medicare

Shares of several medicare insurers including UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH), Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) and CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS) are trading lower in Monday’s after-hours session after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...

CEOs of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Merck (NYSE:MRK) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) defended the high prices of their drugs as they were grilled by the Senate Health Committee, led by Senator Bernie Sanders who submitted a report blasting the extravagant cost of three drugs. "Merck...

U.S. stocks ended in the green on Monday, with the Dow Jones falling rising 34 points. The Dow traded higher 0.1% to 34,095.86 while the NASDAQ rose 0.3% to 13,518.78. The S&P 500 also gained 0.18% to 4,365.98. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors...

Investors are on the hunt for undervalued, underfollowed and emerging stocks, and retail traders have countless methods at their disposal to uncover new information. For some, this may be overwhelming. Benzinga’s Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern...

As the June 1 debt-ceiling deadline set by the Treasury approaches, concerns are mounting among Americans about the potential impact on government payments such as Medicare and Social Security. Renowned economist Peter Schiff took to Twitter to express his thoughts on this...

Even after enrollment season, scammers are on the hunt. The Medicare enrollment period for 2023 officially started on October 15, 2022, and ended on December 7, 2022. This is the time that enrollees can make changes to their coverage. January 1st through March 31st is another time when Medicare...

The battle between two potential Republican candidates for the 2024 presidency continues to heat up and has included some name-calling. Here’s the latest insult ushered into the race. What Happened: Former president Donald Trump is among the potential front-runners for the GOP nomination in...

The House of Representatives approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act April 1, sending it to the Senate, a move that signals possible marijuana reform. Most industry experts agree that reform is highly unlikely to occur this year. At the same...

The public markets saw a record number of IPOs and capital raised in 2021. Around 1,500 companies went public via traditional IPO, direct listing or via SPAC merger. Public listings in 2021 raised over $490 billion. Here is a look at the five worst-performing IPOs of 2021. (A previous...

The number of IPOs launched in the second half of 2021 fell due to a lower number of SPAC IPOs. Traditional IPOs rebounded and saw eight listings that raised $1 billion or more. IPO Offerings: There were 1,708 IPO offerings that raised $251.68 billion in the second quarter. This was a drop from the...

Cano Health Inc (NYSE: CANO) has announced Q2 revenue of $393.2 million, +130% Y/Y, compared to $171.20 million a year ago, driven by acquisitions and membership growth. The total membership of 156,038, including Medicare capitated members, reached 111,866, +57% and 54%, respectively....

One of the largest SPAC deals of all time was announced Monday morning with MSP Recovery announcing a merger. The SPAC Deal: MSP Recovery announced a SPAC merger with Lionheart Acquisition Corp II (NASDAQ: LCAP) valuing the company at a pro forma enterprise value of $32.6 billion. There was not a...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) planned to offer its own primary-care medical service, complete with doctors in the tech giant's employ, to roll out a subscription-based personalized health program, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. What Happened: The Tim Cook-led company tested its plans by...

The week of April 12 is shaping up to be a big one for public debuts, with many investors watching the highly anticipated direct listing of Coinbase. Here's a look at the Coinbase IPO and other companies set to go public this week. Coinbase: One of the most anticipated IPOs of 2021 is...