Despite Shaky Stock Market, Healthcare Poised to Do Better Than Other Sectors

Even though the stock market has recently been roiled with dramatic swings, experts say the healthcare sector is poised to do much better than others, according to a Boston Globe news report.

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Investors may be wary of making any moves, particularly as the special Congressional debt reduction committee has yet to make any announcements regarding potential cuts to Medicare. Despite such uncertainty, experts believe the outlook for healthcare companies, including larger hospital operators, remains comparatively positive.

Healthcare companies’ earnings and forward-looking outlooks have so far been generally good. According to the news report, although Standard & Poor’s 500 index is down approximately 5 percent for 2011, healthcare itself is up 2 percent as of this Monday.

Read the news report about healthcare stocks.

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