ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, March 19, 1994                   TAG: 9403190036
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-1   EDITION: METRO 
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SO, YOU WANT TO INVEST IN HEALTH-CARE REFORM?

Skip Brown, a registered investment adviser for Edward D. Jones & Co. in Roanoke, offers the following stock picks for people wondering how to invest in the health-care industry during the debate over health-care reform:

Humana, a hospital chain.

Abbott Labs, which makes health-care and pharmaceutical products.

American Medical Holdings, a hospital chain.

Medical Care America, a hospital chain.

Schering Plough, which makes health-care and pharmaceutical products.

Forest Labs, which makes prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

Medtronic, which makes pacemakers, heart valves and neurological devices.

For those who want a safer investment, he recommends a mutual fund: Putnam Health Sciences Trust. 


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