Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Feb. 26

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This article originally appeared Feb. 26

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"It's all out war between Obama and the healthcare companies," Jim Cramer told the viewers of his "Mad Money" TV show Thursday.

He said that Obama's new healthcare plans completely changes the game in ways never thought possible.

"Obama is not Clinton," said Cramer, "Obama wants to turn healthcare companies into non-profits." He said it's clear no company is safe because Obama wants cuts in healthcare costs across the board.

Not matter what segment they're in, Cramer sees tough times ahead for healthcare providers like Humana (HUM Quote) and United Healthcare (UNH Quote), insurers like Aetna (AET Quote) and Cigna (CI Quote), and even drug companies and biotechs like Genzyme (GENZ Quote).

Cramer said the winners have turned into big losers in just 24 hours. Furthermore, he said if health care can get attacked like this, anything could be next.

In a purely defensive posture, Cramer again advised investors to keep any money they need for big outlays in the next four years in cash or CDs. He said investors must stay diversified.

Cramer also said investors need to stick with companies that can raise their dividends, companies like Coca-Cola (KO Quote) and Colgate-Palmolive (CL Quote), two stocks under heavy selling pressures, but also ones benefiting big from falling raw costs.

Cramer said he's also still a big fan of gold and oil in this worsening market.

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