Insurers in Turmoil After Ohio Ruling; Molina Plunges
Posted on April 09, 2012 at 14:14 PM EDT
Some insurers whose business is dependent on Medicaid funding fell hard on Monday, after the state of Ohio decided to change the insurers who manage Medicaid benefits for residents. Ohio chose Aetna (AET), CareSource, Meridian Health Plan, Paramount Advantage and United Health Group (UNH) to administer the state’s Medicaid program, a big loss for Molina [...]

Some insurers whose business is dependent on Medicaid funding fell hard on Monday, after the state of Ohio decided to change the insurers who manage Medicaid benefits for residents.

Ohio chose Aetna (AET), CareSource, Meridian Health Plan, Paramount Advantage and United Health Group (UNH) to administer the state’s Medicaid program, a big loss for Molina Healthcare (MOH) and Centene (CNC), which derive significant income from Ohio’s program. The two insurers fell 25% and 14% respectively in midday trading.

WellCare Health Plans (WCG) also fell 6.6% after losing access to the Ohio Medicaid market.

Aetna, meanwhile, was a “surprise winner” in the contract selection process, wrote Bernstein Research analyst Ana Gupte. “AET could see 1-2% EPS upside.”

Stock Market XML and JSON Data API provided by FinancialContent Services, Inc.
Nasdaq quotes delayed at least 15 minutes, all others at least 20 minutes.
Markets are closed on certain holidays. Stock Market Holiday List
By accessing this page, you agree to the following
Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Press Release Service provided by PRConnect.
Stock quotes supplied by Telekurs USA
Postage Rates Bots go here