Medicaid

One of the largest SPAC deals of all time was announced Monday morning with MSP Recovery announcing a merger. The SPAC Deal: MSP Recovery announced a SPAC merger with Lionheart Acquisition Corp II (NASDAQ: LCAP) valuing the company at a pro forma enterprise value of $32.6 billion. There was not a...

Only two traditional IPO listings are expected to price during the week of March 1. Here is a look at what investors should expect from the IPO offerings. Oscar Health: Health insurance company Oscar Health (NYSE: OSCR) will be the biggest IPO of the week. The health insurance technology...

The two largest pharmacy chains in the U.S. have grown through unit expansion and several major acquisitions. The companies have seen their share prices fall on concerns surrounding Amazon.com's entry into the market. Benzinga is looking at how CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS)...

Piper Sandler analyst Sarah E. James initiates coverage on CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS) with an Overweight rating and a $72 price target. The CVS Takeaways: “CVS is well positioned to transform health care access,” James wrote in a note. The company’s large footprint,...

Mizuho recommended buying three health insurer stocks as it initiated coverage of the sector Thursday.  The Analyst Mizuho's Ann Hynes initiated coverage of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) with a Buy rating and $316 price target.  Hynes started Cigna Corp. (NYSE: CI) with a Buy and...

Health insurer Centene Corp (NYSE: CNC) said Wednesday it reached an agreement to acquire WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), a provider of government-sponsored managed care services, for more than $15 billion. What Happened The combination of St. Louis-based Centene and Tampa-based WellCare...

Shares of Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) are now fairly valued after eclipsing the $90 level, according to JPMorgan. The Analyst JPMorgan's Gary Taylor downgraded Molina from Overweight to Neutral with a price target lifted from $91 to $106. The Thesis Molina is a "pure play...

The American health care system is an unsustainable, half-century-old design that engages in price discrimination and has failed to employ technology to its potential to lower costs and expand access, Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE: LLY) CEO David Ricks told the Detroit Economic Club Thursday. The pharma...

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), a managed care company, is well positioned to take advantage of favorable industry-wide conditions both domestic and international, according to Argus. The Analyst Argus Research's John Staszak initiated coverage of WellCare Health Plans with a Buy...

On Thursday, Senate Republicans unveiled their revised healthcare reform bill. Here’s everything you need to know. ‘Skinny’ Policies  The new bill allows insurers to sell “skinny” insurance plans that don’t meet the minimum coverage requirements currently in...

Analysts at Citi initiates coverage of Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) with a Buy rating, $180 price target and named to the firm's "Citi Focus List." Aetna should be viewed as a "strong diversified health insurer" that is also well positioned to gain share within the government segment and has "stable...

A group of Republican senators, meeting secretly for weeks, finally unveiled on Thursday their version of a health care plan meant to replace the Affordable Care Act enacted by President Barack Obama. As expected, the 142-page bill — the American Heath Care Act — is similar to the...

Republicans in Congress promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act on the first day of a new GOP administration. Five months later, the overhaul remains stalled, just one part of an agenda paralyzed by the probe into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Russia. The U.S. Senate is working on...

It’s going to be busy this week in the healthcare industry, with several key developments on the schedule that could have a major impact on the U.S. healthcare sector. What A Week First, on Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the latest batch of Health Insurance...