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UnitedHealth Sees 'Challenges' With Medicare Obesity Program
Health insurers are raising questions about the Trump administration's plan to cover obesity drugs in Medicare next year, casting doubt on whether enough insurers will sign on to the effort for it to launch as planned. CVS Health Corp., parent of…
UnitedHealth Group Profits Eclipse $6 Billion As Medical Costs Ease
UnitedHealth Group, which is the parent of the nation's largest health insurer in UnitedHealthcare, on April 21, 2026 raised its full year 2026 earnings outlook to “greater than $17.35 per share,” compared to an earlier forecast of…
Gyde acquires Benavest to expand AI-powered health insurance brokerage
AUSTIN: Gyde, an AI-native brokerage platform, announced Thursday it has acquired Benavest, a national health insurance agency specializing in Affordable Care Act, Medicare and individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement plans. The deal…
Walz: 'Next Democratic president better figure out a way to get universal health care'
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) advised the next Democratic president to focus on passing universal healthcare, a policy measure that has been hotly debated within the party in recent years. “We have to figure out, once we move in a progressive…
Your health insurance premium might go up 10-15% in 2027
Sarita Joshi, Head of Life & Health Insurance at Probus, said insurers are already revising premiums in a staggered manner. The changes will happen over the next 12-18 months. 'Broadly, we are talking about 10-15%,' she said. However, the exact…
Medicare Delays Full Obesity-Drug Program Rollout After Insurers Push Back
The Medicare agency will extend a short-term program that will pay for weight-loss drugs such as Eli Lilly's Zepbound and Wegovy, guaranteeing access to the popular medications will continue for seniors next year. The decision by the Centers for…
Fewer Oregonians are enrolling in marketplace plans because of federal uncertainty
About 21,000 fewer people enrolled in health insurance plans through the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace compared with a year ago, according to a new report. The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday released its annual report giving insight into…
Health Care Up After UnitedHealth Earnings -- Health Care Roundup
Health-care companies rose after strong earnings from the largest U.S. health insurer by enrollees. UnitedHealth Group reported first-quarter results that substantially overshot Wall Street expectations and raised its annual guidance, signaling…
Stock Movers: 3M, UNH, TSCO
Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street. Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for…
Buy these 'income darlings' to boost your portfolio, says Jefferies
As geopolitical tensions rattle markets and drive sharp swings in stocks, Jefferies is advising investors to lean into companies with strong fundamentals and sturdy dividends. Stocks have been whiplashed the past several weeks, with the onset of…
RFK Jr. on vaccines, Iran war, NIH funding, and more
The week of hearings, his first appearance before Congress since last fall, has been a test for Kennedy and the strength of his Make America Healthy Again agenda ahead of the midterm elections. The discussions on Tuesday touched on a variety of…
Why UnitedHealth Stock Is Up Today
After a tough past twelve months that at one point saw the stock down by more than half, UnitedHealth Group (UNH +8.27%) shareholders finally see a light at the end of the tunnel. That's the takeaway from the response to today's news anyway. As of…
UnitedHealth: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $6.28 billion. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company said it had profit of $6.90 per share.
Watch AOC and Democrats wipe the floor with RFK Jr.
House Democrats dragged Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a hearing on Tuesday in which he attempted to defend President Donald Trump's latest budget proposal. While last week's hearings focused on RFK Jr.'s failures…
Future of Adelaide Pointe uncertain as competing court filings tell very different stories
MUSKEGON, Mich. — A federal bankruptcy hearing is scheduled for Wednesday that could determine the future of Adelaide Pointe, the controversial 30-acre waterfront development on Muskegon Lake, and who gets to run it. The hearing, set for…
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