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Health Insurer Stocks Fall Sharply After 2027 Medicare Payments Proposal
Shares of top health insurance firms fell sharply in premarket trading Tuesday morning, after the Trump administration issued a proposal that would keep Medicare payment rates flat in 2027, falling short of Wall Street expectations. Centers for…
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Here's Why Health Insurance Stocks Are Sinking Tuesday
Shares of a number of health insurance providers sank sharply Tuesday following a proposal from the federal government. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it was proposing a 0.09% increase in Medicare payments in 2027, far less…
Health-Insurer Stocks Slide After Medicare Rate Proposal
Shares of Medicare insurer Humana skidded 13% in offhours trading. CVS Health 's stock fell roughly 9.5% offhours and Centene dropped 3%. Shares of UnitedHealth, the biggest Medicare insurer by membership, fell around 8% in premarket trading. The…
Chappell Roan's Call for Health Insurance in Music Sparks New Crisis Hotline
During last year's Grammy Awards, Chappell Roan used her acceptance speech for Best New Artist to ask record labels to offer artists a livable wage and health insurance. The speech sparked a larger conversation, and in the immediate aftermath, Roan…
Kyrgyzstan Sues Russia at Eurasian Court Over Migrant Families' Health Insurance
Kyrgyzstan has filed a lawsuit against Russia at the court of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) accusing Moscow of violating union rules by refusing to issue mandatory health insurance policies to family members of Kyrgyz labor migrants, a Kyrgyz…
Health insurers tumble after Trump administration proposes keeping Medicare Advantage rates flat next year
Shares of several big-name health care companies plunged after the Trump administration proposed nearly flat rates for Medicare Advantage insurers. The proposal entails a 0.09% net average payment increase for Medicare Advantage plans in 2027…
Why UNH stock is trending | CNN Business
In its latest earnings report, UnitedHealth Group announced a surprising projected revenue drop for next year. CNN's Tami Luhby explains why investors are worried about health insurance companies and how it's affecting their stocks. Discover more…
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5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens
Futures tied to major indexes are mixed this morning as chip stocks gain while health insurance stocks tumble; shares of UntedHealth and other health insurers are sliding after a government proposal to raise payments to Medicare insurers by much…
UnitedHealth Takes $1.6 Billion Hit To Earnings Amid Restructuring
UnitedHealth Group, parent of health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare, eked out a fourth quarter profit of $10 million despite a $1.6 billion hit to fourth quarter earnings from a large restructuring charge. In this photo is a general view outside…
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We're All Worried About the Economy's Future-But Some of Us Are Still Spending Anyway
The widely followed Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell to its lowest level since May 2014, as worries over job losses and inflation persisted. Despite a recent trend of dour consumer survey readings, the economy has been expanding, and…
Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy falls sharply in January to lowest level since 2014
WASHINGTON -- U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index…
Job-market strain linked to worsening health among young Koreans
Jan. 26 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's prolonged weakness in youth employment is coinciding with signs of worsening health among people in their 20s and 30s, with experts warning that job insecurity and social pressure are shaping unhealthy…
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UnitedHealth Stock Plunges 20%-Here's What's Driving the Huge Decline
UnitedHealth Group shares tumbled Tuesday after the health insurer reported disappointing earnings and the Trump administration announced Medicare rates would be effectively unchanged next year. Shares of CVS Health, Humana and other health…
Consumer confidence falls to lowest level in more than a decade
The Consumer Confidence Index fell in January to 84.5, its lowest level in more than a decade, reflecting Americans' persistent concerns about the U.S. economy. The index — which measures how Americans feel about current and future economic…
Stock Movers: UnitedHealth, General Motors, UPS
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…
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