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Medicare might be just the stock catalyst that investors need right now.
In an environment where the U.S. economy is crushing everything but oil and gas, there aren’t many places for your money. But Medicare isn’t sensitive to the markets, and the expected passage of a new bill could be a boon to some companies.
The last Medicare bill shifted money to long-term care facilities and inpatient rehabs, so stocks like Kindred Healthcare [KND
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So all week Cramer’s focusing on the companies he thinks could win big with the passage of a new Medicare bill. Click here to read about his first pick, Fresenius [FMS
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