Medicaid — Medical claims liability
Centene Medicaid — Medical claims liability increased by 10.0% to $11.42B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.1%, from $11.30B to $11.42B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Medicaid — Medical claims liability shows relatively stable performance with a -0.7% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate rising medical costs or a larger member base, while a decrease could suggest improved claims processing efficiency or lower utilization.
Detailed definition
Represents the total estimated financial obligation for medical services provided to Medicaid members that have been inc...
Peer comparison
Standard across all managed care organizations under the label 'IBNR' or 'Claims Payable'.
cnc_segment_medicaid_medical_claims_liabilityHistorical Data
| Q4 '21 | 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 | $9.85B | $10.94B | $11.05B | $11.11B | $11.25B | $11.75B | $10.99B | $11.04B | $10.81B | $10.49B | $10.47B | $10.17B | $10.30B | $11.30B | $10.44B | $11.34B | $10.38B | $11.42B |
| QoQ Change | — | +11.2% | +1.0% | +0.6% | +1.3% | +4.4% | -6.5% | +0.4% | -2.0% | -3.0% | -0.2% | -2.9% | +1.3% | +9.7% | -7.6% | +8.6% | -8.5% | +10.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +14.3% | +7.4% | -0.5% | -0.7% | -3.9% | -10.7% | -4.7% | -7.9% | -4.8% | +7.7% | -0.3% | +11.6% | +0.7% | +1.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Centene's medicaid — medical claims liability?
- Centene (CNC) reported medicaid — medical claims liability of $11.42B in Q1 2026.
- How has Centene's medicaid — medical claims liability changed year-over-year?
- Centene's medicaid — medical claims liability increased by 1.1% year-over-year, from $11.30B to $11.42B.
- What is the long-term trend for Centene's medicaid — medical claims liability?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Centene's medicaid — medical claims liability has grown at a -0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $44.36B to $43.46B.
- What does medicaid — medical claims liability mean?
- The total amount of money the company owes for medical services already provided to Medicaid patients.