2 Healthcare REITs to Consider in February

While it's easy to assume that healthcare companies -- especially operators of hospitals systems -- are in a bulletproof industry, that's not necessarily so. 

Operating margins fell rather sharply overall during the fall, according to a report from health management consultants Kaufman Hall, primarily because of rising labor costs. That issue, of course, has been building throughout the pandemic, and the shutdown of profitable elective procedures at times hasn't helped either. 

However, healthcare still remains an imperative, and there are still some nice options for real estate investors to commit some cash to stocks in this industry that can be counted on to provide a nice flow of passive income and a decent shot at share-price appreciation over time.

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