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The Motley Fool April 23, 2008 Morgan Housel	UnitedHealth: Bargain or Value Trap? A dismal start to 2008 sent the insurer's shares tumbling, and the news keeps getting worse and worse.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Clean Bill of Health in 2009 UnitedHealth settles a few lawsuits to start the new year.
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.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	WellPoint Sick for Another Year Good luck in 2011?
The Motley Fool May 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	The "Naughty List" You Want Your Company On Athenahealth is out with its annual review of how quickly health insurers are paying the claims that doctors make for services.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2008 Brian Orelli	Health Insurers Head to China Health insurers are seeking out untapped regions like China for the potential to fuel further expansion.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2010 Dan Dzombak	Whom Should You Trust: Main Street or Wall Street? Compare how Main Street's stock ratings differ from Wall Street's.
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 September 24, 2008 Brian Orelli	Health Insurer Lets Outsiders Decide Aetna announces that it'll allow customers with individual health plans to ask for an independent external review before Aetna cancels their policy.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	UnitedHealth: Beats Earnings, and Gets Beat Down? UnitedHealth was healthy last quarter, but on Wall Street, it's the future that counts.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Who's the Best Health Insurer? A recent survey shows that public companies aren't making the grade. Investors, it's important to remember that these companies are at a competitive disadvantage to some of their counterparts.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2008 Brian Orelli	UnitedHealth Sick for Another Year As employers cut back on the number of employees, they also cut back on the number of people insured. Not a good sign for UnitedHealth and the rest of the health insurers.
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 November 29, 2004 W.D. Crotty	UnitedHealth Getting Healthier Instead of directing free cash toward repurchasing shares, the company has found an excellent way to get healthier through an acquisition. The health insurer will buy Definity Health, which offers consumer-driven options.
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?
The Motley Fool September 19, 2008 Brian Orelli	Health Insurers Are Not AIG Health insurers get hammered this week.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2009 Brian Orelli	Don't Let It Go! Health insurer WellPoint is trying to sell its pharmacy business management segment. Is it the right move for them for right now?
BusinessWeek October 9, 2006 Joseph Weber	UnitedHealth vs. HCA: It's Ugly UnitedHealth's contract dispute is leaving patients and docs out in the cold.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	Is Health-Care Insurance Really Sick? Coventry Health Care becomes the latest insurance company to check itself into the sick ward.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2009 Brian Orelli	Health-Care Reform: You Can't Have It Both Ways Requiring insurers to cover pre-existing conditions needs to go hand-in-hand with requiring healthy people to purchase insurance.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Health Care: The Patient Will Live, But... Employers and consumers will continue to get hammered by rising premiums, but health-care costs will rise a bit more slowly, which is good news for insurers.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2007 Billy Fisher	A Strong Start for Big Health Care A look at how four blue-chip insurers have fared in the first half of 2007. Aetna... CIGNA... UnitedHealth... WellPoint...
The Motley Fool February 20, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Stimulus Bill Could Bite These Companies Companies that have laid off employees will be responsible for tracking down those former employees and letting them know that they're eligible for a new COBRA discount.
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.
Managed Care December 2004 Ed Silverman	Spitzer Just Getting Started on Health Care Initial reports of alleged rigged insurance bids focused on major brokers and insurers of commercial lines. But then news quickly surfaced that the New York attorney general was also going to look at the health insurance industry.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2009 Brian Orelli	Congress to Insurers: Say Goodbye to Your Monopoly There's growing support in Congress to repeal insurers' federal antitrust exemption.
Managed Care February 2004	Overall, a good climate in 2004 Operating performance is expected to be strong this year, thanks to moderating medical costs and rate increases that are forecast to run between 10 percent and 12 percent, on average.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2009 Dave Mock	A Big Upgrade for Tenet Healthcare This bullish call comes from more than just one analyst.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Rich Smith	Aetna's $1.25 Billion Buyback The health insurer Aetna splurges on its own shares; its board has authorized a $1.25 billion hike in its stock-repurchase authorization.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Now That's What I Call a Healthy Dividend Increase UnitedHealth ups its token dividend substantially.
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Timothy J. Mullaney	Hunting For Hospitals That Measure Up New Web sites can help you become an educated health-care consumer
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	When Fundamentals Don't Matter UnitedHealth Group had a robust quarter. Even as unemployment drove membership rolls lower, the company topped analyst estimates by keeping costs down. Alas, none of this will matter much if Uncle Sam steps in.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2009 Brian Orelli	Stocks Doubling? In This Market? Cigna, like other health insurers, lowered guidance for next year, but if it can hit the new targets it'll still be a wild improvement from last year.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2004 Richard Gibbons	Humana Hummin' Despite Hurdles The health-care benefits company showed signs of life when it bounced 6% on news that third-quarter earnings had beaten estimates by 18% and it was raising earnings guidance.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 Billy Fisher	Vitals Strong at UnitedHealth The health-care company's stock price is back up on increased third-quarter profits.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2007 Billy Fisher	Big Dollars in Diagnostic Deals CIGNA extends multi-year deals to a pair of powerhouses. The Quest agreement is a comfort to investors, who now know that Quest will continue to be a contracted provider for one of the nation's largest health insurers.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 Billy Fisher	2006 in Review: CIGNA A disappointing start didn't keep the health insurer down. CIGNA shareholders can hope for another strong year in 2007.
BusinessWeek February 11, 2010 Nussbaum & Tirrell	Health Reform Is Dead. Let's Go Shopping Thriving insurers and hospital chains may start to gobble up competitors weakened by the recession.
Managed Care July 2004	Premium Hikes Slow As Plans Seek Members The opening murmurs in negotiations between health plans and large employers have been heard. Insurers are expected to seek an average 13.7 percent hike in premiums in 2005, according to a survey of 160 large employers.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Aetna's Affirmation Aetna posts solid results as health-care costs grow moderately. The health care insurer's relative valuation would seem to at least make it worth a second look for now.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2009 Brian Orelli	Prescriptions for Acquisitions Express Scripts announces that it is buying WellPoint's NextRx pharmaceutical benefit management subsidiaries for almost $4.7 billion.
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 December 27, 2006 Billy Fisher	2006 in Review: Aetna The health insurer's stock price has stabilized after strong reactions to quarterly results.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2009 Brian Orelli	Insurance at the Top Coventry has a new-old CEO, Allen Wise, at the helm, and if he can raise premiums and keep costs under control, Coventry should see the same kind of growth that it saw under his last reign.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2008 Brian Orelli	WellPoint Is Not Well WellPoint lowers guidance on its earnings per share from 15% in 2008 to only 4% to 8%.
CFO February 1, 2007 Karen M. Kroll	Pin the Tail on the Doctor A dearth of information leaves health-care consumers in the dark. As health-care information becomes more accessible, will employees use it to purchase health-care services more intelligently?
BusinessWeek March 31, 2011 Peter Waldman	Aetna's Rx for High Doctor Fees: Lawsuits Aetna's legal campaign against expensive out-of-network charges is just the latest attempt by insurers to restrain soaring health costs.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2009 Selena Maranjian	Will Health-Care Reform Hurt Investors? The bad news here is that there's quite a bit of uncertainty around this issue, and that some health-care-focused companies may end up suffering. Read on to see who.
BusinessWeek July 23, 2009 Catherine Arnst	In Most Markets, a Few Health Insurers Dominate A publicly funded plan would increase health-insurance competition, forcing powerful players to bring down costs
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.