Claims Payable (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Claims Payable [Abstract]

Components of the change in claims payable

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010
Claims payable, beginning of period	$	510,675		$	529,036
Health benefits expense incurred during the period:
Related to current year		2,613,310			2,408,166
Related to prior years		(74,588	)		(90,149	)
Total incurred		2,538,722			2,318,017
Health benefits payments during the period:
Related to current year		2,168,850			1,960,389
Related to prior years		361,039			361,061
Total payments		2,529,889			2,321,450
Claims payable, end of period	$	519,508		$	525,603