Cigna said it was focused on buying back its own shares.
Medicare-focused health insurers anticipate that a second Trump administration will pay higher rates.
Health insurance companies say they're losing profits as states remove millions from the Medicaid program.
Regulators didn't boost payments for private Medicare plans like the industry expected.
The growth in health spending resembled that of pre-pandemic times.
It's a sign of slowing growth in a business that has powered insurers' earnings for years.
U.S. companies and unions are suing the biggest health insurers for allegedly squandering money.
Health insurance companies are highly sensitive to fluctuations in medical costs.
Private Medicare health plans are a growing source of profit for insurers.
Big insurers could clash with the U.S on Medicare payments booked a decade or longer ago.