Want Healthy Dividend Growth? Buy This Blue-Chip Stock

Kody Kester, The Motley Fool
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Want Healthy Dividend Growth? Buy This Blue-Chip Stock

As the global population ages and the costs of healthcare continue to rise, the adoption of health insurance is also accelerating across the entire world. This is precisely why market research firm Global Market Insights projects that the global health insurance market will compound at 4.6% annually, reaching $3.9 trillion by 2027. Health insurer Humana (NYSE: HUM) could be one of the biggest beneficiaries from the encouraging industry outlook.

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