01:50 PM EST, 02/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.3% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.4%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.7%.

In corporate news, UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ) Chief Executive Officer Andrew Witty was asked by Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, to share detailed information on the company's Medicare billing practices, The Wall Street Journal reported. UnitedHealth ( UNH ) shares were falling 1.2%.

Eli Lilly ( LLY ) shares rose 2.6% after the company said Tuesday it has launched 7.5 milligram and 10-mg single-dose vials of Zepbound, priced at $499 a month via its self-pay Journey program.

LivaNova ( LIVN ) shares dropped 16% after its Q4 revenue came in below analysts' estimates.