		69,199
Paid related to:
Current year	(79,545)		(67,287)		(62,149)
Prior years	(7,934)		(7,428)		(6,946)
Total paid	(87,479)		(74,715)		(69,095)
Balances at December 31	$	10,241	$	9,264	$	8,289

Schedule of Incurred and Paid Claims Development

The following tables provide information about incurred and paid claims development as of December 31, 2023, net of reinsurance.

	Incurred Claims, Net of Reinsurance
	For the Years Ended December 31,
Claims Incurred Year	2021 Unaudited		2022 Unaudited		2023
	(in millions)
2021 & Prior	$	70,066	$	69,698	$	69,484
2022			76,105		75,447
2023					89,328
Total					$	234,259

	Cumulative Paid Claims, Net of Reinsurance
	For the Years Ended December 31,
Claims Incurred Year	2021 Unaudited		2022 Unaudited		2023
	(in millions)
2021 & Prior	$	62,149	$	69,252	$	69,484
2022			67,287		74,989
2023					79,545
Total					224,018
All outstanding benefit liabilities before 2021, net of reinsurance					N/A
Benefits payable, net of reinsurance					$	10,241