Medicare Advantage, a privatized Medicare option offering extra benefits to seniors, now covers 55% of eligible beneficiaries despite some insurers exiting the market. Major players like UnitedHealth Group and Humana dominate the market, with Humana increasing its enrollment by 1.3 million in 2026 while UnitedHealth's enrollment dropped by nearly 647,000. Insurers are retreating from less profitable markets to focus on areas with strong provider networks, helping to ease cost pressures. This trend suggests Medicare Advantage remains popular and financially manageable for insurers amid changing healthcare demands.
The SCHD ETF has returned just under 2% in the past month, outperforming the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by nearly 1%. Year-to-date, about 30 SCHD holdings have more than doubled the returns of SPY, which has returned 9.8%. Additionally, 31 SCHD holdings are t...
Elevance Health and UnitedHealth Group, two of the largest U.S. health insurers, are set to report their second-quarter earnings this week. Investors and analysts are watching closely to see if these companies have maintained control over rising medi...
