UnitedHealth Group Inc

The medical care ratio of health insurance companies is calculated as the ratio of the total money spent in health care claims to premiums earned.

UnitedHealth Group is a leading managed healthcare firm in the United States.

During the fourth quarter of 2014, Eminence Capital lowered its stake in Humana (HUM). The company accounted for 1.33% of the fund’s 4Q14 portfolio.

Humana reported revenues of about $54.3 billion in its 2015 results. This amounts to a 12% revenue growth in 2015, compared to ~$48.1 billion in 2014.

UnitedHealth Group is, by revenue, the largest healthcare company in the world.

Today, UnitedHealth announced its third-quarter 2020 earnings results. The company has scheduled an earnings conference call at 8:45 a.m. ET today.

While the media caters to Millennial preferences, there’s one economic sector that’s shifting to a more seasoned crowd: healthcare stocks.

All of the major indexes and ETFs are trading lower today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen by 44 points or 0.16% at the time of this writing.

In fiscal 2018, UnitedHealth Group’s (UNH) health services business, Optum, reported revenues of $101.3 billion, a YoY rise of 11.07%.

Of the 23 analysts covering UNH stock, all of them have “buy” or “strong buy” recommendations for UnitedHealth Group.

Boston Scientific expects the results from its UNTOUCHED trial by 2020.

Rising interest rates don’t negatively affect healthcare as much as some other industries. But it has still underperformed since the US elections.

In 1Q17, around 12.1 million members were enrolled in Centene’s (CNC) various healthcare plans, which is a year-over-year (or YoY) rise of around 600,000 beneficiaries.

The effects of repealing Obamacare Donald Trump is definitely not in favor of the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. As he wants to repeal the act completely and replace it with another policy, the hospital sector fell on November 9, the day after the election. Trump believes that providing healthcare facilities to illegal immigrants costs […]

In 3Q15, despite a rise of total revenues by 27% year-over-year, which includes 10% organic growth, UnitedHealth Group reported a decline of about 1% in net profit margins.

Looking at the US economy for the last three years might help us understand which phase of the business cycle the US economy is in right now.

For health insurance companies, the medical care ratio is the ratio of total money spent on healthcare claims to premiums earned—adjusted for tax and regulatory expenses.

Centene’s business strategy focuses on improving the quality of its services. It provides services to the uninsured and underinsured population in 22 states in the US.

International expansion is a hallmark of Cigna’s business. Cigna has inked deals in Turkey, Belgium, Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, et cetera.

Among Cigna’s major strategic mergers and acquisitions was HealthSpring, acquired in 2012 for a consideration of $3.8 billion.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is a health insurance provider. It faces a unique combination of business risks, including business mix and competition risks.

The private health insurance industry in the US has been expanding its footprint in international markets. International markets are less penetrated and competitive.

Out of UnitedHealth Group’s (UNH) four business segments, UnitedHealthcare accounted for 71.3% of the company’s revenue.

Out of Aetna’s (AET) three business segments, Health Care accounted for 95% of the company’s revenue.

With a market capitalization of $35.1 billion, Aetna (AET) is one of the largest insurance providers in the US.

In 2014, OptumInsight released a population health analytics tool—OptumOne. It enables hospitals to improve the quality of care.

Medicare Part D is a federal government program. It subsidizes prescription drug expenses for Medicare beneficiaries.

The private health insurance industry offers a diverse range of products. The products combine health plans with financial accounts to cater to different consumers’ needs.

Employer-sponsored coverage, a major form of insurance, increasingly adopted self-insured plans. They’re more cost-effective and flexible than fully-insured plans.

With a market capitalization of $107.1 billion, UnitedHealth Group is the largest insurance provider in the US. It registered revenue worth $130.5 billion in 2014.

Humana’s employed and contracted primary-care physicians rose by 29.2% from 11,300 in 2013 to 14,600 in 2014.

Investment advisers or mutual funds are the main stakeholders in Humana, accounting for about 81.7% of its total ownership picture.

Humana’s retail insurance business segment contributes 66.5% of overall company revenues. Employer-sponsored programs follow with 27.6%.

Humana (HUM) is the third-largest health insurance provider in the US, with over 13 million customers. Humana is also 73rd in Fortune 500 rankings.

The operating expenses of the private health insurance industry depend on the design of health plans and on the life history, age, and health of enrollees.

The share of commercial revenues within the private health insurance industry’s total revenues decreased from 67.0% in 2007 to 54.3% in 2013.

45 states have only two dominant health insurers accounting for half of the enrollments, giving rise to local market health insurance monopolies.

The underwriting cycle results from the uncertainty of predicting healthcare expenses and the fluctuating participants in the health insurance industry.

The private health insurance industry categorizes commercial health plans as either individual plans, small group plans, or large group plans.

The health insurance industry runs on two business models: traditional insurance and managed care organizations.