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UnitedHealth Shares Tank 18% As Insurer Cuts Forecast On Higher Medical Care Costs

$UnitedHealth(UNH)$ surprised investors with what its CEO said was an "unusual and unacceptable" quarterly earnings miss, and it lowered its outlook for the full year due to higher-than-expected medic

UnitedHealth Shares Tank 18% As Insurer Cuts Forecast On Higher Medical Care Costs

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quarterly earnings miss, and it lowered its outlook for the full year due to higher-than-expected medical costs, sparking a 18% selloff in shares that reverberated across the sector.</p><p>The forecast cut also dragged down shares of health insurers, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/HUM\">Humana</a> down 7%; <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CVS\">CVS Health</a> and Elevance down over 6%; <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CNC\">Centene</a> down 4%.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/173b1d3854817abca3e96ae8e81e042d\" tg-width=\"498\" tg-height=\"382\"/></p><p>The company&#39;s earnings and bleak forecast sent investors to the exits as they were expecting the insurer to maintain its profit outlook on expectations that demand for medical services would be similar to 2024&#39;s demand level.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">UnitedHealth reported revenue of $109.6 billion for the quarter, short of expectations for $111.6 billion, and earnings of $7.20 per share, also short of expectations.</p><p>&#34;UnitedHealth Group grew to serve more people more comprehensively but did not perform up to our expectations, and we are aggressively addressing those challenges to position us well for the years ahead,&#34; 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Its Optum Health unit also faced pressure from a sicker patient profile and the continued effect of Medicare rate cuts under the Biden Administration.\"Nobody was expecting this level of a miss or cut to guidance,\" said Kevin Gade, chief operating officer of Bahl & Gaynor, which owns UnitedHealth's stock.The company now expects 2025 adjusted profit per share to be between $26 and $26.50 per share, compared with its prior forecast of $29.50 to $30 per share. 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