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  • Volume Talks: Monday's Breakout Stocks on Big Volume by Marco Hickey
    With the NYSE trading almost 1.5% higher Monday, it's no surprise that there were 21 breakout stocks on big volume that made my post. As always, the first thing I do is scan the list for familiar names, such as stocks which have appeared on similar scans multiple times in the past week or two... More »
    November 24, 2009 • DIA, SPY, QQQQ
  • health care bill run-down by TradeNvestor
    Below is a link to the Senate and House versions of the health care bills.  The House version has already been passed while the Senate version is being voted on today. Senate proposed health care bill - 2074 pages!?!?House proposed health care bill - 1990 pages...CBO score of... More »
    November 21, 2009 • UNH, AFL, CI
  • Health Care ETFs See Hope by Don Dion
    Even before President Obama took the oath of office, health care providers were pummeled by reform speculation. As public support of health care measures has wavered, however, healthcare providers and the ETFs that track them may have a chance to…READ MORE To access my special Market... More »
    November 6, 2009 • IHF, UNH, AET
  • Unintended Consequences of Healthcare Reform by Gloria Vogel
    Now that healthcare reform has moved beyond the Senate Finance Committee, there is discussion of melding various House and Senate proposals into a single bill that could gain enough votes to pass. So let’s examine the possible unintended consequences of current proposals. 1.... More »
    October 25, 2009 • AET, CI, UNH
  • Murphy's Law of Economics and Health Care by John Lounsbury
    Alan Binder once proposed:  "Economists have the least influence on policy where they know the most and are most agreed."  This is part of what he called Murphy's Law of Economics.  An editorial in The Washington Post (here) discusses why this sacred cow of inefficiency... More »
    October 25, 2009 • UNH, AET, WLP
  • Despite Hopes for Real Reform, Healthcare Bill Actually Boosts Outlook for Health Insurers by Finance Banter
     By trying to compromise with conservatives on Capitol Hill, the Democrat-led healthcare reform bill proposed by Senator Max Baucus appears to do more to help the health insurance industry than it does to contain its role in elevating healthcare costs. On the surface the health insurers add... More »
    September 28, 2009 • UNH, CI, HNT
  • Americans Get Screwed Again by Bought-Off Politicians by Mike Stathis
    After meeting last week to wrap up the final touches on the Senate Finance committee's healthcare reform bill, Committee Chairman Senator Max Baucus has announced the bill is ready for a vote as early as next week. ... More »
    September 19, 2009 • UNH, WLP, AET
  • Capturing the Employer's Voice: A New Twist in the Health Reform Debate by Sydney Williams
    Every now and then some data point comes along that completely disrupts the flow of a debate. In health care, this occurred in June, when the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scored the first two health reform bills to emerge from the 111th Congress.Then, the CBO starkly reminded us that large... More »
    September 18, 2009 • UNH, CI, AET
  • Health Insurance Stocks P3 by BullnBear
    The COO of Cigna, (CI), came out today and reiterated that the health insurer expects to have extra cash to pursue mergers and acquisitions or share buybacks next year. He must have forgotten to get this memo out to the other insiders of CI who appear to have been selling shares at a pretty... More »
    September 14, 2009 • UNH, WLP, CI
  • Health Insurance Stocks P2 by BullnBear
    This weekend the news concerning our administrations goals on health care reform is making things look even worse for the private health insurance industry. I really can’t remember a time when I’ve seen a clearer indication of an agenda that’s determined to regulate an industry... More »
    September 13, 2009 • UNH, WLP, CI

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