Net income: 2.9B USD
HOWEVER:
1. They paid 3.6B USD in dividends in 2021
2. They paid 10B in operating costs and receieve ~70B in premiums on top of other streams
3. They increased their interest expense for the KAH acquisition
4. They hold $44B in assets and $28B in liabilities
The story they are clearly telling investors is they are seeking to consolidate Payers with Providers to improve efficiencies, which ignores that they they could improve operational efficiencies today.
A move to Medicare for all at current reimbursement rates would require drastic budget cuts at every healthcare provider in the country. That may be what's necessary to fix the broken system, but it would involve a lot of pain.
Worst case: we go back to what things were before the ACA where if you had a preexisting condition you were screwed.
I think we might save some money right away, but more likely we'll lose a bit, gain the ability for our citizens to not have to worry as much about their jobs being their literal lifeline, and over time we'll save more and more versus the current system due to an increased quality of living due to better health outcomes and longer lives.