In recent weeks, as Trump has expanded his lead with a majority of voters saying President Biden is too old to run for a second term, Wall Street has started to speculate on what a Republican sweep of the executive and legislative branches could mean for health insurers. Some are betting that the $450 billion Medicare Advantage industry could be ripe for regulatory easing. That has helped the shares of Humana, a pure-play Medicare-focused business, to outperform the broader market over the past month. That stock bump gained steam in the wake of the failed Trump assassination attempt.
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