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I got a $499 body scan to see if I have cancer. Here’s what I learned.

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Our healthcare system is designed to diagnose the presence or absence of disease, one organ at a time. That means people have no baseline against which to make broader lifestyle decisions.

Directly affected

  • PPLI People

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of health-care companies

  • XBI SPDR S&P Biotech

    A fund of biotechnology companies

  • UNH UnitedHealth

    A large health insurer

  • JNJ Johnson & Johnson

    A large health-care company

  • LLY Eli Lilly

    A large drug maker

  • PFE Pfizer

    A large drug maker

  • ACHC ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC

    GA selected ACHC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: healthcare. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • ASND ASCENDIS PHARMA A/S

    GA selected ASND as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • ATYR ATYR PHARMA INC COM NEW

    GA selected ATYR as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BBIO BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC

    GA selected BBIO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
PPLI———————
XLV———————
XBI———————
UNH———————
JNJ———————
LLY———————
PFE———————
ACHC———————
ASND———————
ATYR———————
BBIO———————

Our healthcare system is designed to diagnose the presence or absence of disease, one organ at a time. That means people have no baseline against which to make broader lifestyle decisions.

Source: MarketWatch

Price since this story was published: Acadia Healthcare (ACHC)

Since the first closing price after “I got a $499 body scan to see if I have cancer. Here’s what I learned.,” Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) is +3.92%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.60% over the same days, a +5.53% difference versus the market.

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Filings that name Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) around 5 Oct 2026

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Who gains and who loses around Acadia Healthcare (ACHC)

Companies carried with this story

  • ACHC Acadia Healthcare

    In “I got a $499 body scan to see if I have cancer. Here’s what I learned.,” Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ACHC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: healthcare. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S

    Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Oct 2026 story “I got a $499 body scan to see if I have cancer. Here’s what I learned..” Reason on file: GA selected ASND as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ATYR aTYR PHARMA

    aTYR PHARMA (ATYR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Oct 2026 story “I got a $499 body scan to see if I have cancer. Here’s what I learned..” Reason on file: GA selected ATYR as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BBIO BridgeBio Pharma

    For “I got a $499 body scan to see if I have cancer. Here’s what I learned.,” BridgeBio Pharma (BBIO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BBIO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CRDF Cardiff Oncology

    For “I got a $499 body scan to see if I have cancer. Here’s what I learned.,” Cardiff Oncology (CRDF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CRDF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: oncology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • DVA Davita

    In “I got a $499 body scan to see if I have cancer. Here’s what I learned.,” Davita (DVA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected DVA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: healthcare. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Acadia Healthcare (ACHC)

Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) is the company in “I got a $499 body scan to see if I have cancer. Here’s what I learned.,” the 5 Oct 2026 this story story.

For Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), the reason on file says GA selected ACHC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: healthcare. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

A second company, Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND), is listed for a different reason: GA selected ASND as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: pharma. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) price range

ACHC traded between 26.75 and 32.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 30.20. ASND traded between 219.69 and 240.84 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 229.99. ATYR traded between 0.17 and 0.41 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 0.17.

A simple score for Acadia Healthcare (ACHC)

46 out of 100

“I got a $499 body scan to see if I have cancer. Here’s what I learned.” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.