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HealthSpring Inc. (HS)

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  • Health Insurance Industry's Profit Margins Rank #86 [View article]
    I'm surprised to still tort reform used as a reason for increased healthcare costs. That's been disproven by the CBO for at least three... More »
    Comment by junation
    Nov 11 21:29 pm |
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  • Health Insurance Industry's Profit Margins Rank #86 [View article]
    you want comprehensive reform? here is a plan. 1. Insuring of pre-existing conditions is NOT the problem. Insurance companies should... More »
    Comment by eddie too
    Oct 19 12:01 pm |
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  • Health Insurance Industry's Profit Margins Rank #86 [View article]
    The way I read this is: 3.3% profit, so if your insurance policy costs $10,000, the profit on that is $330. From another website they... More »
    Comment by LorenzoG
    Sep 23 15:32 pm |
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  • Health Care Stocks Anticipate Weak Reform Bill, If Any [View article]
    has it dawned on you yet that a good many of the uninsured ARE taxpayers? On Jul 27 02:38 PM YoYoMama wrote: > Don't worry,... More »
    Aug 15 21:19 pm |
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  • Health Insurance Industry's Profit Margins Rank #86 [View article]
    Obama is missing the point when he talks about profits. Why should nearly 30% of health care expense be administrative? Lack of... More »
    Comment by John Lounsbury
    Aug 13 23:48 pm |
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  • Health Insurance Industry's Profit Margins Rank #86 [View article]
    The most importamt word for any business is competition. If we let the govt. take over our health care system, it will be no better then... More »
    Comment by CLH
    Aug 13 15:05 pm |
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  • Health Insurance Industry's Profit Margins Rank #86 [View article]
    I read this with great interest. Letting insurance companies grow bigger than a particular state also would have risk, it seems to... More »
    Comment by Jade Queen
    Aug 13 10:41 am |
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  • Warren Buffett Portfolio: Going Beyond the Folksy Stereotypes to Find All-Star Stocks [View article]
    I prefer to own a mutual fund that also owns some Berkshire to keep my risk low. I have First Eagle Global SGENX which is just fine.
    Comment by oldman
    Aug 7 15:11 pm |
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  • Warren Buffett Portfolio: Going Beyond the Folksy Stereotypes to Find All-Star Stocks [View article]
    I would never bet against Warren Buffett over the long haul. There are no perfect investors,but he's hard to beat. He did write a book... More »
    Comment by auto44
    Aug 6 21:58 pm |
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  • Warren Buffett Portfolio: Going Beyond the Folksy Stereotypes to Find All-Star Stocks [View article]
    I saw Winkler's article and I don;t buy his premise. I can just as easily argue that everybody was bailed out by the taxpayers, you, me,... More »
    Comment by Marc Gerstein
    Aug 6 19:12 pm |
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  • Warren Buffett Portfolio: Going Beyond the Folksy Stereotypes to Find All-Star Stocks [View article]
    Nicely written. There is so much misunderstanding about Buffett's investments that it is nice to see an article that articulates it in... More »
    Comment by Dave Shafer
    Aug 6 16:29 pm |
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  • Warren Buffett Portfolio: Going Beyond the Folksy Stereotypes to Find All-Star Stocks [View article]
    Good article, but you should also check out Rolfe Winkler's Seeking Alpha article today on Buffet. Warren Buffet too would have... More »
    Comment by swaps
    Aug 6 11:38 am |
    Rating: +3 -5
  • Warren Buffett Portfolio: Going Beyond the Folksy Stereotypes to Find All-Star Stocks [View article]
    Marc, Thanks for writing such a well-researched article. Olin has some volatility, which has inflated its put options. Selling $10.00... More »
    Aug 6 10:53 am |
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  • Warren Buffett Portfolio: Going Beyond the Folksy Stereotypes to Find All-Star Stocks [View article]
    Nice article...thanks.
    Comment by toobad41
    Aug 6 09:56 am |
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  • Warren Buffett Portfolio: Going Beyond the Folksy Stereotypes to Find All-Star Stocks [View article]
    Marc, I hope World Fuel and Lufkin get some attention in the next installment. Thanks!
    Comment by khaz
    Aug 5 18:58 pm |
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