The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet’s guest contributor program, which is separate from the company’s news coverage. NEW YORK (ETF Expert) — The weight of the health care sector in a given ETF can vary dramatically. In the S&P 500 SPDR Trust , health care accounts for about 12%. In contrast, First Trust Dividend commits roughly 30 ………click here to continue reading
Set aside, for one moment, Highmark’s ongoing contract dispute with UPMC and assume the health insurer’s plan to acquire the West Penn Allegheny Health System gets all the regulatory approvals. What happens then?……click here to continue reading
As far as health-reform boosters go, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) is among the most stalwart. “We want to show that health reform is something real, that it actually works,” he said. “Oregon is a place that can actually make it happen.” His state has aggressively implemented the health overhaul Congress passed last year, taking more than $100 million in federal funding to do so. Read full ………click here to continue reading
Downtown Buffalo’s medical campus grabs most of the health care attention locally, but a vibrant suburban medical corridor has emerged around Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital in Amherst…….click here to continue reading
Frankly I am tired of hearing about the health care mess. I suspect most everyone else is as well…….click here to continue reading