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The Motley Fool August 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	Humana Not Hurting ... as Much Humana's stock jumped because the company had guided for an even bigger drop in the bottom line than it posted.
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The Motley Fool April 7, 2009 Brian Orelli	Thanks for Nothing, CMS Insurers like Humana, Coventry Health Care, and UnitedHealth Group are going to have to raise the prices of their Medicare Advantage plans to keep their margins at a reasonable level.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Humana Bets on Breakthrough The health insurer is taking on some potentially big risks in an effort to grow quickly. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 13, 2008 Brian Orelli	Humana's Hurting The health insurer's miscalculation causes it to drop guidance.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2008 Brian Orelli	Are Health Insurers Losing Their Pricing Power? Health insurers have been hit particularly hard recently, as medical costs have risen considerably faster than insurers were expecting.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Aexcellence From Aetna Low medical costs and good cash flow make this stock worth watching.
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The Motley Fool April 22, 2009 Brian Orelli	UnitedHealth Rocks; Its Stock Doesn't With all the good news floating around, why is UnitedHealth still trading at 7.3 times the middle of this year's guidance? Alas, there's still plenty of uncertainty hanging over the company.
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The Motley Fool February 24, 2009 Brian Orelli	Health Insurers Hammered. Again. Health insurers were blown away by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' announcement that it plans to raise the 2010 Medicare Advantage payment rates by only 0.5%.
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The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	When All Else Fails Save the customer money so they can give it to you.
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The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is It OK to Like UnitedHealth Again? Smacked by an options scandal and fears of price competition, United Health got too cheap. Investors, take note.
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