McKesson (NYSE:MCK) and Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) are two medical distribution stocks that will benefit from the rising tide in healthcare. Patrick Ryan breaks down which is the better buy?.The healthcare sector is always a good place to look for stocks because we know that demand will always be there. In fact, demand is likely to rise given that the population is growing older and the cost of care is outpacing inflation.  
While many look to buy pharmaceutical stocks, there is certainly a greater deal of risk. An option with less risk is to look at medical distribution stocks.  
McKesson (MCK) and Cardinal Health (CAH) are two of the more intriguing medical distribution stocks. Let’s take a look at these two companies to help investors determine which is the better buy.