Health Headlines for Thursday, January 19

Before His HHS Nom, Price Had Employer Health Insurance In His Sights

Talking Point Memo

For years Republican critiques of the Affordable Care Act have zeroed in on the effect it has had on the individual heath insurance market.

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How Large Employer Health Plans Could Be Affected By Obamacare Overhaul

NPR

If you think that you wouldn’t be touched by a Republican overhaul of Obamacare because you get health insurance through your job at a big company, think again.

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Medical marijuana tax revenue comes in lower than expected

Politico

The state is expecting to receive only $1 million in revenue from the medical marijuana excise tax this year, far less than what the Cuomo administration believed would come in when it proposed its budget one year ago.

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Cuomo wants to build new Wadsworth Center health lab in Albany area

Albany Business Review

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is again trying to build a new laboratory to consolidate the state Health Department Wadsworth Center labs in the Albany, New York area.

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Mallinckrodt Will Pay $100 Million to Settle Price-Hike Suit

Bloomberg

Irish drugmaker Mallinckrodt Plc agreed to pay $100 million to settle claims that its U.S. unit illegally boosted the price of a rare autoimmune drug by 85,000 percent and bought the rights to a much-cheaper competitor to keep it out of the American market.

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