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Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about insider trades in the constituent companies of the S&P 500 for February 9th: Richard C Adkerson who is President and CEO at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

According to GuruFocus Insider Data , these are the largest insider sells during the past week.

We present here four noteworthy buys and 12 noteworthy sells from Friday's SEC Form 4 filings, as part of our daily and weekly coverage of insider trades .

Drug dispenser giant CVS Caremark closed out its year by reporting impressive growth in its pharmacy services business.

UnitedHealth Group and Comcast Corp.are conducting a social experiment that involves people at risk of having diabetes volunteering to watch video-on-demand programming with health and wellness coaching.

UnitedHealth Group Inc., the Minnetonka-based health insurer, will pay doctors based on the quality of their care in a cost-cutting effort that also benefits the company's consulting business.

Dividend is one of the important indicators of the business strength. Most of the companies, which pay sustainable, consistent and increasing dividend over a long period time, are quite reliable for investors to invest in.

More insurers are shifting a growing amount of the cost of providing care to patients, Kaiser Health News reports.

Coventry Health Care Inc. A posted a decrease in profit as revenue declined.A Net income for the health care plans company fell to $85.7 million vs.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. , the largest U.S. health insurer by sales, will pay doctors based on the quality of their care in a cost-cutting effort that also benefits the company's consulting business.

Chicago A federal court judge has cleared the way for releasing payments in the 2009 settlement that ended the historic court challenge led by the American Medical Association against UnitedHealth Group.

Some of the most attractive defensive plays can be found in the healthcare sector where demand is inelastic and revenue streams are sustainable.

U.S. insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc will revise the way it pays doctors and hospitals, a move which it expects will bring down expenses, a Wall Street Journal report said, citing documents sent by the company to employer clients.

Coventry Health Care Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings fell 43% as the managed-care company's enrollment declined, though revenue increased more than expected.

The graying of America has been a theme in healthcare for at least the last 15 years, and I've seen analysts and investors apply it to med-tech companies like Johnson & Johnson , insurance companies like UnitedHealth , and a host of other facility operators and service providers.

Aetna Inc. A reported its results for the fourth quarter.A Net income for Aetna Inc.

The Street is currently bullish about Cigna , UnitedHealth , and WellPoint given the inelastic demand markets that they target and room for multiples expansion.

Humana Inc., the second-largest Medicare provider, raised its 2012 earnings forecast less than analysts estimated, saying the company expected an increase in Medicare Advantage membership.

CIGNA Corporation A reported its results for the fourth quarter.A Net income for the health care plans company fell to $290 million vs.

The Lincoln Parks and Recreation was recently awarded a $1,000 UnitedHealth HEROES grant from Youth Service America and UnitedHealth Group to help fund the Fun Times for Good Health project.