Health Insurance Stocks Sink on Medicaid Warning From UnitedHealth's CEO
UnitedHealth(UNH) investopedia.com·2024-05-29 21:00
Key TakeawaysShares of health insurers dropped Wednesday after the CEO of UnitedHealth Group warned about lower premium payments as Medicaid rolls shrink.UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty reportedly told a conference in New York that the health insurance industry will face a "disturbance" because of the changes in Medicaid patient numbers.UnitedHealth Group stock was the biggest drag on the Dow Wednesday, which fell over 1%. Health insurance stocks dropped Wednesday after the head of UnitedHealth Group (U ...