United Healthcare (UNH) options volume is running at 24X (2458 percent) the expected for the first hour of trading. Shares are down $2.63 to $20.40 amid a broader sell-off in managed care stocks (CI, CVH, HUM, AET, WLP, HNT) on concerns the Obama adminstration will change Medicare spending rules to help slash the massive budget deficit. 22K puts and 22K calls traded on UNH so far.

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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackYup, headed to a teenager… UNH also likely going to struggle on commercial side. Only surprise is that the Obama plan is a surprise.
Nice to see comments from JFarrall. Thanks.
HUM and AET bouncing back.