Industry Pulse: July 2012

NEW YORK – In case you missed it, hyper-excitable and in-need-of-caffeine-free coffee host Jim Cramer of “Mad Money” recently had Debra Cafaro, the CEO of Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR), on his fast-paced CNBC show. Mr. Cramer almost seemed apologetic about never introducing Ventas to his audience in the past. The show aired just before the U.S. Supreme Court voted to uphold healthcare reform, and Mr. Cramer opened the segment with, “How would you like a high-quality, high-yielding healthcare stock that works regardless of whatever ruling the Supreme Court hands down concerning Obamacare?” He went on to say that Ventas is the “largest owner of private-pay housing for seniors and the largest owner of medical office buildings in this country… My bad that I’ve never brought them to your attention before.

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