WCG News and Press, Wellcare Health Plans Inc. From 01/21/20

Today, the Supreme Court refused to hear an Obamacare case. When federal district court judge Reed O'Connor held that Obamacare was unconstitutional in December 2018, health insurance stocks crashed hard.  Molina Healthcare  (NYSE: MOH) dropped 8.9%.  Tenet Healthcare  (N...

TAMPA, Fla. , Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) has once again been named to Fortune magazine's "World's Most Admired Companies" list. "This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of WellCare's more than 14,000 associates who live ...

Health insurers are under modest pressure in apparent reaction to the news that Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has taken the lead in Iowa according to a poll conducted by CNN and The Des Moines Register. More news on: eHealth, Inc., WellCare Health Plans, Inc., UnitedHealth...

TAMPA, Fla. and HOUSTON , Jan. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Collaborative Health Systems, a WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) company, announced today that the more than 160 healthcare providers in the Accountable Care Coalition (ACC) of Southeast Texas , Inc. generated $6.4 mi...

TAMPA, Fla. and KNOXVILLE, Tenn. , Jan. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Collaborative Health Systems, a WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) company, announced today the more than 150 healthcare providers in the Accountable Care Coalition (ACC) of Tennessee , LLC generated $5.3 milli...

It was more of the same in the stock market last week in terms of returns, but the catalysts supporting the rally shifted from easing trade tensions and dovish Federal Reserve policy to a deescalating of tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Specifically, a tepid Iranian response to the U.S. str...

NEW YORK and TAMPA, Fla. , Jan. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) announced today it is working with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to partner with Wellth Inc., a behavioral economics company, to help motivate at-risk Medicaid members in New ...

Stocks rallied significantly in the fourth quarter, and seasonality suggests there may be additional upside, but there's also an extreme number of stocks trading at least 5% above their 200-day moving average, and Middle East saber-rattling could cause uncertainty that leads to investors der...

Goldman's Stephen Tanal and JPMorgan's Gary Taylor are bullish on Humana's (NYSE: HUM ) growth prospects on the basis of the expected permanent repeal of the health insurance tax (HIT) associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Mr. Tanal has raised his price target to $425 (17% upside) f...

A new study  published in the New England Journal of Medicine undermines the often-given benefit of hospital mergers and acquisitions - improvement in quality of services after the transaction. More news on: Health Care Select Sect SPDR ETF, Humana Inc., Universal Health Services, ...