UnitedHealth rises as it expects Medicare plan membership to be consistent with estimates

** Shares of health insurer UnitedHealth UNH.N rise 3.2% to $331

** Co says it estimates it will have about 78% of its Medicare Advantage membership in plans with 4 stars or higher, "which is consistent with our expectations and in line with historical performance"

** Shares of other health insurers such as CVS CVS.N rise 2.1% at $71.47, Elevance ELV.N up 1.3% at $312.01 in early trading

** CMS assigns Medicare Advantage plans ratings of one to five stars to help consumers choose among plans

** Co also reaffirms its 2025 adj. profit expectation of at least $16 per share

** Including session moves, UNH down 36.7%, CVS up 56.5% and ELV down 20.4% YTD