The shares of health insurers
Unitedhealth $UNH (+2.49%)
(pre-market: -16.12 %),
Humana $HUM
(pre-market: -17.24 %) and
CVS Health $CVS (+4.78%)
pre-market: -10.58 %) are under massive pressure
under massive pressure after the US authority CMS proposes only a minimal (+0.09%) increase in Medicare co-payments for 2027
. Unitedhealth also presented quarterly figures that came in better than expected on the earnings side
