Health Insurance

Chamath Palihapitiya-backed SPAC Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp III (NYSE: IPOC) announced Tuesday that it is bringing Clover Health public at an enterprise valuation of $3.7 billion. Deal Terms: The deal includes $828 million from Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp III...

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) is venturing into the sale of health insurance; a move that expands the retailer’s presence in the health care segment. What Happened “Walmart now has an insurance agency,” announced the retailer in a job listing for medical insurance agents. The newly...

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Investors who owned stocks in the 2010s generally experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500's (NYSE: SPY) total return for the decade was 250.5%. But there’s no question some big-name stocks did much better than others along the way. UnitedHealth’s Big Decade One...

Myomo Inc (NYSE: MYO) shares ran wild Tuesday and the momentum continued in Wednesday's session.  German Insurance Coverage Secured Myomo, a wearable medical robotics company that offers expanded mobility for those suffering from neurological disorders and upper limb paralysis, said...

For those who are searching for a job in today’s market, finding a company with good benefits is one of the most important factors. According to data from 2017 calculated by the United States Census Bureau, 8.8%, or 28.5 million, Americans did not have health insurance at any point during the...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposed Friday to pay for a "Medicare for All" health care system without raising taxes on most people. Warren said she could raise more than $20 trillion over a decade for the system through charges levied on large employers, a...

Mizuho recommended buying three health insurer stocks as it initiated coverage of the sector Thursday.  The Analyst Mizuho's Ann Hynes initiated coverage of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) with a Buy rating and $316 price target.  Hynes started Cigna Corp. (NYSE: CI) with a Buy and...

A Supreme Court case tackling whether the federal government must reimburse health insurers that lost money participating in the Affordable Care Act is worth billions collectively and will be closely watched — but the outcome is unlikely to have a big impact on the insurers’ bottom...

Projected 2019 tailwinds led Credit Suisse to upgrade Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) after the health insurer released a beat-and-raise fourth-quarter report Wednesday. The Analyst Credit Suisse analyst A.J. Rice upgraded shares of Humana from Neutral to Outperform and increased the price target...

In 1928, Congress passed a joint resolution establishing Child Health Day, the express purpose of which was to raise awareness “of the fundamental necessity of a year-round program to protect and develop the health of the children of the United States.” Monday, on the nation’s...

Argus in a note released on Friday upgraded shares of Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM), with the upgrade premised on the belief that the company has strong growth prospects as an independent company following the termination of its merger agreement with Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET). The Annulled Deal Aetna...

Height Securities released its latest analysis of the American Health Care Act Friday following the Congressional Budget Office’s scoring report. Height analyst Stefanie Miller believes the CBO’s scoring will not hinder Republican efforts to move the bill through to the President...

Somewhere beyond the cacophony over President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey is a steady, behind-the-scenes hum about healthcare, which won’t stay yesterday’s news for very long. Analysts at Height Securities, LLC say the U.S. Senate has to deal with healthcare...

President Donald Trump is trying to bring the Democrats to their knees with respect to the Affordable Care Act through devious means. He has recently issued threats to health insurers, suggesting that his government would not reimburse the companies for their coverage of low-income individuals....