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Healthcare Sector Reels as Soaring Medical Costs Hammer Insurers, Molina Healthcare Plunges

New York, NY – October 23, 2025 – The healthcare sector of the S&P 500 experienced a significant downturn today, conspicuously underperforming the broader market as a relentless surge in medical costs continues to erode the profitability of health insurers. This slump was epitomized by a dramatic sell-off in Molina

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UnitedHealth Group's Tumultuous Quarter: A Bellwether for Healthcare Payer Crisis

The healthcare payer industry is reeling following a challenging second quarter, epitomized by UnitedHealth Group's (NYSE: UNH) significant earnings miss and the deepening shadow of a federal Medicare fraud investigation. These developments are not isolated incidents but rather stark indicators of mounting pressures within the health insurance sector,