Healthcare Insurers Going Kaput?

Below we highlight the year to date performance of the for-profit managed health care companies in the S&P 500.  Judging by their performance this year, their business models are clearly not thriving.  Investors seem to be worried about how these firms have managed their investment portfolios as well as the very real prospect of nationalized health care.

Comments

[Urbane Gori...:]

I don't really follow Healthcare because it has not responded as a safety stock. However, seems to me that they were down because of Medicare costs that were instituted under the Bush administration. Don't see that changing soon.

jegan ;-)

2008 Nov 01 04:14 PM

[Ronald Pires:]

It is dangerous to keep wounded animals around. They tend to strike out and harm their caregivers.

These wounded animals should be kindly put down ... before they kill anymore of us.

2008 Nov 01 11:15 PM