- Hospital stocks perk up on investor optimism that Republicans may not have the votes in the House to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Speaker Paul Ryan has postponed his planned 11:30 am ET news conference until 3:30 pm ET signaling that more votes may be needed for passage.
- Related tickers: (HUM -0.1%)(HCA +1.4%)(THC +3.5%)(CYH +3.7%)(LPNT +0.2%)(SEM +2.9%)(SSY -1.1%)(QHC +1.1%)
- Update: Bloomberg reports that the Speaker has postponed the press conference a second time.