6+ hour, 11+ min ago  (696+ words) UnitedHealth Group on Thursday posted second-quarter earnings that blew past estimates and raised its full-year profit outlook, as the company better manages high medical costs and uses AI to help streamline operations. The largest private insurer in the U.S. said it…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (845+ words) Major health insurers appear to be off to an encouraging start this year — but a crucial test for the sector is still ahead. Solid first-quarter results have helped lift investor sentiment, even as insurers continue to grapple with higher medical…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (782+ words) Retirees may need hundreds of thousands of dollars more than they plan for to cover health-care costs in retirement, data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute finds. That's after accounting for Medicare, the U.S.'s federal health insurance program for people…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (206+ words) The Trump administration on Monday finalized a 2027 payment rate increase to privately run Medicare plans that was far bigger than initially proposed, a boost to health insurer stocks. The government will increase average Medicare Advantage payments by 2.48%, or more than…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (440+ words) The standard Medicare Part B premium will increase to $202.90 per month in 2026, up $17.90, or 9.7%, from $185 per month in 2025, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The increase marks the second-highest Part B premium increase in dollars, according to…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (996+ words) Medicare Advantage enrollment is poised to fall for the first time in nearly two decades, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The agency estimates that enrollment in the program will be 34 million in 2025 – marking less than half of…...