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UPDATE 1-Hospital shares jump, insurers fall after Obama win
Reuters: Financials
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
Nov 7 (Reuters) - Shares in hospitals jumped on Wednesday as President Barack Obama's victory cleared the path for U.S. healthcare reform laws to be enacted as planned, but health insurer stocks fell because of the possible costs of those changes. Hospital companies including HCA Holdings Inc. were ...
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