The industry's profit growth sharply outpaced the rest of Corporate America the past 10 years, a trend unlikely to change any time soon even if Congress passes the overhaul now on Capitol Hill, experts say.

The weekend passage of major health-care reform with a public option by the House fails to dent stocks throughout the sector Monday, as even insurers show an ability to ride the broader market's bullish momentum to gains.

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Monday's session are those of major managed care companies such as Wellpoint Inc. and Humana Inc., as well as Dish Network, EchoStar and Teton Energy.

Express Scripts posts lower third-quarter earnings due to non-recurring charges, but the pharmacy benefits manager ended up exceeding Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year forecast.

WellPoint’s third-quarter earnings show an 11% drop on declining membership rolls tied to the recession, but the health insurer's results manage to top Wall Street expectations.

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