Cigna Healthcare — Medical costs and other benefit expenses
Cigna Cigna Healthcare — Medical costs and other benefit expenses decreased by 4.5% to $7.66B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 26.2%, from $10.39B to $7.66B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Cigna Healthcare — Medical costs and other benefit expenses shows relatively stable performance with a 2.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher costs relative to premiums indicate a higher medical loss ratio, which can compress profit margins.
Detailed definition
Represents the total medical claims and benefit expenses paid out by the insurance segment to cover member healthcare se...
Peer comparison
The standard 'Medical Loss' or 'Claims Expense' metric for all health insurance companies.
ci_segment_cigna_healthcare_medical_costs_and_other_benefit_expensesHistorical Data
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $7.78B | $7.78B | $7.78B | $7.78B | $8.92B | $8.92B | $8.92B | $8.92B | $9.22B | $9.31B | $9.36B | $10.00B | $10.39B | $7.48B | $7.58B | $8.03B | $7.66B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +14.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +3.4% | +1.0% | +0.5% | +6.9% | +3.8% | -28.0% | +1.3% | +5.9% | -4.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +14.7% | +14.7% | +14.7% | +14.7% | +3.4% | +4.4% | +4.9% | +12.1% | +12.6% | -19.7% | -19.0% | -19.7% | -26.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cigna's cigna healthcare — medical costs and other benefit expenses?
- Cigna (CI) reported cigna healthcare — medical costs and other benefit expenses of $7.66B in Q1 2026.
- How has Cigna's cigna healthcare — medical costs and other benefit expenses changed year-over-year?
- Cigna's cigna healthcare — medical costs and other benefit expenses decreased by 26.2% year-over-year, from $10.39B to $7.66B.
- What is the long-term trend for Cigna's cigna healthcare — medical costs and other benefit expenses?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Cigna's cigna healthcare — medical costs and other benefit expenses has grown at a 2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $31.12B to $33.47B.
- What does cigna healthcare — medical costs and other benefit expenses mean?
- The total amount spent on medical claims and healthcare benefits for insured members.