Key Takeaways Managed care stocks were pressured by high utilization, but pricing and cost trends are now stabilizing.UNH benefits from scale and Optum integration as margins normalize after earlier medical cost pressure.CVS and CNC show improving execution as pricing discipline and enrollment trends support 2026 earnings.The overall healthcare sector entered 2025 on shaky ground. Managed care stocks, especially HMOs, were weighed down by stubbornly high medical utilization, tighter reimbursement assumption ...