01:09 PM EST, 11/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 2.3% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 2.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 1.2%.

In corporate news, Humana (HUM) filed a notice Tuesday to appeal an October court ruling that upheld its reduced Medicare quality bonus payments. Its shares rose 3.1%.