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How Late 2025 and Early 2026 Earnings Calls Expose the Medicare Advantage Pullback, the Migration of Margin From Insurance to Services, and the Quiet Redistribution of Healthcare Profit Pools
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How Late 2025 and Early 2026 Earnings Calls Expose the Medicare Advantage Pullback, the Migration of Margin From Insurance to Services, and the Quiet Redistribution of Healthcare Profit Pools

Margins are not disappearing from healthcare — they are moving. This episode maps where.

The Medicare Advantage pullback is real: UnitedHealth, Humana, CVS, and Elevance have all disclosed margin pressure from higher-than-expected utilization. But the full picture assembled from late 2025 and early 2026 earnings calls across payers and hospital operators is more nuanced and more interesting for investors.

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