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Thinking of ditching Medicare Advantage? Here’s why John Oliver and Suze Orman say you should. But are they right?
Yahoo Finance· 2025-12-29 21:00
Every time Medicare open enrollment comes around, millions of older adults wrestle with the same annual dilemma: stick with their current plan or switch. Two influential voices — comedian John Oliver and personal finance expert Suze Orman — are making a forceful case for abandoning Medicare Advantage (MA). When high-profile figures offer such strong advice, it can be hard to ignore, even among the people who are satisfied with their MA plan. “If I’m satisfied with my Medicare Advantage plan, why are th ...
One Big Beautiful Bill Act: A Boon or Bane for Centene?
ZACKS· 2025-08-08 02:06
核心观点 - Centene Corporation (CNC) 作为政府赞助医疗保健领域的主要参与者,面临《One Big Beautiful Bill Act》(OBBBA)带来的机遇与挑战 [1] - OBBBA 法案旨在简化和数字化美国医疗支付系统,但同时也引入了成本控制措施,包括未来十年内削减1万亿美元的联邦医疗补助 (Medicaid) [2] - 法案可能通过每六个月一次的资格验证增加行政成本,并减少ACA补贴,可能抑制个人市场计划的 enrollment,而Centene在该领域拥有23%的市场份额 [2] - 尽管面临挑战,Centene可能受益于账单标准化和数字基础设施的改进,凭借其规模和成本管理能力提高 claims accuracy 和现金流 [3] - 过渡到统一账单系统可能需要大量IT系统和合规方面的近期投资,更严格的账单法规和标准化报销率可能对利润率构成压力 [3] - Centene的全国性存在和深厚的监管经验为其提供了竞争优势,并有机会开发 tailored individual products 和扩展私人市场以抵消潜在的 Medicaid 收入损失 [4] 行业竞争格局 - Molina Healthcare (MOH) 拥有近88%的 Medicaid membership,面临OBBBA下的重大收入挑战,可能受到更严格的资格和 enrollment shrinking 的影响 [5] - UnitedHealth Group (UNH) 由于 Medicaid exposure 较大,也可能面临收入挑战,尽管其 diversified portfolio 提供了一定保护 [6] 公司股价表现 - CNC股价年初至今下跌57.6%,表现逊于行业平均水平 [7] 估值与盈利预测 - CNC的 forward 12-month price-to-earnings 为8.98,低于行业平均的11.96 [9] - Zacks Consensus Estimate 对CNC的2025年第二季度和第三季度EPS在过去七天内出现 downward revision [10] - 2025年全年和2026年EPS的 consensus estimate 也出现类似下调 [10] - 2025年 revenue 预计同比增长,但EPS预计下降,而2026年情况则相反 [11] - CNC股票目前被 Zacks Rank 评为5 (Strong Sell) [12]