Cigna Group

$UNH (-0.37%) - United Health

After the numbers were very solid and the other health insurers/sector didn't really react strongly.

Which other health insurers could also react strongly after the numbers and surprise positively?

Which one is your favorite and why ?

$CVS (+1.01%) - CVS Health

$HUM (+0.94%) - Humana

$ELV (+0.64%) - Elevance Health

$HCA (-1.58%) - HCA Healthcare

$CI (-0.4%) - Cigna

$CNC (+2.68%) - Centene

Or do you have other favorites or companies from the sector on your watchlist?

Oh man 😅 doesn't work for $UNH (-0.37%)

UnitedHealth ( $UNH (-0.37%) ) and Humana ( $HUM (+0.94%) ) collapsed overnight, while other health insurers like CVS Health ( $CVS (+1.01%) ) and Cigna ( $CI (-0.4%) ) dropped after the Biden administration announced that the final Medicare Advantage rates in 2025 will not change from the original plans in January.

https://www.investors.com/news/unitedhealth-health-insurers-tumble-on-medicare-advantage-rates/

Per WSJ.

Cigna ($CI (-0.4%) ), a global health care services company, is in advanced discussions to expand its Medicare business for 3 to 4 billion dollars to Health Care Service Corp for between one and four billion dollars. Health Care Service Corp ($HCSG (+0.9%) ) offers health insurance including Medicare plans for older people in the USA.

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