Health Headlines for Thursday, January 7
$200 million tax hike possible after health co-op collapse
Albany Times Union
Are New Yorkers looking at a health insurance tax to pay for the more than $200 million in unpaid doctor and hospital bills remaining after the collapse of the state’s consumer-run nonprofit insurance co-op?
UnitedHealth Says N.Y. Obamacare Plans Could Be in Trouble
Bloomberg Business
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer, said its rates for Obamacare plans in New York may be too low because the failure of a competing insurer last year might lead to shortfalls in payments designed to stabilize Obamacare markets.
House Votes to Send Bill to Repeal Health Law to Obama’s Desk
New York Times
As its opening move in the newly convened Congress, the House voted Wednesday to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the 62nd such vote but the first time that a bill will make it to President Obama’s desk, forcing a rare veto to protect his signature domestic achievement.
Medical marijuana dispensaries to open in Amherst
Buffalo Business First
Two dispensaries in Amherst will be among the first eight distribution sites to open across New York as New York officially begins its medical marijuana program on Thursday, Jan. 7.