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...
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July 22 - News
A great place to look for new stock ideas is in Credit Suisse's "Focus List.” The Focus List has outperformed the S&P 500 in 6 of the past 9 years, sometimes by a wide margin...
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July 12 - News
Are health insurers corporate equivalents of the super-villains in the "Despicable Me" movies? Many Americans might think so.
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July 10 - News
The debate between both political parties over the merits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has been going on for the better part of ...
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July 1 - News
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.
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July 1 - News
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 ...
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June 18 - News
Over the past year we at The Motley Fool have examined the ins-and-outs of this bill from multiple angles, including how a cap on the medical loss ratio at 80% will ensure patients...
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June 14 - News
The first full week in June ended with Illinois lawmakers again failing to send Gov.
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June 12 - News
The full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is less than seven months away now.
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June 4 - News
To the average investor, there are a multitude of methods investors can use to analyze stocks. Some of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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June 1 - News
A few commentators are gleefully proclaiming that Obamacare has received good news from the state of California.
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May 31 - News
Universal American Corporation (NYSE:UAM) is an insurance company headquartered in New York.
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May 30 - News
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.
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May 29 - News
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.
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May 24 - News
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.
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May 24 - News
Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) was in 36 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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May 24 - News
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.
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May 23 - News
Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) was in 54 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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May 23 - News
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) was in 55 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. UNH investors should be aware of a decrease in hedge fund interest in recent months.
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May 23 - News
Managed health care is an industry which is the most vulnerable to government policies.
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May 6 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), Apple Inc.
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May 3 - Hedge Funds
One of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S., Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX), has grown its revenues dramatically over the past decade, even if you...
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April 27 - News
The Affordable Care Act will require certain changes in the market with regards to insurance coverage, employment benefits, and the cost of hiring employees.
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April 22 - News
In a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll, more than half of the participants expressed a lack of knowledge about the personal impact of Obamacare.
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April 10 - News
After the markets closed Monday, the US government reversed its decision to lower payouts to Medicare Advantage plans, offering a 3.3% increase in payment rates instead of the...
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April 2 - News
True insurance protects against catastrophic losses.
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March 28 - News
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.
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March 25 - News
In the eyes of most stock holders, hedge funds are viewed as underperforming, old financial tools of the past.
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March 20 - News
When doing a recent examination of my portfolio, I realized that I had no exposure to the healthcare sector.
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March 18 - News
There are a lot of questions about how the new healthcare laws will impact insurance companies.
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March 16 - News
The Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare, completely changed how people get health care.
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March 15 - News
According to a filing with the SEC, Eric Wiseman, who sits on the Board of Directors at health insurer Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI), directly purchased 4,200 shares of the company...
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March 11 - Insider Trading
News about the Affordable Care Act continues floods the headlines, as health care providers, insurers, and government officials attempt to get things in place for the laws major...
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March 10 - News
A new study released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services indicates that the rise of health insurance premiums year-to-year is slowing significantly.
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February 25 - News
So elections have consequences. Any old political watcher (that's me, for those of you playing at home) knows that.
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February 21 - News
Imagine you're a member of Congress.
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February 8 - News
My name will never be used as a verb. First off, it’s much too difficult for most people to even attempt to pronounce.
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February 8 - News
What's Einhorn and Greenlight Capital betting on for 2013? In billionaire David Einhorn and Greenlight Capital's fourth quarter 2012 letter to investors he outlines his hedge ...
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February 7 - Hedge Funds
