Humana Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Aetna Inc. and Anthem Inc. are among providers of Medicare Advantage
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is pushing back on the idea that a federal regulator rejected the state's plan to allow the sale of alternative Affordable Care Act plans, calling a recently published letter an "invitation" to rework the proposal.
Utah is seeking permission to become the latest state to expand Medicaid, but in a wrinkle, wants the federal government to pay a greater share of the costs for the expansion. Utah's proposal would ask the federal government to pay 90% of the additional costs of expanding the program, up from 70%, but is only willing to expand Medicaid up to the poverty line.
Willis Towers Watson Plc's platform saw the issuance of a $52.6 million Resilience Re Ltd. (Series 1811A) private catastrophe bond
Cigna Corp.'s pending acquisition
Employers Reassurance Corp. will bear the brunt of the large long-term care reserve deficiencies
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Sanofi, Regeneron drug cuts heart attack risk; House to vote on 'right-to-try': Sanofi and Regeneron's cholesterol drug reduced the risk of heart attacks and other major acute heart events by 15%, and lawmakers are set to take up a legislation aimed at giving critically ill patients greater access to experimental drugs.
Financial news in other parts of the world
Asia-Pacific: UBS banned from HK IPO; Nippon Life to buy DWS stake; Sompo closes Canopius sale
Europe: Deutsche Bank sets price range for DWS IPO; Barclays gets ring-fencing nod
Middle East & Africa: Emirates NBD eyes $2B capital hike; Tanzania saying no to bank rescues
The day ahead
Early morning futures indicators pointed to a higher opening for the U.S. market.
In Asia, the Hang Seng was up 1.93% to 31,594.33, while the Nikkei 225 gained 1.65% to 21,824.03.
In Europe as of midday, the FTSE 100 was down 0.02% to 7,225.86, and the Euronext 100 was up 0.41% to 1,034.55.
On the macro front
The U.S. Treasury budget is due out today.
