Humana Gains Despite Medicare Advantage Losses—What's the Catch?

Humana TodayHUMHumana$265.54 +8.30 (+3.23$213.31▼$406.46Dividend Yield1.33$285.68Add to WatchlistHealth insurance giant Humana Inc. NYSE: HUM stock initially rose in reaction to its fourth quarter of 2024 earnings report despite posting losses. The medical sector giant was one of the first carriers to sound the alarm of rising inpatient utilization costs, notably with its Medicare Advantage (MA) plan members in Q4 2023. Since then, many other MA plan providers lik ...