U.S. stocks were lower, with the Dow Jones index falling over 250 points on Tuesday.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) rose sharply during Tuesday's session after a surprise Medicare Advantage reimbursement boost.
The Trump administration on Monday raised the amount it will pay private insurers to run Medicare health plans for seniors, setting rates well above a proposal that had unsettled markets earlier this year.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set the payment increase at a net average of 2.48%, adding more than $13 billion in payments to Medicare Advantage plans in 2027. That was far above the 0.09% increase the agency had floated in January, which had pushed insurer stocks lower.
UnitedHealth Group shares jumped 8.5% to $305.16 on Tuesday.
Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.
- Corvex, Inc (NASDAQ:MOVE) shares jumped 22.1% to $9.30.
- Alignment Healthcare Inc (NASDAQ:ALHC) gained 14.6% to $21.40. Shares of health insurance companies traded higher after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a 2.48% rate hike for 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D programs.
- AleAnna Inc (NASDAQ:ANNA) gained 11.1% to $8.65.
- Fubotv Inc (NYSE:FUBO) gained 9.2% to $13.19. Barrington Research analyst James Goss upgraded FuboTV from Market Perform to Outperform and announced a $16 price target.
- Hertz Global Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:HTZ) gained 8% to $5.74. Hertz Global will announce first quarter 2026 financial results on May 7.
- Churchill Capital Corp XI (NASDAQ:CCXI) gained 7.8% to $11.00.
- Avis Budget Group Inc (NASDAQ:CAR) shares rose 7.7% to $229.00.
- Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) gained 7.5% to $10.59. Paramount Skydance increased authorized Class B shares to 7 billion, allowing board to declare dividends independently of Class A stock.
- Sasol Ltd (NYSE:SSL) surged 7.5% to $13.40.
- Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) gained 6.2% to $194.01 r after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a 2.48% rate hike for 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D programs.
- Artivion Inc (NYSE:AORT) gained 5.6% to $35.34 as the company announced the U.S. FDA approval of the NEXUS® Aortic Arch System.
- Quad/Graphics Inc (NYSE:QUAD) surged 5.1% to $7.44. Benchmark analyst Mark Zgutowicz initiated coverage on Quad/Graphics with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $10.
- CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) rose 4.3% to $76.44. Shares of health insurance companies traded higher after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a 2.48% rate hike for 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D programs.
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