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To: JimisJim who wrote (11004)	2/9/2012 5:36:03 PM
From: Bocor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

Obviously the proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will, to some degree or another, hurt long-term care facilities, and depress lease as well as possibly the occupancy rates, although us "old folks" are going to have to go somewhere for care. The question will become who pays??? Also, be mindful that this stock has moved quite a bit this year, as has HCN, UHT, etc. I actually sold out of my UHT recently since they seem to have quite a concentration of their earnings in one basket, and the dividend was no longer worth the risk of an unexpected surprise. OHI is not a big piece of my portfolio, but if bought on a sell off, can juice your overall portfolio yield.

To: JimisJim who wrote (11004)	2/14/2012 6:14:37 AM
From: Bocor	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34328

seekingalpha.com Below are recent performance numbers for seven publicly traded healthcare REITs: HCP, Inc. ( HCP), Health Care REIT Inc. ( HCN), LTC Properties Inc. ( LTC), National Health Investors, Inc. ( NHI), Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. ( OHI), Senior Housing Properties Trust ( SNH) and Ventas, Inc. ( VTR). I have included their current dividend yields, as well as their 1-week, 2012-to-date and 3-month equity performance rates. So far within 2012, the average performance of these healthcare REITs is an up 5.44 percent, with an average annual yield of 5.47 percent. The best performing single listed equity over all three time-frames is OHI, which also has the highest yield.