Health Headlines for Thursday, February 4

Why it’s so hard to find a medical marijuana doc in New York

Crain’s New York Business

New York doctors are signing up to recommend medical marijuana more quickly than some had anticipated.

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The Startup Tracking ‘Valuable’ Doctors for Big Pharma

Bloomberg Business

Physicians are worth billions of dollars to drugmakers, who see the prescription pad as a path to profits. But it’s growing harder for Big Pharma to get doctors’ appointments.

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The Cadillac Tax — A Crucial Tool for Delivery-System Reform

New England Journal of Medicine

Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, our health care system has changed for the better.

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When Texas defunded Planned Parenthood, women got less birth control and had more babies

Vox

Texas has long been at the forefront of the battle to defund Planned Parenthood.

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