Posts Tagged ‘Humana Inc (HUM)’

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): 7 States With the Lowest Health Care Costs

Americans pay a lot for health care. The latest information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, shows that around $6,815 per......(read more)

June 11 - News - Comments

HCA Holdings Inc (HCA), Health Management Associates Inc (HMA): Obamacare Shoving Doctors Out of Private Practice

First went the dinosaurs, then the dodo. Are physicians in private practices next on the path to extinction? The trends show the numbers of physicians......(read more)

June 10 - News - Comments

Sprint Nextel Corporation (S), Priceline.com Inc (PCLN): Billionaire Leon Cooperman’s Shakeups

Billionaire Leon Cooperman grew up as the son of a plumber living in the South Bronx, then worked his way into Hunter College as a Xerox quality control......(read more)

May 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Hedge Funds Are Dumping Humana Inc (HUM)

Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) was in 36 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. HUM investors should be aware of a decrease in hedge......(read more)

May 24 - News - Comments

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), WellPoint, Inc. (WLP): Play Or Pay

Obamacare is getting closer to full implementation, and many who oppose the provisions have looked at whether they can simply ignore its provisions and......(read more)

May 13 - News - Comments

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO), Humana Inc (HUM), And Six Incredible Figures That Illustrate the Uncertainty Surrounding Obamacare

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO)

Seven months from today, you’ll be required by law to carry health insurance — that’s a fact. But, as we lead up into the full implementation......(read more)

May 4 - News - Comments

Aetna Inc. (AET), Cigna Corporation (CI): Healthcare Changes Provide New Opportunities

The Affordable Care Act will require certain changes in the market with regards to insurance coverage, employment benefits, and the cost of hiring employees......(read more)

April 22 - News - Comments

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): Could Obamacare Impact Its Earnings?

Earnings season has been a mixed bag for the market’s biggest stocks so far, with some major companies reporting stellar results while others have......(read more)

April 18 - News - Comments

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): What’s Ahead for This Stock’s Earnings

On Thursday, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) will release its latest quarterly results. The key to making smart investment decisions on stocks reporting......(read more)

April 16 - News - Comments

Humana Inc (HUM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): What Will Obamacare Do to Medicare?

Medicaid has stayed at the forefront of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” debate thanks to the number of states......(read more)

April 10 - News - Comments

Humana Inc (HUM), Stryker Corporation (SYK) & More: Five Ways Obamacare Will Fail

Whether you’re ready for it or not, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known collectively as Obamacare, is going to be fully implemented......(read more)

April 9 - News - Comments

Aetna Inc. (AET), Humana Inc (HUM), WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (WCG): Whoa! What Just Happened to My Stock?

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) was yesterday’s big winner among the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI) components, which......(read more)

April 3 - News - Comments

Humana Inc (HUM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): Obamacare Falls Into Place, and Health Insurers Rejoice

The future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act became clearer over the past few days. The government has formalized financial details pertaining......(read more)

April 3 - News - Comments

Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA), Aetna Inc. (AET): Whoa! These Two Stocks Had Healthy Returns Yesterday

After a big run-up in the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past three months, the index took a small breather yesterday and inched down five points......(read more)

April 3 - News - Comments

Humana Inc (HUM), CIGNA Corporation (CI): Obamacare is No Bust for Insurance Stocks

Thought Obamacare was sure to crush the insurance industry? Think again. After the markets closed Monday, the US government reversed its decision to lower......(read more)

April 2 - News - Comments

Magellan Health Services Inc (MGLN), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), WellPoint, Inc. (WLP): 3 Health-Care Stories You Should Know

Magellan Health Services Inc (NASDAQ:MGLN)

Heading into this holiday weekend, health-care stocks continue to lead the S&P 500 in 2013. But behind the share-price gains is an industry undergoing......(read more)

March 31 - News - Comments

WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), Aetna Inc. (AET), Humana Inc (HUM): Obamacare Is Changing Health Insurance Forever

Is health insurance really insurance — and does it matter? True insurance protects against catastrophic losses. Think of flood insurance covering......(read more)

March 28 - News - Comments

Walgreen Company (WAG), AmerisourceBergen Corp. (ABC), Express Scripts Holding Company (ESRX), Humana Inc. (HUM): 3 Health Care Stories You Probably Missed

This year, health care stocks are leading the S&P 500 for the first time in well over a decade. It’s a vote of confidence in a landscape that......(read more)

March 25 - News - Comments

Are These 3 Healthcare Insurers Worth The Risk? – Humana Inc (HUM), Aetna Inc. (AET), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH)

There are a lot of questions about how the new healthcare laws will impact insurance companies. Obviously investors should not swear off healthcare stocks......(read more)

March 16 - News - Comments

How Obamacare Changed Your Taxes: UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), CIGNA Corporation (CI), Aetna Inc. (AET)

The Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare, completely changed how people get health care. With a big expansion of health insurance through......(read more)

March 15 - News - Comments

Old, Sick, and Poor: Health Care’s Most Expensive Patients – UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Humana Inc (HUM), WellPoint, Inc. (WLP)

Health care is about to change for a patient population called “the poorest and the sickest” by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Spend enough......(read more)

March 12 - News - Comments

Amedisys Inc (AMED) Earnings: An Early Look – Humana Inc (HUM), Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (GTIV)

Earnings season is winding down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results. But there are still some companies left to report......(read more)

March 11 - News - Comments

A Board Member Bought Almost $250K of Cigna

According to a filing with the SEC, Eric Wiseman, who sits on the Board of Directors at health insurer Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI), directly purchased......(read more)

March 11 - Insider Trading - Comments

How Sequestration Will Affect the Health-Care Sector and Your Pocketbook: Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), Life Technologies Corp. (LIFE)

Stop me if you’ve heard this joke before: “Two political parties walk into a bar; both point the finger at each other for the country’......(read more)

March 6 - News - Comments

Can Health Insurance Still Profit From Baby Boomers? Humana Inc (HUM), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH)

The baby boomers are coming, meaning tens of millions of seniors will become eligible for Medicare benefits in coming years. Already a huge part of overall......(read more)

March 6 - News - Comments