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ACA/health insurance and hospital stocks

hopsinhopsin Posts: 212 ✭
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Ok I guess I might get ripped for posting this. When a group of people don't like you, they find any excuse to criticize you. If you read some threads, you would think this is a politics forum. I realize healthcare stocks aren't exactly related to precious metals...but there are some stock market threads here. I have posted stock threads before. I admit this might not be kosher.

What do you make of the recent pullback in health insurance stocks like anthem, humana, aetna, and cigna? With the M&A fever in this area, do you think traders are just scared over mergers potentially being struck down by the DOJ?

Healthcare etfs and pharmaceutics continue to march higher, yet it seems every day, HMOs are declining.

Is this an attractive entry point to health care provider/insurance stocks?

Government compensation on medicare/medicaid may increase soon, dramatically in some areas. The P/E ratios of the aforementioned HMO stocks are high teens to low twenties...What do you see happening here on out in this area?



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Comments

  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,379 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Profit taking.

    I watch UNH as family is invested. Sometimes a YTD 20% needs to be taken. Gov backed healthcare isn't going long neg any time soon without a major event.

    I enjoy the market threads btw, you're just new, don't take it personal.
  • hopsinhopsin Posts: 212 ✭
    I am trying to understand what your post means...you're saying people should be long healthcare/health insurance stocks?
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  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,379 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Are you trading or building a portfolio? If you're trying to do both you answered yourself and need to ponder for a minute.
  • rawteam1rawteam1 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭
    He just thinks out loud...
    keceph `anah
  • hopsinhopsin Posts: 212 ✭


    << <i>Are you trading or building a portfolio? If you're trying to do both you answered yourself and need to ponder for a minute. >>



    You didn't answer the question. Rawteam, other than thinking out loud and dropping in various threads to insult me, why don't you post something about healthcare stocks. You get on your computer waiting for my posts to get in the threads to insult me? Sure seems like it...
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  • hopsinhopsin Posts: 212 ✭
    Here are my picks. Public predictions on various ticker symbols for everyone to see, along with my score.
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  • mariner67mariner67 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Here are my picks. Public predictions on various ticker symbols for everyone to see, along with my score. >>



    Can't access the link without signing up for an account first......no thanks!
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  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,017 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Here are my picks. Public predictions on various ticker symbols for everyone to see, along with my score. >>



    When I click this link it brings me to Motley Fool ? What do they think of the health care insurers ?
    I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
    I give away money. I collect money.
    I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.




  • hopsinhopsin Posts: 212 ✭
    HMOs continue to drag lower on antitrust concerns...this is silly. This is getting hyped and protracted.
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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,293 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Go long on Gold Bond Powder ™
  • 2ltdjorn2ltdjorn Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭✭
    While ACA continues to shrink the ability to earn wages for many healthcare providers... Still quite a few interesting technologies on the nyse.

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  • hopsinhopsin Posts: 212 ✭


    << <i>While ACA continues to shrink the ability to earn wages for many healthcare providers... Still quite a few interesting technologies on the nyse.

    Sunshine Heart
    abiomed
    Thoratec


    I loge the world and advancements in short and longterm mechanical circulatory support in advanced heart failure >>



    Health insurance companies are making record profits.
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  • streeterstreeter Posts: 4,312 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is not a stock forum.

    Don't feed the trolls.
    Have a nice day
  • rawteam1rawteam1 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭


    << <i>This is not a stock forum.

    Don't feed the trolls. >>


    Ahhhhh, hopsin is the stock troll...
    keceph `anah
  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>This is not a stock forum.

    Don't feed the trolls. >>




    I say feed em. Judging by page 1 we are about 3 threads away from being the Stamps Forum.

    At this point if someone posted a thread titled "Make $75 an hour working from home" I'd probably click itimage
  • rawteam1rawteam1 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>This is not a stock forum.

    Don't feed the trolls. >>




    I say feed em. Judging by page 1 we are about 3 threads away from being the Stamps Forum.

    At this point if someone posted a thread titled "Make $75 an hour working from home" I'd probably click itimage >>


    Stamps??? What u got???!!! ... Lol
    keceph `anah
  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,824 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>What do you make of the recent pullback in health insurance stocks? >>


    Sure sign that the big money is moving to cash.

    "Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey

  • 2ltdjorn2ltdjorn Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭✭
    I would say with confidence that the population that posts had greatly dwindled in the last few years. People passing on, being banned, and tired of the forum police. These forums use to be a lot of fun...
    WTB... errors, New Orleans gold, and circulated 20th key date coins!
  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>This is not a stock forum.

    Don't feed the trolls. >>




    I say feed em. Judging by page 1 we are about 3 threads away from being the Stamps Forum.

    At this point if someone posted a thread titled "Make $75 an hour working from home" I'd probably click itimage >>


    Stamps??? What u got???!!! ... Lol >>




    I actually bought sheets of stamps at a coin shop last week. image 13 cent signing of the declaration of independence stamps. Very cool actually the same scene from the back of the current 2$ bills is spread across 4 stamps. In another year the 4 stamps will be just right for mailing a letterimage
  • rawteam1rawteam1 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭
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  • streeterstreeter Posts: 4,312 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All right all ready. Geesh Rawteam breaking out the Jack & Coke no less.

    Have a nice day
  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭✭✭✭


    Not exactly a healthcare or insurance stock but I bumped into this today , NUGENE International . NUGN is one of those goofy anti aging plays featuring stem cells or some other magic formula to turn back time , the kicker is its been pumped up to 3.50 a share in preparation for a big dump so some crafty insiders can make a killing .

    Has anyone had luck shorting one of these manipulated penny stocks?



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