Aetna Inc. (AET), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): The Coming Health Insurance Apocalypse?
Good-bye, health insurers -- and good riddance. That's essentially the message from the majority leader of the U.S. Senate. Last Friday, Sen.
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Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC), HCA Holdings Inc (HCA): Why Buy Hospitals?
More wellness care should mean lower patient counts.
Health Management Associates Inc (HMA), Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC) Obamacare Delays: Investors in Healthcare Beware
Obamacare was originally planned to kick in next year.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Aetna Inc (AET), CIGNA Corporation (CI): Why Obamacare’s State Rate Changes Are Misleading
In addition to inspiring heated debate from both sides of the health-care issue, Obamacare has become one of the most confusing pieces of legislation ever passed.
WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): How Much Could Medicare for All Save You?
The government put a key piece of Obamacare back on the shelf last week, when it announced that companies employing more than 50 workers will have an extra year to begin offering...
WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), CIGNA Corporation (CI), Aetna Inc (AET): 5 Myths About Those Despicable Health Insurers
Are health insurers corporate equivalents of the super-villains in the "Despicable Me" movies? Many Americans might think so.
Three Reasons UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) Could Lose Steam
Could UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) stock jump 40% over the next two years? A recent article in Barron's says it could happen.
Aetna Inc (AET), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): Obamacare Gives Businesses a Break but Leaves You on the Hook
With a growing number of Obamacare's provisions taking effect, both supporters and opponents of the health care law are bracing for the impacts that Obamacare will have on the...
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Devon Energy Corp (DVN): Shareholders – Remember Your Rights on Independence Day
The Fourth of July brings to mind barbecues and fireworks. The idea of living in a free country underlies these festivities.
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARNA), VIVUS, Inc. (VVUS): Payday on the Way for America’s New Epidemic Disease?
If that word is "disease," it could be billions of dollars. The American Medical Association, or AMA, recently decided to categorize obesity as a disease.
Highlights from the Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) Healthcare Conference
Healthcare was considered a defensive sector during the 2008–09 recession, but I believe it will continue to perform going forward.
Aetna Inc (AET), CIGNA Corporation (CI): Does This Move Defeat the Purpose of Obamacare?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, set to go into full effect on Jan 1., is certain to have broad-reaching impacts on the way that insurance companies sell their ...
WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Aetna Inc. (AET), & CIGNA Corporation (CI): Is Obama’s Home State Balking at Obamacare?
The first full week in June ended with Illinois lawmakers again failing to send Gov.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): 7 States With the Lowest Health Care Costs
Americans pay a lot for health care.
Aetna Inc. (AET), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): Time to Scoop Up This Health Care Company
The passage of Obamacare has created uncertainty in the health care sector.
Sprint Nextel Corporation (S), DISH Network Corp (DISH) & 5 Ways To Play These ‘Special Situations’
Pentwater Capital Management is a hedge fund founded and managed by Matthew Halbower in 2007.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Aetna Inc. (AET): Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Obamacare’s State-Run Health Exchanges
The full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is less than seven months away now.
Endeavour Silver Corp. (CAN) (EXK), SolarWinds Inc (SWI): Shorts Are Piling Into These Stocks. Should You Be Worried?
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long term.
Should You Buy Aetna Inc. (AET)?
In the financial world, there are many gauges market participants can use to track publicly traded companies.
Aetna Inc (AET), CIGNA Corporation (CI), and UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): A Big Mistake With California Obamacare
A few commentators are gleefully proclaiming that Obamacare has received good news from the state of California.
Universal American Corporation (UAM): This Health Insurer Is Still Undervalued
Universal American Corporation (NYSE:UAM) is an insurance company headquartered in New York.
WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), Health Net, Inc. (HNT): Will Obamacare’s California Victory Carry Over?
I will admit: I've tried hard to stay out of the debate that has raged on for years around the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), CIGNA Corporation (CI), Aetna Inc (AET): Did California Just Expose a Major Flaw in Obamacare?
Excited or not, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is set to be fully implemented in just six months and one week.
Hedge Funds Are Buying CIGNA Corporation (CI)
CIGNA Corporation (NYSE:CI) was in 42 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. CI investors should pay attention to an increase in hedge fund interest in recent months.
Do Hedge Funds and Insiders Love WellPoint, Inc. (WLP)?
In today’s marketplace, there are plenty of metrics investors can use to watch the equity markets. Some of the best are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
Aetna Inc. (AET): Are Hedge Funds Right About This Stock?
Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) was in 54 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Aetna Inc. (AET): The Eight Biggest Health Problems Americans Face
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would put heart disease at the top of the list, since it's the leading cause of death in the nation.
HCA Holdings Inc (HCA), Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC), And Obamacare’s Big Boost
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, perhaps better known as Obamacare, is certainly one of the most controversial pieces of legislation to come out of the Obama administration...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Aetna Inc. (AET): Billionaire David Einhorn & Greenlight Capital’s Dividend Stock Picks
Greenlight Capital is a fund-management firm led by David Einhorn, one of the most successful managers of the past decade.
WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), Aetna Inc. (AET): Three Managed Health Care Companies You Should Buy
Managed health care is an industry which is the most vulnerable to government policies.
Aetna Inc. (AET), Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AUXL), and ArthroCare Corporation (ARTC): 3 Healthcare Stocks to Avoid
Insiders have information about a company which is not available to outside investors.
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.
WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), Aetna Inc. (AET): Is Welfare Becoming a for-Profit Business?
The social health and financial buffer put in place in the United States to protect the basic human needs of all individuals, collectively known as welfare, is gigantic.
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 endured the wrath of disappointed...
Aetna Inc. (AET), WellPoint, Inc. (WLP) & Three Obamacare Lessons From Medicaid Expansion
The state has pursued an expansion alternative using federal money for private insurance to cover the newly eligible.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Aetna Inc. (AET), Health Management Associates Inc (HMA): Obamacare Heads for the Hills….of Arkansas
Only one hurdle remains for Obamacare to head for the hills -- the hills of Arkansas, that is.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Aetna Inc. (AET) and Three Potential Obamacare Changes Courtesy of Singapore
Love it or hate it, Obamacare is now the American health care system. But even ardent supporters acknowledge that it's not perfect.
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 still battling against the proposed...
Aetna Inc. (AET), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): Will Obamacare Really Give You Better Health Insurance?
The Affordable Care Act has promised that everyone will have individual health insurance.
Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET): Insiders Are Buying, Should You?
Is Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) the right pick for your portfolio? The smart money is getting less bullish. The number of long hedge fund positions were cut by 8 in recent months.
Aetna Inc. (AET), Rosetta Stone Inc (RST) & More: Three Stocks Near 52-Week Highs Worth Selling
Yesterday's Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) employment data may not have struck a chord with optimists, and North Korean tensions appear to be escalating, but that didn...
Aetna Inc. (AET): Twelve Shocking Truths About Obamacare
There's more in Obamacare than you might think.
WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), Aetna Inc. (AET), Humana Inc (HUM): Obamacare Is Changing Health Insurance Forever
True insurance protects against catastrophic losses.
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) (MDT), Aetna Inc. (AET), Stryker Corporation (SYK): Is Obamacare About to Skyrocket Your Health Care Costs?
I've heard this clever quip about health care reform many times before, but this quote by J.P.
Hedge Funds Aren’t Crazy About Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) Anymore
According to most market participants, hedge funds are viewed as slow, outdated investment tools of the past.
Aetna Inc. (AET), WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), CIGNA Corporation (CI): Is Your State Embracing Obamacare?
The Affordable Care Act hoped to broaden Medicaid to include any patients under the age of 65 with earnings that fall below 133% of the federal poverty level.
Billionaire David Einhorn’s Big Moves: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Aetna Inc. (AET), Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL)
Billionaire David Einhorn, founder of value-oriented hedge fund Greenlight Capital, managed to return some 21.5% annually through 2010 (since he started Greenlight in 1991). ...
The Best In Health Insurance – UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): CIGNA Corporation (CI), Aetna Inc. (AET)
When doing a recent examination of my portfolio, I realized that I had no exposure to the healthcare sector.
