# UnitedHealth stock (UNH) jumped nearly 8% in after-hours trading on Monday.

*business · news · 2026-04-07 · Markets Insider*

## Key points

- CMS finalized a 2.48% Medicare Advantage payment increase for 2027, higher than January's proposal.
- UnitedHealth stock surged nearly 8% after-hours following the CMS payment update announcement.
- Public companies and individual investors collectively own 49.17% of UnitedHealth, the largest ownership group.
- Vanguard is the largest single shareholder, holding 8.72% of UnitedHealth shares.

**Companies:** UnitedHealth
**Countries:** United States

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