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| February 19, 2013 |
| 09:11 EDT |  | MOH, CI, HUM, AET, UNH, DVA, WLP, WCG | Humana falls after CMS proposes 2014 MA rates, peers follow
Humana (HUM) disclosed today that on Friday, February 15, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced preliminary 2014 Medicare Advantage benchmark payment rates. CMS has invited public comment on these preliminary rates before releasing final rates on April 1. Humana believes the preliminary base rates included in the CMS notice would result in a mid-single-digit decline in its benchmark payment rates. Humana said it is analyzing all operational avenues available to address the preliminary rates and related impact upon the company's ability to grow both its Medicare membership and its earnings for 2014. Humana noted its management previously expressed confidence in the company’s ability to grow both Medicare membership and earnings for 2014, based upon expectations that the base Medicare Advantage payment rate would be flat to slightly down. Shares of Humana (HUM) are down 10%, or $8.00, to $69.99 in pre-market trading. Other healthcare names are trading lower after the CMS proposed 2014 Medicare Advantage rates, including WellCare (WCG), UnitedHealth (UNH), Cigna (CI), Wellpoint (WLP), Aetna (AET), Molina (MOH), and DaVita (DVA). |
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| May 21, 2013 |
| 10:00 EDT |  | AET | On The Fly: Analyst Initiation Summary
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| 10:00 EDT |  | WCG | On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary
Today's noteworthy downgrades include: Acquity Group (AQ) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Roth Capital... Beazer Homes (BZH) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee... CME Group (CME) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie... Carnival (CCL) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS... Coach (COH) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley... Deutsche Bank (DB) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan... First Republic Bank (FRC) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies... Franklin Resources (BEN) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie... Life Technologies (LIFE) downgraded to Underperform from Outperform at CLSA... Oil States (OIS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee... Raymond James (RJF) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo... VF Corp. (VFC) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo... WellCare (WCG) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman... Huaneng Power (HNP) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup... Comerica (CMA) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at DA Davidson... Beazer Homes (BZH) downgraded at Sterne Agee... Oil States (OIS) downgraded at Sterne Agee... eHealth (EHTH) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Lazard Capital... Carnival (CCL) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo... Warner Chilcott (WCRX) downgraded to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna. |
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| 06:04 EDT | | AET | Aetna reinstated with a Buy at Goldman
Target $68. |
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| 06:03 EDT | | WCG | WellCare downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
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| May 20, 2013 |
| 16:31 EDT | | WLP | Wellpoint announces organizational realignment
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| 09:47 EDT |  | HUM | Humana management to meet with JPMorgan
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| 07:42 EDT | | UNH | Cohasset Associates to host a conference
National Conference on Managing Electronic Records is being held in Chicago on May 20-22. |
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| May 16, 2013 |
| 10:10 EDT | | HUM | Quest Diagnostics Humana acquires Concentra's laboratory business
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| May 15, 2013 |
| 17:36 EDT | | AET | Paulson gives quarterly update on stakes
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| 16:55 EDT | | DVA | Berkshire Hathaway gives quarterly update on stakes
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| 06:19 EDT |  | WLP | Three WellPoint directors resign, Bloomberg reports
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| May 14, 2013 |
| 19:35 EDT | | CI | Cigna shares could climb 20%, Barron's says
Cigna, which is up more than 50% in the past 12 months, may climb another 20% if it trades closer to 12 times earnings, which it has done in the past, says Barron's Weekday Trader. The report cites Don Wordell, manager of the RidgeWorth Mid-Cap Value Equity fund, who says Cigna's story gets better and better as the company shores up its balance sheet with smart acquisitions and the divestiture of non-core businesses. Reference Link |
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| 12:00 EDT | | AET | Aetna forms strategic alliance with Tawuniya
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| 10:01 EDT | | CI | On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary
Today's noteworthy downgrades include: AVG Technologies (AVG) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman... Cigna (CI) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies... Cree (CREE) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee... Melco Crown (MPEL) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS... SolarCity (SCTY) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Roth Capital... KB Home (KBH) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Raymond James... Ryland Group (RYL) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Raymond James... Alere (ALR) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Craig-Hallum... Evolution Petroleum (EPM) downgraded to Hold from Buy at MLV Equity... Oil States (OIS) downgraded to Hold from Buy at BB&T... VIVUS (VVUS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Lazard Capital. |
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| 10:01 EDT |  | WLP | On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade Summary
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| 07:18 EDT | | WCG | BofA/Merrill to host a conference
2013 Health Care Conference is being held in Las Vegas on May 14-16. |
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| 05:45 EDT | | CI | Cigna downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies
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| 05:43 EDT | | WLP | Wellpoint upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies
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| May 13, 2013 |
| 17:51 EDT |  | WLP | Wellpoint reaffirms FY13 EPS view of 'at least' $7.75, consensus $7.99
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| 16:09 EDT | | CI | Cigna names Thomas McCarthy CFO to replace Ralph Nicoletti
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