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The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Aexcellence From Aetna Low medical costs and good cash flow make this stock worth watching.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Humana Hums a Merry Tune Humana's Medicare business stays strong. While these shares have already enjoyed a great run (up more than 120% in the past year), today's guidance would suggest Humana still has room to grow and improve.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Coventry Continues to Grow Necessary improvements to the First Health business will take time, but the overall business remains very profitable. Looking across the industry, Coventry has competitive margins, a good return on equity, and a reasonable valuation.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	Shockingly Cheap and Destined to Stay That Way? Humana has a nice quarter, but it's priced based on the uncertain future.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Hmmm on Humana The enrollment numbers are gaudy, but will they be profitable? Investors, this looks like a binary stock. If you think its underwriting is sound, the stock is probably pretty cheap here.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Oh the Humana-ty Humana's high-roller strategy seems to be paying off. Should investors put much confidence in its stock?
The Motley Fool July 26, 2007 Billy Fisher	Is All Well at WellPoint? Shares of the mega-cap insurer falter despite solid earnings growth.
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The Motley Fool November 9, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Universal Display Gets the Picture The OLED play delivered what investors wanted to see and is well on track to profitability. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Coventry Has to Fight the Tape Investors ignored risks a year ago. Now they obsess about them. There could be long-term value here, but investors in this health-care company may have to be patient to see it develop in the market.
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 July 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	UnitedHealth Swallows PacifiCare This high-performance HMO is getting bigger again, but taking on a bit of risk to do so. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Billy Fisher	A Healthy Diet of Profits at WellPoint For the nation's largest health insurer, the waters aren't always going to be smooth for sailing. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Investors Break Faith With Coventry Wall Street doesn't like this health care company's guidance, and the stock feels the pain. Does this create a buying opportunity?
The Motley Fool September 23, 2009 Brian Orelli	Witch Hunt, Round 2? Humana mails Medicare Advantage members about health-care reform, and not everyone approves.
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 January 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	WellPoint Hits the Trifecta A triple combination of bad news sinks the insurer's earnings.
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The Motley Fool March 13, 2008 Brian Orelli	Humana's Hurting The health insurer's miscalculation causes it to drop guidance.
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The Motley Fool May 16, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Don't Let This Kill Your Retirement Social Security and Medicare look sick. Here's how to handle it.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Rich Smith	UnitedHealth, Heal Thyself It's the eternal question of the rule maker investor: At what point does a company's market dominance begin to breed arrogance in the company -- and contempt among its customers? Has UnitedHealth reached that point?
Managed Care October 2004	Headlines On Deadline ... Good news for government workers... PPO demonstration projects for Medicare in 2001 and 2002 ... A class-action lawsuit filed by 900,000 physicians... Seventy-eight percent of the country wants universal health care... etc.
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The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Billy Fisher	WellPoint Well on Its Way Mega-cap health insurance company WellPoint posts a Q3 operating revenue increase of 5.2%; there was more good news regarding growth and buybacks.
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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.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Rite Aid Regains Respectability The pharmacy's slow, steady turnaround may not be enough. There have been so many dilutive financing events that it's no longer clear whether common equity shareholders will gain enough bang to compensate for the risk.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Arlene Weintraub	Miracle Cure -- Or Weak Medicine Why investors' hopes for a prescription drug bonanza may be premature.
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The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	UnitedHealth Down, but Not Out There's nothing wrong with this company except for its stock price. Even with the year-to-date decline in the stock, it's still not at a level worth buying.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2009 Brian Orelli	UnitedHealth Says Good Riddance to 2008 For 2009 the company is looking for earnings essentially flat compared to last year. That doesn't seem so bad, considering that it's expecting to lose as many as 1.5 million members as the unemployment rate grows.
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