HCA Healthcare Inc

NYSE:HCAUnited States

Nov 6, 2024

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• DJ Trump Will Create New Winners and Losers in Healthcare -- Heard on the Street -- WSJ, from 11:17AM ET on Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 by Dow Jones

  11:17AM ET on Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: HUM, UNH, HCA, OSCR, CI, CNC
  
  By David Wainer
  
  For healthcare companies, Donald Trump's victory means very different things depending on which part of the sector they operate in.
  
  For firms offering plans in the exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), as well as Medicaid plans, it could be bad news. That explains why Oscar Health, which derives most of its business from Obamacare marketplaces, was down 8% Wednesday morning while Centene, a big Medicaid operator, was down 5%. But for businesses operating in Medicare Advantage, the privately run system that mainly serves seniors, a Republican victory is expected to provide major regulatory benefits. Under the Biden administration, insurers focused on Medicare Advantage have faced increased scrutiny from the federal government, such as lower annual rate increases. This came at a time when seniors drove up usage of the plans, leading to lower profitability.
  

• DJ CVS Stock Up, Centene Down: Healthcare Sector Sees Mixed Reaction on Trump Win -- WSJ, from 10:34AM ET on Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 by Dow Jones

  10:34AM ET on Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: HUM, THC, UNH, HCA, CNC, CVS
  
  By Anna Wilde Mathews
  
  For healthcare stocks, the election results are the best and the worst of times.
  
  Investors perceive the incoming Trump administration as likely to be more friendly toward insurers' Medicare business. That's pushing up the values of companies with a heavy Medicare presence, such as UnitedHealth, Humana and CVS Health, which also reported earnings this morning. In early trading, Humana was up 7%, while UnitedHealth shares rose 6%. CVS saw a jump of 11%.
  

• Wells Fargo Adjusts Price Target on HCA Healthcare to $400 From $395, from 10:31AM ET on Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 by MT Newswires

  10:31AM ET on Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 by MT Newswires
  Companies Mentioned: HCA
  10:31 AM EST, 11/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA) has an average rating of outperform and price targets ranging from $316 to $460, according to analysts polled by Capital IQ. (MT Newswires covers equity, commodity and economic rese...