Favorable medical claims reserve development related to prior fiscal years

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Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense, Cumulative Number Of Claims, Reported

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Estimated costs as of the balance sheet date of settling insured claims and costs incurred in the claims settlement process for claims that have not yet been submitted to the insurance company for reimbursement.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.W)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479583/944-40-S99-1

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BENEFITS PAYABLE - Narrative (Details) claim in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) claim	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Claims Development [Line Items]
Total IBNR \| $	$ 6,600	$ 5,700
Favorable medical claims reserve development related to prior fiscal years \| $	$ 872	$ 415	$ 825
2023 Claims Incurred Year
Claims Development [Line Items]
Cumulative number of reported claims	200.0
2022 Claims Incurred Year
Claims Development [Line Items]
Cumulative number of reported claims	182.4
2021 Claims Incurred Year
Claims Development [Line Items]
Cumulative number of reported claims	173.7