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“Well of course I’m going to repeal Obamacare,” Romney said, the Huffington Post reports. “I’ve said that on the campaign trail, I think, every single day. Obamacare must be repealed –- in its entirety. It’s bad policy, it’s bad law, and frankly, a $2 trillion entitlement we don’t want and we certainly can’t afford.

Health care sector ETFs include:

  • Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLV)
  • Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (NYSEArca: VHT)
  • iShares Dow Jones US Healthcare Sector Index Fund (NYSEArca: IYH)
  • iShares Dow Jones US Medical Devices Index Fund (NYSEArca: IHI)

Additionally, investors can take a look at pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors that will benefit from the aging population and growing patient base.

“In our view, the biotech industry is much less susceptible to government intervention than are other health-care subsectors,” Goldsborough added.

Biotech and pharma ETFs include:

  • iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund (NYSEArca: IBB)
  • SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (NYSEArca: XBI)
  • SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF (NYSEArca: XPH)
  • iShares Dow Jones US Pharmaceuticals Index Fund (NYSEArca: IHE)
  • PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (NYSEArca: PJP)

For more information on the health care sector, visit our health care category.

Max Chen contributed to this article.