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		<title>(UNH) Health Insurance Stock Outlook &#8211; April 2012 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though the U.S. Health insurance industry continues to be relatively immune to economic difficulties, it has been still grappling with fundamental changes and consequent growth pangs. The industry has been facing its share of problems related to a sluggish economic recovery, uncertainty surrounding the health care reform law and increased regulatory control. Despite the odds, the industry remains profitable, with the top six players &#8212; UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), CIGNA Corp. (CI), WellPoint Inc. (WLP), Aetna Inc. (AET), Humana Inc. (HUM), Coventry Health Care Inc. (CVH) &#8212; reporting year-over-year earnings growth in FY11. About the Industry The U.S. Health and Medical Insurance industry is an integral part of the U.S. economy. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. health expenditures account for about 18% of the country’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(AET) Health Insurance Stock Review &#8211; December 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/15/aet-health-insurance-stock-review-dec-2011-industry-outlook/88751</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Health and Medical Insurance industry is an integral part of the U.S. economy. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. health expenditures account for about 18% of U.S. GDP. Money spent per person on healthcare in the United States is more than in any other nation in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Despite rapidly growing spending on healthcare over the past few decades, health insurance industry has been characterized by growing premium, limited policy choice and lack of transparency. Over the past 10 years, health insurance premiums have persistently increased, outpacing the growth of wages and cost of living. The surge in premiums &#8212; due mostly to complex connections among health insurance companies, health care providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers and the medical technology industry ]]></description>
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		<title>(HNT) Health Net First Quarter Report Beats Top Line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/hnt-health-net-first-quarter-report-beats-top-line/73292</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 15:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Net Inc. (HNT) reported first-quarter loss of $108.2 million or a loss per share of $1.16 compared to a net income of $16.1 million or 16 cents in the prior-year quarter. The reported quarter included a $177.2 million pretax or $157.9 million after tax, charge related to the AmCareco litigation and $11.0 million in pretax expenses related to the company’s administrative cost reduction efforts. Health Net&#8217;s Western Region Operations and Government Contracts segments produced combined net earnings of $57.4 million or 61 cents in the reported quarter as opposed to $47.9 million or 47 cents in the prior-year quarter. The improved results were supported by strong commercial and Government Contracts performance, which led to a strong buyback of shares from January 1 through April 29. Health Net reported a ]]></description>
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		<title>(HNT) Health Net Beats Quarterly Earnings Expectations &#8211; Raises Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/17/hnt-health-net-beats-quarterly-earnings-expectations-raises-outlook/58466</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Net Inc. (HNT) reported third-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of 64 cents compared to a loss of 66 cents in the prior-year quarter. The reported quarter included $8.6 million in expenses primarily related to severance costs. Excluding these items, the company’s operating EPS came in at 72 cents, modestly surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 71 cents. Health Net&#8217;s Western Region Operations and Government Contracts segments produced combined net earnings of 74 cents in the reported quarter as opposed to 75 cents in the prior-year quarter. Health Net reported a 14.5% year over year decline in total revenues to $3.4 billion. The primary reason for the decline was the sale of its Northeast businesses in December 2009 and a reduction in membership. Health Net’s health plan services premium revenues ]]></description>
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		<title>(HNT) Health Net Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Pass Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/06/hnt-health-net-second-quarter-2010-earnings-pass-estimates/46738</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Net Inc. (HNT) reported second quarter earnings per share (EPS) of 45 cents compared to earnings of 38 cents in the first quarter of 2009. The reported quarter included $24.9 million in charges arising from cost cuts and other expenses, partially offset by a net benefit of $3.2 million arising from various business operations. Excluding these items, the company’s operating EPS came in at 61 cents, modestly surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents. Health Net reported a 14.2% year over year decline in revenues to $3.4 billion. The primary reason for the decline was a reduction in membership. The company earns revenues in the form of health plan service premiums, government contracts, northeast administrative services fees, net investment income and administrative services, fees and other income. Health ]]></description>
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		<title>(AUXL) Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Reports Quarterly Loss That Narrows</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/06/auxl-auxilium-pharmaceuticals-reports-quarterly-loss-that-narrows/36473</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 23:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strong Testim sales helped Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AUXL) report a narrower-than-expected net loss of 18 cents per share in the first quarter of 2010, 13 cents below the Zacks Consensus Estimate and year-ago net loss of 31 cents. Net revenues increased 31.1% to $45.5 million in the first quarter. During the reported quarter, Testim sales in the US grew 35% to $43.9 million, with prescriptions growing 14.8% from the year-ago period. According to IMS Health, Testim exited the month of Mar 2010 with a 22.4% share of the US testosterone gel market, up from the 21.6% share in the year-ago period. Worldwide Testim revenues were $44.2 million including product shipments outside the US. Auxilium expects Testim revenues in the range of $185 million to $195 million in 2010. Net revenues ]]></description>
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		<title>(HNT) Health Net&#8217;s Quarterly Earnings Beats Target &#8211; Raises Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/06/hnt-health-nets-quarterly-earnings-beats-target-raises-guidance/36412</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 20:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Net (HNT) reported first quarter fiscal 2010 earnings per share (EPS) of 16 cents compared to earnings of 21 cents in the first quarter of 2009. The reported quarter included $37.7 million in pretax losses related to the divestment of the Northeast business to UnitedHealth (UNH) in December 2009 and $14.5 million in pretax losses arising from cost cuts and other expenses. Excluding these items, the company’s EPS came in at 47 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Health Net reported a 13.1% year-over-year decline in revenues to $3.4 billion. The primary reason for the decline was reduced membership. The company earns revenues in the form of health plan service premiums, government contracts, northeast administrative services fees, net investment income and administrative services, fees and other ]]></description>
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		<title>(WLP) Health Care Outlook &amp; Stock Review &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/04/wlp-health-care-outlook-stock-review-industry-outlook/29684</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OVERVIEW The healthcare sector comprises different industries, ranging from managed care organizations, healthcare facilities providers and medical devices manufacturers to biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Consequently, we believe that investors in this sector should be mindful of the different drivers and appropriate metrics associated with the various sub-sectors. In the present scenario, investor sentiment in healthcare continues to be driven by decisions in the Congress related to government funding and the state of the broader economy. In view of the ongoing healthcare reform debate in the Congress, healthcare policy changes remain an important indicator to investing in the sector. The Health Bill intends to cover nearly all Americans by providing government subsidies to help pay premiums irrespective of health or income. President Obama has made a last-ditch effort to revive the ]]></description>
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		<title>(HNT) Health Net Incorporated &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/01/hnt-health-net-incorporated-bull-of-the-day/29314</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Net&#8217;s (HNT) fourth quarter earnings per share came in at $0.69, marginally above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.67 and the year-ago earnings of $0.61. Following the sale of its Northeast segment to UnitedHealth, Health Net will be able to concentrate on its core Western markets. We are also encouraged by its recent partnership program with Stanford University to provide health care coverage to its students. While we remain concerned about the decline in membership, we believe a gradual improvement of the U.S. economy should improve its membership status. Moreover, a strong balance sheet should enable it to tackle the current scenario. Given these factors, we upgrade the stock to Outperform. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(HNT) Health Net Beats Expectations Marginally</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/04/hnt-health-net-tops-marginally-analyst-blog/27021</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Net (HNT) reported fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) of 69 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 67 cents and the year-ago quarter’s 61 cents. For the full year 2009, EPS came in at $2.25 compared to $1.85 of 2008. This is excluding $137.3 million in charges associated with the sale of its Northeast business operations to UnitedHealth (UNH) in Dec 2009. Taking into account these charges, the company reported a fourth quarter net loss of 43 cents per share compared with EPS of 34 cents reported in the year-ago period. Health Net reported $3.8 billion (1.8% down year-over-year) and $15.7 billion (2.2% decline) in revenues for the fourth quarter and full year, respectively. The primary reason for the decline was reduced membership due to a rise in ]]></description>
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		<title>(AET) Aetna&#8217;s 2010 Outlook Disappoints</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/13/aet-aetnas-2010-outlook-disappoints/24854</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a major disappointment, Aetna (AET) lowered its outlook for 2010, which sent its shares down by 6.51% on Tuesday to close at $30.61. Aetna expects its 2010 operating earnings to be lower than its 2009 earnings, expected to come in at $2.76 per share. The lower than expected forecast is primarily based on the apprehension that companies might cut back plan benefits to keep costs under control. In addition, the possibility of lower medical reimbursements made Aetna slash its outlook. We are awaiting detailed guidance once the company releases fourth quarter earnings next month. The current state of the global economy and market conditions are quite challenging with high levels of unemployment, diminished business and consumer confidence and volatility in both the US and international capital and credit markets. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AET) Aetna Downgraded to Underperform by Analyst</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/04/aet-aetna-downgraded-to-underperform-by-analyst/24073</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the current economic scenario has improved a lot, it is still posing a major challenge for Aetna (AET). The current state of the global economy and market conditions are quite challenging with high levels of unemployment, diminished business and consumer confidence and volatility in both the US and international capital and credit markets. Membership has slumped throughout the health insurance sector as employers have cut jobs, thereby leading to a reduction in the number of people covered by employer-sponsored plans. We believe that given the current situation, membership is likely to decline further in the near future. This will have an adverse impact on Aetna’s profitability. Moreover, Aetna’s bottom-line is going to be hit during the fourth quarter by a $65 million charge associated with the decision of workforce ]]></description>
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		<title>(UNH) UnitedHealth Completes Acquisition of Health Net Operations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/15/unh-unitedhealth-completes-acquisition-of-health-net-operations/22832</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, UnitedHealthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UNH), announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of northeast U.S. operations of Health Net Inc. (HNT) HMO (health maintenance organization) entities in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey and membership renewal rights for the Health Net Life health care business in the Northeast. The transaction, which has received all the regulatory approvals, is valued at approximately $510 million. The acquisition will enhance UnitedHealth Group’s market share in the New York metropolitan area by adding of Health Net’s 578,000 members in the Tri-State Area. UnitedHealth already has a strong market presence in this region. UnitedHealth, the large-cap national insurer, currently has a network of 79,000 healthcare professionals, 200 hospitals and 61,000 pharmacies in the three states. The acquisition is expected ]]></description>
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		<title>(UNH) UnitedHealth Completes Acquisition of Health Net</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/14/unh-unitedhealth-completes-acquisition-of-health-net/22776</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, UnitedHealthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UNH), announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of northeast U.S. operations of Health Net Inc. (HNT) HMO (health maintenance organization) entities in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey and membership renewal rights for the Health Net Life health care business in the Northeast. The transaction, which has received all the regulatory approvals, is valued at approximately $510 million. The acquisition will enhance UnitedHealth Group’s market share in the New York metropolitan area by adding of Health Net’s 578,000 members in the Tri-State Area. UnitedHealth already has a strong market presence in this region. UnitedHealth, the large-cap national insurer, currently has a network of 79,000 healthcare professionals, 200 hospitals and 61,000 pharmacies in the three states. The acquisition is expected ]]></description>
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		<title>(HNT) Health Net Issues Strong Outlook for 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/11/hnt-health-net-issues-strong-outlook-for-2010/22647</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Net (HNT) provided a strong outlook for 2010. The company expects earnings per share in the range of $2.30 to $2.40, higher than ours as well as the Street’s expectations. The guidance is based on the expectation that the pending sale of its Northeast businesses will close before year-end 2009. Following the better than expected earnings guidance for next year, Health Net’s shares touched a 52-week high of $23.79. Based on a flat membership growth compared to 2009, Health Net expects revenues in the range of $13- $13.5 billion. We are pleased with the strong guidance, especially in a situation when high medical costs have forced Health Net to lower its 2009 outlook post third quarter results. The company now expects 2009 earnings per share in the range of ]]></description>
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		<title>($HNT) Health Net Beats Earnings Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/09/hnt-health-net-beats-earnings-estimates/20048</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Net’s (HNT) third-quarter earnings per share came in at 67 cents, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 61 cents and the year-ago earnings of 35 cents. The company reported revenues of $4 billion, an increase of 3.9% compared to the corresponding quarter of last year. The company receives revenues in the form of health plan service premiums, government contracts, net investment income and administrative services, fees and other income. Health plan services premium, accounting for approximately 80% of total revenues during the quarter increased 3% year over year to $3.17 million. While revenues from government contracts increased 4.7% to $758 million, sequentially, it came down by 8.8%. We believe revenues from government contracts will decline further with the loss of contract in July with the Department of Defense ]]></description>
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