Health Care Costs Payable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Health Care Benefits Segment [Member]

Schedule of Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the components of the change in health care costs payable during the three months ended March 31, 2019:

In millions
Health care costs payable, beginning of the period	$	6,147
Less: Reinsurance recoverables	4
Health care costs payable, beginning of the period, net	6,143
Add: Components of incurred health care costs
Current year	13,804
Prior years	(446		)
Total incurred health care costs (1)	13,358
Less: Claims paid
Current year	8,004
Prior years	4,812
Total claims paid	12,816
Add: Premium deficiency reserve	11
Health care costs payable, end of period, net	6,696
Add: Reinsurance recoverables	5
Health care costs payable, end of period	$	6,701

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(1) Total incurred health care costs during the three months ended March 31, 2019 in the table above exclude (i) $11 million related to a premium deficiency reserve for the 2019 coverage year related to the Company’s Medicaid products, (ii) $10 million of benefit costs recorded in the Health Care Benefits segment that are included in other insurance liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and (iii) $80 million of benefit costs recorded in the Corporate/Other segment that are included in other insurance liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.