3 Best Stocks to Invest in Medicaid
Keith Speights, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 26, 6:02AM CDT
Source: Pixgood.com What's the fastest-growing health plan in the nation? You'd be hard pressed to find one growing faster than Medicaid. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, more than 10 million Americans have been added to Medicaid, including the...
CNC: 73.67 (+1.13), ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08), MOH: 63.85 (-0.13)
'Non-Cyclical Consumer Healthcare': How This Sector Will Create Long-Term Wealth
Peter Mantas - Seeking Alpha - Fri Apr 24, 1:39PM CDT
Allow me to provide you with a hypothetical portfolio containing only 5 stocks. This portfolio is somewhat diversified in that each company operates in different markets with different threats, competitors and opportunities, but all 5 companies have...
MCK: 229.20 (+0.09), AKRX: 55.24 (-0.68), PFE: 35.27 (-0.09), EW: 138.33 (-3.59), LLY: 71.58 (-0.82), GSK: 46.59 (+0.28), MOH: 63.85 (-0.13), ORCL: 43.08 (-0.31), CNC: 73.67 (+1.13), JNJ: 101.08 (+0.62), ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08), VRSK: 72.68 (+0.20), GILD: 103.69 (-1.52), RMD: 65.70 (-7.68), MRK: 57.60 (+0.09), AZN: 71.79 (-1.34), FICO: 93.85 (+0.55), WCN: 46.52 (+0.32), SRCL: 136.94 (-3.56), SNY: 51.75 (-0.01), ACN: 93.40 (-0.44), NVS: 104.28 (-1.22)
Recent Cyber Attacks Showcase Need to Keep Personally Identifiable Information Safe and Secure
PRWeb - Thu Apr 23, 8:20AM CDT
Cyber attacks have been the focus of several prominent stories lately, creating confusion and scares for both organizations and consumers, including in the healthcare payer industry. Ameridial is hands on with the success of such companies, and is taking an active stance to help them emerge more secure and informed, particularly as it relates to personally identifiable information (PII).
ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08)
Humana (HUM) Affiliate Buys Your Home Advantage - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 22, 2:46PM CDT
Humana Inc. (HUM) declared that its subsidiary Humana At Home has acquired a leading provider of nurse practitioner in-home visits -- Your Home Advantage.
ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08), AET: 108.82 (-0.08), MGLN: 71.19 (-0.02), HUM: 182.35 (+0.44)
Fortinet Surges on Earnings: Great News for Cyber Security Stocks? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 21, 12:32PM CDT
Technology stocks surged yesterday after the busiest earnings week started off with some of the companies reporting strong quarterly results.
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Anthem, Inc. Offers Six Tips for Maintaining Healthy Eyes in Recognition of Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
Business Wire - Tue Apr 21, 3:30AM CDT
Women make up 53 percent of the world's population; however, two-thirds of people who are affected by vision loss and other visual impairments worldwide are women(1).
ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08)
Review on Managed Health Care Stocks -- UnitedHealth, Anthem, Cigna, Centene, and Humana
PR Newswire - Mon Apr 20, 8:10AM CDT
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CNC: 73.67 (+1.13), CI: 130.66 (+0.09), ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08), UNH: 118.69 (+0.43), HUM: 182.35 (+0.44)
3 Megatrends in Healthcare
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 19, 6:14AM CDT
Source: AstraZeneca. For investors, the healthcare sector is where dreams can be made many times over -- or potentially lost in a flash. Although all sectors look to the horizon and think about "what might be," no sector is more reliant on the...
ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08), MYGN: 33.59 (-0.77), MDT: 77.61 (-0.89), PFE: 35.27 (-0.09), CERN: 73.32 (+0.27), NVS: 104.28 (-1.22)
3 Worrisome Obamacare Trends That Could Put Its Long-Term Success in Jeopardy
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 18, 1:23PM CDT
Source: White House on Flickr. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known better in its slang form as Obamacare, has had a topsy-turvy introduction over the past year and a half. When Obamacare's marketplace exchanges opened for...
ISRG: 505.92 (-6.85), ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08), ATHN: 125.30 (+3.30)
Play UnitedHealth Q1 Strength with This Health Care ETF - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Apr 17, 8:00AM CDT
Investors could tap UnitedHealth's strength on earnings beat with the healthcare provider ETF.
CI: 130.66 (+0.09), ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08), IHF: 135.16 (+0.33), IYH: 158.01 (-0.59), UNH: 118.69 (+0.43), FHLC: 36.13 (-0.13), AET: 108.82 (-0.08), VHT: 138.79 (-0.50), HUM: 182.35 (+0.44), XLV: 74.39 (-0.24)
UnitedHealth Up After Topping Views, Raising Outlook
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Apr 16, 8:24AM CDT
Shares of UnitedHealth Group (UNH) moved higher Thursday after the nation's biggest health insurer topped first-quarter earnings and revenue views and raised its 2015 forecast, boosted by another strong performance from its Optum Health Services...
CI: 130.66 (+0.09), ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08), HCA: 77.74 (+0.30), ESRX: 87.34 (+0.45), CTRX: 59.56 (+0.05), UNH: 118.69 (+0.43), CVS: 101.58 (+0.70), AET: 108.82 (-0.08), HUM: 182.35 (+0.44)
3 Health Insurers That Assure Earnings Beats - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Apr 16, 7:33AM CDT
Take a look at these three health insurers this earnings season.
CI: 130.66 (+0.09), ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08), UNH: 118.69 (+0.43), WCG: 83.50 (+0.31), AET: 108.82 (-0.08), HUM: 182.35 (+0.44)
Will Heathcare Stocks Get a Boost After Recent Poll? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 15, 5:19PM CDT
A recent Gallup and Healthways study revealed that the Health Care Reform Act signed by President Obama on Mar 23, 2010, has achieved its primary objective of roping in a higher number of Americans under the insurance net.
CNC: 73.67 (+1.13), CI: 130.66 (+0.09), ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08), UNH: 118.69 (+0.43), AET: 108.82 (-0.08), HNT: 58.28 (+0.41), MOH: 63.85 (-0.13), HUM: 182.35 (+0.44)
Insider Weekends - April 10, 2015
Asif Suria - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Apr 13, 3:56PM CDT
Welcome to edition 251 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying decreased last week with insiders buying $36.59 million of stock compared to $38.72 million in the week prior. Selling also declined slightly with insiders selling $1.08 billion of stock last...
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Anthem and CareEvolution Collaborate on Apple Watch App to Better Engage Consumers and Providers
Business Wire - Mon Apr 13, 8:00AM CDT
Anthem, Inc. (NYSE: ANTM) and CareEvolution announced today their collaboration to make the cFHR(TM) (collaborative Family Health Record) app available for Apple Watch. The cFHR(TM) app, available now as a free download from the App Store on iPhone, will be one of the first apps available for Apple Watch at the launch of the device on April 24, 2015.
ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08)
UnitedHealth Eyes Biggest Earnings Gain In Years
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Apr 13, 7:02AM CDT
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is expected to produce its best performance in years when it reports first-quarter results Thursday, while its stock price continues to trade near record highs following a major acquisition at the end of March. Analysts...
CI: 130.66 (+0.09), ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08), ESRX: 87.34 (+0.45), CTRX: 59.56 (+0.05), UNH: 118.69 (+0.43), CVS: 101.58 (+0.70), AET: 108.82 (-0.08), HUM: 182.35 (+0.44)
Anthem reports demise of board member John Short
M2 - Mon Apr 13, 6:27AM CDT
Health care company Anthem (NYSE:ANTM) said on Saturday that its board of directors has announced the death of its member John H. Short.
ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08)
Anthem Board Announces Death of Board Member John Short
Business Wire - Sat Apr 11, 5:55PM CDT
It is with great sadness that the Anthem Board of Directors announces the death of Board member John H. Short who was tragically killed on April 10 in an aircraft accident in western Idaho.
ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08)
The Best Stocks To Invest in Health Insurance
Todd Campbell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 11, 10:02AM CDT
Source: Anthem The health insurance industry may not be as interesting to investors as biotechnology, but insurers' steady-eddie nature could mean that they're the perfect addition to long-term portfolios. Thanks to an aging population that is...
ANTM: 154.28 (+0.08), UNH: 118.69 (+0.43), HUM: 182.35 (+0.44)