Health Headlines for Monday, January 4
Many See I.R.S. Penalties as More Affordable Than Insurance
New York Times
Clint Murphy let the deadline for getting health insurance by the new year pass without a second thought.
When will state’s medical marijuana program start?
The Buffalo News
Nearly 18 months after the Compassionate Care Act was signed into law, medical marijuana advocates say they fear the state’s new highly restrictive program won’t be ready this month, as planned.
The drug dealer’s dilemma: Inside New York City’s marijuana black market in the era of legalization
Crain’s New York Business
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, around the time most people wind down their day, a man in a cream Ralph Lauren suit and narrow-brimmed fedora set out from his Manhattan apartment with a black, zippered bag over his shoulder.
Court ruling on sodium warnings could redefine city’s public health mission
Politico New York
Later this month, a judge will begin considering whether New York City’s requirement that chain restaurants post warnings on salty foods is a legitimate effort to protect public health or a regulatory overreach.
Top health issues you need to pay attention to in 2016
Washington Post
Runaway drug prices. “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli became the most hated man in America in 2015 after he raised the price of an old drug and called a journalist a “moron” on Twitter for asking why.