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Notable healthcare headlines for the week: UnitedHealth, Moderna, and Medtronic in focus
20+ hour, 44+ min ago (88+ words) Seeking Alpha Wall Street's major market averages finished lower on Friday after traders and investors digested the latest jobs data, which came in stronger than forecasted. The blue-chip Dow ended 0.5% lower, the benchmark S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, and the tech-focused How…...
Humana upgraded to outperform at Evercore on growth prospects
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (18+ words) Evercore ISI upgrades Humana to outperform on Medicare growth and 4-star ratings upside potential. Read more here....
Most Medicare Part D enrollees to see higher 2027 premiums
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (17+ words) Trump ends Medicare Part D subsidy, raising premiums for ~75% of enrollees in 2027. Read more here....
Humana pops as Wells Fargo upgrades on moderating cost trends (HUM:NYSE)
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (70+ words) Humana stock rises as Wells Fargo upgrades to Overweight, lifts target to $502 on easing Medicare Advantage costs. jetcityimage/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Humana (HUM) popped 2% on Monday after Wells Fargo upgraded the health insurer to Overweight from Equal-Weight, citing…...
Obamacare premiums could rise 14% in 2027 (UNH:NYSE)
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (57+ words) Seeking Alpha designer491/iStock via Getty Images Americans buying health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace could face another year of steep premium hikes in 2027, with insurers seeking median increases of 14% after rates jumped 20% this year, according to an analysis…...
CMS rule aims to lower Medicare costs at hospitals, ambulatory service centers
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (55+ words) Seeking Alpha - A proposed rule from CMS would change the way hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers are paid for services and drugs provided to Medicare enrollees starting in 2027. - One of the key payment changes is for medications purchased…...
CMS proposes making Medicare drug price negotiations permanent
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (56+ words) Seeking Alpha kemalbas/iStock via Getty Images - CMS is floating a proposal that would create a permanent framework for Medicare drug price negotiations. - Under the plan, the agency will choose up to 20 more drugs covered under Part D and/or…...
Humana to divest minority stake in Gentiva; agreement values stake at about $900M
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (20+ words) Humana to divest minority stake in Gentiva for about $900M, with Q3 close expected and no material 2026 earnings impact....
UnitedHealth’s unit sued by Massachusetts over alleged $100M Medicaid overpayments
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (57+ words) Seeking Alpha UnitedHealth Group’s (UNH) insurance unit, UnitedHealthcare, is facing a lawsuit from Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell over allegations that the company inflated diagnoses for low-income elderly patients to secure higher government payments. According to the complaint, UnitedHealthcare…...
Consumers could pay less for drugs with Mark Cuban pharmacy than own insurance
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (58+ words) Seeking Alpha - Customers who use direct-to-consumer pharmacies, such as the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug, could pay less for generic drugs than using their own employee-sponsored health insurance drug benefits. - An analysis conducted by the University of Texas MD Anderson…...