Business Trend
Healthcare Consolidations Induce Regulatory Scrutiny Amid Rising Costs
Image: Dared Price purchased Graves Drug in 2010, which now has seven locations throughout South Central Kansas. Source: Dared Price.
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Joseph Lingad
Health Care
Aging America Nudging UnitedHealth to Invest in Home Care
UnitedHealth Group is snapping up home-based care operators on a bet that as more Americans get older and sicker, they will want health services under their own roof.
Earnings
UnitedHealth’s Earnings Driven by Lower Medical Cost as Company Raises Guidance
UnitedHealth’s third-quarter earnings were driven by the strong top and bottom lines, quelling investors’ concerns about increasing medical services and costs among seniors.
Company Insights
UnitedHealth Buoyed by an Aging America
UnitedHealth–the country’s largest health insurer provider–is well-positioned to benefit from rising baby boomers signing up for federal-funded healthcare plans.
Stocks
Wall Street Plays Long Game in the Health Insurance Market
Despite an underwhelming stock performance among the top healthcare payers so far this year, investors are confident that the insurance industry will eventually overcome short-term turbulence.