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HCA Healthcare Shows Strong Pulse In Q1, Keeps 2025 Outlook Healthy
Friday, April 25, 2025 - 9:01am | 391Read More...HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE:HCA) reported on Friday that first-quarter 2025 revenues were $18.32 billion, up 6% year-over-year, slightly above the consensus of $18.26 billion. The hospital chain reported adjusted EPS of $6.45, up from $5.36 a year ago, surpassing the consensus of $5.76...
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Mark Cuban Calls Deductibles 'The Biggest Problem' in Healthcare: 'System…Needs To Be Redesigned'
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 2:59am | 661Read More...Billionaire entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has called the U.S. healthcare system, “f****d up” while highlighting deductibles as “the biggest problem in healthcare,” which are designed by insurance companies. What Happened: Cuban...
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Why Community Health Systems Get Double Upgrade from BofA Securities
Monday, December 13, 2021 - 12:23pm | 299Read More...The Build Back Better (BBB) plan seems to be an “underappreciated catalyst” for Community Health Systems Inc (NYSE: CYH) The Community Health Systems Analyst: BofA Securities analyst Kevin Fischbeck upgraded the rating for Community Health Systems from Underperform to Buy, while...
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Data: Medical Marijuana Leads To Less Hospitalizations For IBS Patients
Monday, May 11, 2020 - 2:14pm | 599Read More...By The Fresh Toast's Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. New data shows IBS patients who used marijuana experienced less hospitalizations and shorter visits compared to non-users. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a frustrating and isolating illness for many patients....
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Morgan Stanley Finds A Few Reasons To Double Upgrade Baxter
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 - 3:34pm | 375Read More...Shares of Baxter International Inc (NYSE: BAX) are trading at a valuation that implies low growth, but Morgan Stanley sees three catalysts ahead that will likely result in top-and-bottom line acceleration into 2020. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's David Lewis upgraded Baxter from Underweight to...
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Analyst Breaks Down The Bear Thesis For Lifepoint, Community Health
Thursday, January 4, 2018 - 8:49am | 460Read More...The managed care sector provides investors with access to a "structurally advantaged" sector that's "uniquely well-positioned" to take advantage of the current "Goldilocks cyclical backdrop" -- but this logic doesn't apply to every single stock in the group....
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Tenet Healthcare Said To Be Exploring Sale: How Far Is Management Willing To Go?
Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 10:25am | 379Read More...Shares of Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE: THC) were trading higher by nearly 3 percent after Thursday's opening bell in reaction to reports that the company is exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale of itself. However, investors holding on to Tenet's stock under the assumption...
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Wednesday's Loser: Hospital Stocks
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 4:12pm | 432Read More...Hillary Clinton isn’t the only big loser on Wednesday. Hospital stocks Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), HealthSouth Corp (NYSE: HLS), Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE: THC) and Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH) were down between 4.3 and 23.9 percent in early Wednesday trading on...
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Community Health Issues Update On Spin Of Quorum, Notes Revised Timeline Due to 'Market Conditions'
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 9:24am | 182Read More...Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH), an operator of acute care hospitals across the US, announced back in August 2015 that it will spin off its Quorum Health Resources entity, a hospital management and consulting business, in the first quarter of 2016. On Friday, Community Health Systems...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Hospitals Industry With The Highest Operating Margin
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 4:41am | 141Read More...Below are the top small-cap hospitals stocks in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Concord Medical Services Hldg Ltd (ADR) (NYSE: CCM) is 30.20 percent. Concord Medical Services' ROE for the same period is 9.90 percent. The trailing-twelve-month operating...
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Stifel Says Computer Programs & Systems Business Model Uncertainty Creates Risk, Initiates At Hold
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 3:58pm | 245Read More...In a report published Monday, Stifel analyst Steven Rubis initiated coverage of Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPSI) with a Hold rating and no assigned price target as the company's fourth quarter results suggested the business model faces uncertainty. "We are uncertain of CPSI's...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Hospitals Industry With The Highest ROI
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 5:25am | 137Read More...Below are the top mid-cap hospitals stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on investment. The trailing-twelve-month return on investment at AmSurg Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSG) is 21.00%. AmSurg's PEG ratio is 2.18. The trailing-twelve-month return on investment at Community Health Systems,...
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Top 4 NYSE Stocks In The Hospitals Industry With The Highest Profit Margin
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 5:52am | 132Read More...Below are the top hospitals stocks on the NYSE in terms of profit margin. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) is 9.80%. Concord Medical's PEG ratio is 0.95. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Universal Health Services Inc. (NYSE...
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3 Stocks to Profit from the Rise in Hospital Spending
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 4:44pm | 483Read More...A recent study from The Journal of the American Medical Association predicted healthcare spending in the United States will increase to about $3.3 trillion by 2015. Around $1 trillion of that will be for rising hospital expenses. Shareholders of Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA), HCA...
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Basic Health Insurance Terms You Should Know
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 3:44pm | 625Read More...With open enrollment for health plans under the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) beginning October 1, it might be prudent to brush up on (or learn for the first time) some basic health insurance terms. According to The Wall Street Journal, reporting on a survey conducted by the American...
