Healthcare Business Report: Regeneron’s Upbeat Eylea Survey, Humana’s Win In Kentucky

Xoma (NASDAQ:XOMA) reports that it has initiated Phase 3 safety and efficacy studies of Gevokizumab, which is an antibody used to treat diabetes and inflammatory disorders.

Shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN) close up on the day, after an upbeat survey for Eylea prompted RW Baird to raise its price target from $150 to $175 early Thursday. The company has increased its estimates prior to its third quarter results as well.

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Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) announces that it has been chosen by the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services for participation in its comprehensive managed Medicaid program in Region 3, which serves Medicaid recipients who live in a 16-county region that incorporates Louisville, the state’s largest city.

Shares of the health-care data processor HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:HMSY) went over the cliff Thursday subsequent to the firm cutting its full-year guidance, explaining that it foresees lower-than-anticipated growth linked to its benefits-coordination unit, along with other delays.

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