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Monday, April 29, 6:18 PM Universal American (UAM): Q1 EPS of $0.20 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $563M beats by $13.92M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Healthcare]
Wednesday, April 17, 12:33 PM The big surge in health care stocks earlier this month just prior to the government's decision on Medicare Advantage rates may have been due to an email to sent by a former top congressional aide who now happens to be an outside lobbyist for Humana (HUM -1.9%). The email, which is now subject to an SEC probe, was sent to a Washington investment-research firm and circulated to clients just minutes before the close of trading, saying that "credible sources" had told them a decision had been made to restore the payments. 4 Comments [Healthcare]
Tuesday, April 2, 10:41 AM Goldman Sachs opts to remain selective on a few names in the managed care sector following yesterday's announcement by the CMS that Medicaid Advantage rates were going higher. It's reiterating a CL-Buy on UnitedHealth (UNH +7.6%), calling its valuation under 10X FY14 EPS attractive, as well a Buy on Health Net (HNT +3.6%) and WellCare (WCG +5.2%). It maintains Sell ratings on Humana (HUM +8.3%) and Universal American (UAM +9.9%) however, noting the majority of their earnings are tied to Medicaid Advantage with about half of those members in non-HMO plans." Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, February 19, 5:14 PM Universal American (UAM): Q4 EPS of $0.16 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $554.2M beats by $19.5M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Healthcare]
Tuesday, February 19, 9:39 AM It's not just Humana (-9.6%) suffering from prospective declines in reimbursement rates for Medicare Advantage plans in 2014, with UnitedHealth (UNH) -5.2%, Cigna (CI) -5.5%, Aetna (AET) -3.5% and Universal America (UAM) -8.95%. 7 Comments [Healthcare, On the Move]
Friday, November 2, 2012, 3:56 PM Universal American (UAM) declares special ddividend of $1.0/share. For shareholders of record Nov. 12. Payable Nov. 19. Ex-div Nov. 7. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 7:40 PM Universal American (UAM) declares special dividend of $1.00/share. For shareholders of record Nov 12. Payable Nov 19. Ex-div date Nov 08. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 7:12 PM Universal American (UAM): Q3 EPS of $0.17 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $549.4M (-5.6% Y/Y) misses by $2M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 9:58 AM Around 12M people will buy $55B worth of health coverage in 2014 via the insurance exchanges being created as part of Obamacare, PWC predicts, adding that the figures could rise to 29M people and $205B respectively by 2021. Most of the money will be new, although some will come from other parts of the market, such as from people whose employers had paid for coverage until now. 1 Comment [Healthcare]
Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 6:14 PM Universal American Corp (UAM): Q2 EPS of $0.09 misses by $0.06. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Thursday, June 28, 2012, 10:22 AM Healthcare stocks that are down following the Supreme Court opinion on the Healthcare Act include: CVH -1.3%, UNH -1.1%, AET -1.2%, CI -1.5%, CHSI -0.5%, WLP -2.5%, HUM -2%. Those that are up include: UAM +0.8%, MOH +6.3%, HNT +3.1%. 1 Comment [Breaking News, Top Stories, Healthcare, On the Move]
Monday, April 30, 2012, 4:32 PM Universal American (UAM): Q1 EPS of $0.25 beats by $0.15. Revenue of $532M (-23.4% Y/Y) beats by $13M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5:31 PM Universal American (UAM): Q4 EPS of $0.13 may not be comparable to consensus of $0.02. Revenue of $529M (-39.6% Y/Y) misses by $34M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Healthcare]
Thursday, January 26, 2012, 12:23 PM Health insurance providers sell off after House Democrats release a GAO report (.pdf) that claims Medicare Advantage plans were overpaid by $1.2B-$3.1B in 2010, with excess payments continuing to grow afterwards. HUM -3.2%. UAM -4.5%. WLP -2.4%. UNH -2.7%. CI -2.8%. Cuts to Medicare Advantage are widely expected. (previously) Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 9:41 AM Universal American (UAM -5.8%) agrees to buy APS Healthcare for $228M and up to $50M based on performance. UAM is acquiring APS from funds managed by P-E firm GTCR. (PR) Comment! [M&A, Healthcare, On the Move]
Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 1:34 PM Universal American (UAM +5.6%) pops on a Wedbush upgrade to outperform, citing the company's release from sanctions and potential as a takeover candidate. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]

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