Yahoo Finance • 13 hours ago

Stocks Recover on Iran Ceasefire Hopes

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed up +0.08%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.04%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) rose +0.08%, and June... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 13 hours ago

Health Insurers Rally After CMS Rate Surprise

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) and other health insurers are getting a lift after a better than expected Medicare Advantage update changed the tone overnight. The government now expects payments to rise... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 15 hours ago

Alignment Healthcare, Centene, CVS Health, Elevance Health, and Clover Health Stocks Trade Up, What You Need To Know

What Happened? A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the government announced a surprise increase in payment rates for Medicare Advantage plans. This change raises the revenue that insurance companies receive per patie... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 hours ago

Stock Losses Deepen as Iran War Looks to Intensify

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.90%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.76%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.40%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) are down -0.97%, and June E-mini Na... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 19 hours ago

Washington Blinked and Health Insurers Made $13 Billion

Washington Blinked and Health Insurers Made $13 Billion - Moby BREAKING NEWS The health insurance lobby has been living rent-free inside Washington's head for years, and on Monday it finally collected the lease. The Centers for Medicare... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 19 hours ago

Stocks Tumble and Crude Prices Jump on Fears of Iran War Escalation

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.63%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.66%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.78%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) are down -0.60%, and June E-mini Na... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 21 hours ago

Here’s Why TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund Bets on Centene (CNC)

TCW funds, an investment management company, released its “TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Equities finished the year on a positive note, with the S&P 500 T... Full story

Yahoo Finance • yesterday

Health insurers rise after US lifts 2027 Medicare Advantage payment rates

April 7 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. health insurers climbed in premarket trading on Tuesday after the government said ‌it plans a larger-than-expected increase in 2027 payment rates ‌for Medicare Advantage plans. Insurance giant UnitedHeal... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 days ago

UnitedHealth, Humana Among Stocks Getting a Boost From Medicare Decision

The Trump administration's decision to raise payments to Medicare insurers by 2.48% next year lifted a variety of health- and insurance-related stocks in afterhours trading Monday. To note: UnitedHealth (UNH): The health insurer's stock, a... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 days ago

Humana shares surge 12% on 2027 Medicare rate boost; UNH, CVS rally

Investing.com -- Humana (NYSE:HUM) shares jumped 12% after hours Monday, while UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) and CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) gained 9%, and Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) climbed 5% after Medicare finalized a 2.48% rate increase for privat... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

Notable healthcare headlines for the week: Apellis, Centessa, and UnitedHealth in focus

Wall Street’s major market averages ended mixed on Thursday as markets assessed President Donald Trump’s address to the nation and the latest developments in the Middle East conflict. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite finished +0.1%. At t... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 days ago

Insurers to receive extra $18B as Medicare overhauls Star Ratings system

[Medicare Health Insurance Card] Bill Oxford The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a rule to eliminate nearly a dozen metrics in the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings system, a move that will provide health insure... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 6 days ago

St. Vincent Behavioral Health Campus Expands Housing & Health Care for LA with $6M Health Net Investment

Investment will support crisis care, transitional services and housing at the former St. Vincent Medical Center campus LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Net, one of California's most experienced Medi-Cal managed care healt... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 6 days ago

Health Insurance Providers Stocks Q4 Recap: Benchmarking UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH)

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how health insurance providers stocks fared in Q4, starting with UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH). Upfront prem... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 7 days ago

Here’s Why Centene Corporation (CNC) Fell in Q4

Artisan Partners, an investment management company, released its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter for “Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund”.  A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Fund seeks to invest in undervalued companies with sol... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 8 days ago

JPMorgan Cuts PT on Centene Corporation (CNC) to $41 From $45 – Here’s Why

Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) is one of the best affordable stocks to buy with good earnings growth. JPMorgan cut the price target on Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) to $41 from $45 on March 19, reiterating a Neutral rating on the shares.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 13 days ago

Fortune 500 Company Takes $6.7B Loss To Continue Providing Medicare

Sarah London, the youngest woman to become CEO of a Fortune 500 company, is steering Centene through billions in losses. London, who embarked on her new journey as CEO of Centene on March 3, 2022, according to the company, helped spearhea... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 22 days ago

Access to Job Training and Community-Based Support Services Improves Through Health Net's $4.4M Investment in LA County

Investment in NewGen Administrative Services Will Expand Health and Human Services Capacity LOS ANGELES, March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Net, one of California's most experienced Medi-Cal managed care health plans and a company of C... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 24 days ago

Notable healthcare headlines for the week: Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and CVS Health in focus

Wall Street’s major indexes ended lower on Friday as investors digested a fresh batch of economic data, highlighted by the latest PCE inflation and GDP reports. The benchmark S&P 500 ended -0.6%, the blue-chip Dow closed -0.2%, and the te... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 25 days ago

Trending stocks this week as Wall Street digests inflation data, oil rally

[Wall Street sign, New York City, USA] mbbirdy/E+ via Getty Images Wall Street ended the week lower as investors weighed fresh inflation data and persistent volatility in energy markets, with Brent crude topping $100 amid U.S.–Iran tensio... Full story