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Debbie Wang
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U.S. Elections Add Uncertainty to Healthcare Stocks, but Unlikely to Cause Major Fair Value Changes

The presidential election of Donald Trump combined with the Republicans retaining majorities in Congress leads to greater uncertainty for healthcare stocks. While Trump and the Republicans have been clear on the desire to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there is less clarity on their healthcare policies, except for the focus on reducing regulations. We suspect as plans take shape to repeal the ACA, the likely outcome will be more of a modification than a complete repeal as several groups h...
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SMITH & NEPHEW PLC

Smith & Nephew is a global medical devices business operating in the markets for advanced surgical devices comprising orthopaedic reconstruction and trauma, sports medicine and advanced wound management. Co.'s advanced medical products and services include: Orthopaedic Reconstruction and Trauma (joint replacement systems for knees and hips and products to help repair broken bones); Advanced Wound Management (treatment and prevention products for hard-to-heal wounds); and Sports Medicine (implants and enabling technologies for minimally invasive repair of the joint).

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

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.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Debbie Wang

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