Oscar Health (OSCR) Notches 5-Year High on CMS Updates

Oscar Health Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) is one of the 10 Stocks Making Monster Moves.

Oscar Health climbed to a new five-year high on Monday, as investors resumed buying positions in its stock after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) formally lowered user fees for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces.

In intra-day trading, the stock surged to its highest price of $25.58 before trimming a few cents to finish the session up by 8.49 percent at $25.30 apiece.

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In a statement on Friday, the CMS said that ACA user fees for federally facilitated exchanges will be lowered to 1.9 percent from 2.5 percent, while fees for state-based exchanges will be cut to 1.5 percent from 2 percent.

These reductions are expected to help put downward pressure on premiums in 2027, paving the way for a potential jump in profit margins for health insurance companies, including Oscar Health Inc. (NYSE:OSCR).

“American taxpayers deserve to know their dollars are going only to people who truly qualify,” said CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz.

“This rule strengthens eligibility checks, cracks down on abuse, and gives insurers more flexibility to offer affordable, consumer-focused coverage options,” he added.

In other news, Oscar Health Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) posted a stellar earnings performance in the first quarter of the year, having boosted its net income by 147 percent to $679 million from $275 million in the same period last year.

Revenues increased by 52 percent to $4.6 billion from $3.05 billion in the same period last year, thanks to higher rates and membership.

Following the results, Oscar Health Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) reaffirmed its outlook of $18.7 billion to $19 billion in revenues for full-year 2026, or an implied growth of 60 percent to 62 percent from the $11.7 billion posted in 2025.

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