The Latest Breaking News from Humana

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Shares of Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) are trading lower Friday after the company lost a legal battle over Medicare bonus payments.

Humana has underperformed the Dow over the past year, but analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

It's usually challenging for patients to get out of Medicare Advantage. It can be easier if hospitals leave, first.

Health insurance stocks are outperforming the benchmark indices in 2025, as these two tariff-free and recession-resistant carriers are up 16% and 54%.

Humana is expected to release its fiscal first-quarter earnings later this month, and analysts project a double-digit profit rise.

Stocks are rising on Wall Street and around the world to recover some of the historic losses since last week when President Donald Trump announced sharp increases in taxes on goods imported to the US.

Although Humana has underperformed relative to the broader Nasdaq Composite over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

Humana is the second largest health insurance provider of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans sounding the alarms of rising medical costs but will now cut 10%