Humana Profit More Than Doubles, Aided by Medicare Gains
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Humana, the health insurer, said yesterday that profit more than doubled as enrollment increased in the companyâs Medicare plans for older Americans.
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Double-digit revenue growth is the highlight of a good quarter.
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Merck & Co  reported a better-than-expected profit on Monday, helped by sales of its vaccines and cholesterol drugs, and raised its 2007 profit forecast.
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The health insurer expects the proposed $408M acquisition to boost its offerings of Medicare plans. CHICAGO  - Health insurer Humana Inc.
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Excluding the one-time items, earnings per share more than doubled at the publisher as revenue rose nearly 20 percent.
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Fourth-quarter profit surged from a year-ago period that included hefty restructuring costs and liability charges related to the companyâs top-selling drug, Zyprexa.
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Humana Inc. reported sharply higher third-quarter earnings Monday on the strength of broad gains in the health benefit company&#39;s commercial and government business.
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Health insurer Humana Inc  said  on Monday that fourth-quarter profit soared 57 percent, beating  Wall Street's expectations, on strength in its Medicare plans  for older Americans.
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The health care products maker posted higher profit in the fourth quarter versus year-earlier results that were reduced by acquisition charges for Kos Pharmaceuticals.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH.N, the  second biggest managed health care company, on Thursday said  profit rose as its premiums outpaced the soaring cost of  medical care.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. , the second biggest managed health care company, on Thursday said profit rose as its premiums outpaced the soaring cost of medical care.
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Prudential Financial Inc., the second largest US life insurer, said Tuesday its quarterly earnings more than doubled, helped by its acquisitions of Cigna&#39;s retirement business and American Skandia.
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Humana Inc  posted a sharply higher quarterly profit on Monday, above Wall Street's target, on continued strength in its Medicare health plans for the elderly and its plans for employers.
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Diversified health-care company Johnson & Johnson  on Tuesday said its quarterly profit rose on higher sales of prescription drugs and medical devices.
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Health insurer Aetna Inc.  AET.N on  Thursday reported stronger-than-expected earnings on a surge in  membership, set a stock split and doubled its dividend.
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Helped by sales of generic drugs, the pharmacy benefit manager lifted its full-year profit forecast, sending its shares higher.
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Pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Synthelabo said it had increased net profit in the first half of the year by 20.6 percent from the same period last year to 1.138 billion euros (1.38 billion dollars).