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Shares of U.S. health insurers gained in premarket trading on Tuesday after ​the government finalized Medicare Advantage payment rates above estimates, which are ‌expected to add more than $13 billion in additional payments next year.

UnitedHealth Group on Tuesday posted a modest fourth-quarter earnings beat, but issued soft revenue guidance, as the parent company of the nation’s largest private insurer works to turn itself around amid higher-than-expected medical costs.

CVS Health  issued an update to its full-year guidance Tuesday ahead of its annual investor day, pointing to stronger performance in 2025 than previously expected.

CVS Health on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that blew past estimates and raised its adjusted profit outlook, as the company sees improvement in its insurance unit.

UnitedHealth (UNH.N), on Tuesday raised its annual profit forecast and said it aims to grow in 2026, in a sign that the turnaround efforts under new CEO Stephen Hemsley were gaining steam.

Shares of CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) fell over 1% in premarket trading on Wednesday as Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced plans to expand its pharmacy business.

 UnitedHealth (UNH.N), said it will stop offering Medicare Advantage plans in 109 U.S. counties in 2026, impacting 180,000 members, as the company balances higher costs with reimbursement pressure in the insurance program.

CVS Health on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates and raised its adjusted profit outlook, as it sees strength in its retail pharmacy business and some improvement in its insurance unit.

UnitedHealth(UNH) stock fell Tuesday after the healthcare company disappointed Wall Street with its new, lower, full-year guidance.

UnitedHealth shares fell in premarket trading on Wednesday after a Guardian report that the company made secret payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers added to the troubles of the healthcare conglomerate.

CVS Health on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates and hiked its guidance, as its troubled insurance business showed some improvement during the period.

UnitedHealth Group UNH+0.25% stock sank Thursday after the giant health insurer posted first-quarter earnings that missed expectations and slashed its full-year outlook.

The Trump administration will substantially increase payment rates for Medicare insurers next year, generating more than $25 billion in additional revenue for the industry and doubling the boost proposed in January.

The pharmacy chain is opening around a dozen stores this year that are about the half the size of its traditional layout and have only a pharmacy — ditching the front-end of the store that traditionally has sold snack, greeting cards and other consumer staples.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH-1.69%) stock fell sharply Friday following a report that said the Justice Department had launched a civil fraud investigation into the company’s Medicare billing practices.

CVS Health reported a smaller-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday as its pace of medical cost increases slowed and revenue at its pharmacy business jumped, sending its shares up more than 12% in premarket trading.

Humana shares were rising early Tuesday after the health insurer said it expects its earnings this year to be broadly flat.

UnitedHealthcare announced a new CEO on Thursday, filling in the spot after Brian Thompson was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan in a targeted attack.

UnitedHealth’s high medical costs and lower-than-expected revenue in the fourth quarter underscored persistent challenges at its insurance unit, sending the healthcare conglomerate’s shares down more than 3%.

UnitedHealth and Amedisys have agreed to extend the deadline to close their $3.3 billion merger agreement to next year, a filing showed on Friday, as the deal faces close scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice.