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Health insurer WellPoint switches name to Anthem
AP - Wed Dec 03, 3:02PM CST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The nation's second-largest health insurer has changed its corporate name to Anthem from Wellpoint to reflect a label familiar to consumers shopping for coverage.
WLP: 128.71 (+0.94)

WellPoint Changes Corporate Name to Anthem, Inc.
Business Wire - Wed Dec 03, 5:00AM CST
WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) has changed its corporate name to Anthem, Inc., and will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ANTM at the start of trading today. Shareholders approved the name change at a special shareholders meeting on November 5, 2014.
WLP: 128.71 (+0.94)

Humana Signs Accountable Care Deal with Banner Network - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Dec 02, 11:30AM CST
Humana Inc. (HUM) recently entered into a new Accountable Care agreement with Banner Network Colorado (BNC), an integrated provider delivery network in North Colorado.
CNC: 103.20 (+4.30), GTIV: 19.05 (unch), WLP: 128.71 (+0.94), HUM: 143.60 (+1.12)

Jim Cramer on the Stock Market: Here Are 12 Sectors to Bet On
at The Street - Mon Dec 01, 10:36AM CST
A look at the sectors and top stocks in each
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Will Obamacare Attract Shoppers Black Friday Weekend? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 28, 7:31AM CST
This time health insurance will likely find a place among other interesting items on the shopping list of Americans hitting the malls on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
UNH: 98.76 (-0.97), WLP: 128.71 (+0.94)

Remember How Obamacare Hit Its Enrollment Target Last Year? Yeah... Not Quite
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Nov 27, 9:13AM CST
Source: White House on Flickr. It's been nearly two weeks since open enrollment for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- better known as Obamacare -- kicked off, and so far it's been mostly smooth sailing from a technical perspective...
UNH: 98.76 (-0.97), WLP: 128.71 (+0.94)

Humana Partners with IntegraNet to Benefit MA Members - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Nov 26, 9:20AM CST
Humana Inc. (HUM) has inked a population health management partnership with an independent physician association, IntegraNet Physician Resource, Inc.
CNC: 103.20 (+4.30), UNH: 98.76 (-0.97), WLP: 128.71 (+0.94), HUM: 143.60 (+1.12)

Health Insurers Gain from Obamacare: 2 Stock Choices - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Nov 25, 3:06PM CST
Over time, the relationship between the government and the insurance industry has become symbiotic in nature.
CNC: 103.20 (+4.30), CI: 101.73 (-0.70), UNH: 98.76 (-0.97), AET: 87.30 (-0.82), WLP: 128.71 (+0.94), HUM: 143.60 (+1.12)

Integrated Health Benefits: Employers and Employees See Eye-to-Eye
Business Wire - Tue Nov 25, 3:30AM CST
Offering integrated healthcare benefits plans -- connecting dental, vision, life, disability and pharmacy benefits to a health plan -- is a growing trend in the insurance industry. While having one insurer with many offerings (instead of multiple plans) makes good business sense for employers - due to the administrative simplicity, cost savings and time savings - it can also result in improved quality of care and better health for employees.
WLP: 128.71 (+0.94)

Aetna Raises Dividend, Expands Share Buyback Program - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Nov 24, 4:45PM CST
Aetna Inc. (AET) announced a hike of 11.1% in its quarterly cash dividend to 25 cents per share, expands share buyback authorization.
CNC: 103.20 (+4.30), UNH: 98.76 (-0.97), AET: 87.30 (-0.82), WLP: 128.71 (+0.94)

Credit Suisse looks for the next spinoff candidates
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 24, 2:43PM CST

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Humana (HUM) Rises on ACO with Summit Medical Group - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Nov 24, 2:11PM CST
With the announcement of yet another Accountable Care agreement, this time with Summit Medical Group, health and wellbeing company Humana Inc.'s (HUM) shares gained 0.2% to close at $136.42 in the last trading session.
CNC: 103.20 (+4.30), UNH: 98.76 (-0.97), WLP: 128.71 (+0.94), HUM: 143.60 (+1.12)

Memories Of Great Investment Opportunities
Aristofanis Papadatos - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 24, 1:40PM CST

LMT: 185.18 (-4.07), ESV: 27.04 (-0.80), IBM: 155.38 (-5.69), TOT: 50.12 (-1.10), CACC: 143.17 (-1.43), RTN: 104.26 (-2.13), NOC: 141.56 (-4.16), LLL: 120.14 (-2.57), WLP: 128.71 (+0.94)

WellPoint Earns Designation of 'Best Place to Work' for LGBT Equality
Business Wire - Mon Nov 24, 8:01AM CST
WellPoint, Inc. announced today that it received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2015 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. WellPoint joins the ranks of 366 major U.S. businesses which also earned top marks this year.
WLP: 128.71 (+0.94)

The Obamacare Failure No One's Talking About
Keith Speights, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 21, 2:00PM CST
Some failures with the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, have received plenty of media attention. A disastrous website launch. Multiple delays in key components. Dismal public approval ratings.  There's one ACA disappointment,...
UNH: 98.76 (-0.97), WLP: 128.71 (+0.94)

WellPoint Offers New E-Learning Tool on Global Medicine
Business Wire - Fri Nov 21, 8:41AM CST
WellPoint, Inc., (NYSE: WLP) one of the nation's largest health benefits companies, today announced it has worked with Critical Measures, a national firm supporting cross-cultural health care, to offer an educational resource for physicians on the importance of a concerted approach to worldwide disease.
WLP: 128.71 (+0.94)

Humana Inks Dual Partnership Deals to Improve Healthcare - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Nov 20, 9:20AM CST
Humana Inc. (HUM) is making headlines in the health maintenance organization (HMO) space with its recently announced partnerships.
CNC: 103.20 (+4.30), UNH: 98.76 (-0.97), WLP: 128.71 (+0.94), HUM: 143.60 (+1.12)

3 Reasons Obamacare Could Be Doomed in Its Second Year
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Nov 20, 8:36AM CST
Source: White House on Flickr. It's been five days since the Affordable Care Act's online marketplaces began enrolling Americans for health insurance in 2015, and perhaps the most amazing aspect of the launch thus far is that it's been largely...
CI: 101.73 (-0.70), HCA: 72.94 (-0.62), ARAY: 6.95 (+0.04), AET: 87.30 (-0.82), WLP: 128.71 (+0.94)

Humana Partners CVS/pharmacy, Eases Premium Payments - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Nov 19, 1:40PM CST
Humana Inc. (HUM) has recently partnered with the retail division of CVS Health (CVS) named CVS/pharmacy.
CNC: 103.20 (+4.30), CVS: 89.94 (-0.99), WLP: 128.71 (+0.94), HUM: 143.60 (+1.12)

SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of WellPoint After 1.39% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Nov 18, 4:38PM CST
WellPoint (NYSE:WLP) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $127.41 to a high of $129.96. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.4%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $128.19 on volume of 1.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
WLP: 128.71 (+0.94)




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