Health insurance provider Elevance Health (NYSE:EVH) fell short of the markets revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, but sales rose 9.6% year on year to $49.31 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.33 per share was 7.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
In a historic blow to the managed care sector, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) saw its stock price plunge nearly 20% on Tuesday, marking its worst single-day performance in over three decades. The massive selloff, which erased approximately $80 billion in market value, was triggered by a surprisingly lean 2027 Advance
Today’s Date: January 28, 2026 Introduction Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE: ELV) stands at a critical crossroads in the healthcare landscape of 2026. Once known primarily as a regional Blue Cross Blue Shield insurer, the company has transformed into a diversified health services behemoth. However, as of late January 2026, the company is navigating one of [...]
Date: January 28, 2026 The landscape of American managed care is currently undergoing a seismic shift, and perhaps no company exemplifies this transformation—and the accompanying volatility—more than Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Long considered the "pure-play" leader in Medicare Advantage (MA), Humana finds itself at a critical juncture. As of today, January 28, 2026, the company [...]
Health insurance provider Elevance Health (NYSE:EVH) met Wall Streets revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 10.6% year on year to $49.75 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.33 per share was 7.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
The healthcare sector was rocked this week as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its highly anticipated 2027 Advance Notice, proposing a base payment rate increase that fell staggeringly short of industry expectations. The announcement has sent major insurers into a tailspin, erasing approximately $80 billion in market
The Dow Jones Industrial Average faced a significant headwind today, as shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) experienced their worst single-day sell-off in over three decades. The collapse, which wiped out approximately $60 billion in market value, followed the Trump administration’s proposal of a nearly flat payment rate for
Shares of health insurance provider Elevance Health (NYSE:EVH)
fell 11.4% in the morning session after industry peer UnitedHealth reported a significant drop in quarterly earnings and projected a revenue decline for 2026, creating concerns about rising medical costs for the entire sector.
As of January 27, 2026, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) finds itself at a critical crossroads in its 65-year history. Once the darling of the managed care sector due to its concentrated focus on the lucrative Medicare Advantage (MA) market, the company has spent the last two years navigating a "perfect storm" of rising medical utilization, [...]
Today’s Date: January 27, 2026 Introduction As the sun rises over the sprawling corporate campus in Minnetonka, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) finds itself at a defining crossroads. Once the undisputed titan of the healthcare sector—a "compounder" par excellence—the company has navigated a gauntlet of challenges over the past 24 months, ranging from the historic 2024 [...]
CMS said that the proposed policies are projected to result in a net average year-over-year payment increase of 0.09% for Medicare Advantage plans in CY 2027.
