01:47 PM EDT, 03/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each gaining 0.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.5%.

In corporate news, UnitedHealth ( UNH ) Chief Executive Andrew Witty and other health industry leaders were asked by White House officials to provide more emergency funding as a national health payment crisis affected providers' ability to fund facilities and businesses, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. UnitedHealth ( UNH ) shares climbed 0.4%.