Morgan Stanley analyst Zack Sopcak contends that the Democratic party retaking the majority in the House of Representatives and Republicans retaining the Senate is the "best outcome" for Managed Care Organizations and hospitals, stating that he now sees another attempt at a repeal/replace of the Affordable Care Act as "off the table." The split Congress could also lower the volume on the "Medicare for All" debate given a lack of mandate from either the Democratic or Republican party, Sopcak tells investors. The election results remove a key overhang for Centene (CNC) and Molina (MOH), which he views as most exposed to the ACA marketplace, and to a lesser extent the hospitals, Sopcak added. With ACA repeal/replace off the table, and given the longer term potential upside from Medicaid expansion in Utah and Idaho as expansion ballot initiatives appear to be passing in both states, Sopcak said Molina is emerging as his top pick in the space heading into the final weeks of 2018. Publicly traded hospital companies include Community Health (CYH), HCA Healthcare (HCA), LifePoint (LPNT), Tenet (THC) and Universal Health (UHS).