Buy Health-Insurer ETF on Dips By Don Dion About this article: President Obama's new health-care proposal could derail the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Provider ETF early this week, but risk-tolerant investors might consider the coming Congressional summit as a buying opportunity. IHF is a health-care subsector fund and the only one focused on insurers. Its components include UnitedHealth Group, Aetna, Humana and WellPoint, which has becoming a lightning rod for criticism of the industry after it recently raised rates on some California customers by as much as 39%. WellPoint has defended its increase as unavoidable, in light of rising health costs. Obama released his latest health-reform proposal this morning, including restrictions on insurers' premium increases that seem tailored to harness the recent popular anger, and frame the debate for an all-day televised bipartisan health-care summit on Thursday. The rising cost of health care and higher premiums have angered businesses and consumers alike. Health insurers have been on the... To read the rest of this article and sign up for a FREE trial click here...

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