ACA Ruled Unconstitutional by District Court, but We See No Near-Term Impact to Fundamentals
On Dec. 14, Judge Reed O'Connor of the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling effectively declaring the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or ACA, unconstitutional. For now, we're assuming little will change for the companies we cover in the healthcare sector over the near term as the ruling will likely make its way through the appeals process. We wouldn't be surprised to see this case as the third appearance the ACA will make in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, but the potential ti...Edwards Lifesciences is engaged in patient-focused medical for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. The company is a manufacturer of heart valve systems and repair products used to replace or repair a patient's diseased or defective heart valve. The company is also engaged in hemodynamic and noninvasive brain and tissue oxygenation monitoring systems used to measure a patient's cardiovascular function in the hospital setting. The company's products and technologies are categorized into four main areas: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies, Surgical Structural Heart, and Critical Care.
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Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.
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