Health Headlines for Thursday, November 3
Senate health chairman lays out agenda for upcoming session
Politico
Senate health committee chairman Kemp Hannon said one of the major issues the Legislature needs to address during the next session is the worsening heroin and opioid crisis, an epidemic that has resulted in hundreds of deaths statewide.
Is Insulin the New EpiPen? Families Facing Sticker Shock Over 400 Percent Price Hike
NBC News
Is insulin is the new EpiPen?
Here’s when the Albany medical marijuana dispensary will open
Albany Business Review
Vireo Health of New York LLC, one of five medical marijuana companies licensed in the state, will open its Albany dispensary this Sunday at noon. Its operating hours are noon to 7 p.m. on Sundays.
Daines huddles with business leaders to discuss health insurance tax
Billings Gazette
Montana businesses are turning to U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., to repeal, or at least delay, a federal tax on health insurance.
If Trump Wins, a Sickening Number of People Are Going to Lose Their Health Insurance
Slate
As he reminded us this week, Donald Trump fully intends to repeal Obamacare if he wins the presidency.
Fearing Democratic tidal wave, the drug industry is pouring money into GOP coffers
Stat News
With a fight over drug prices expected next year, drug companies have been funneling significant political contributions toward Republican candidates, fearful of what a full Democratic takeover of Washington might mean for the industry, according to a STAT analysis.
How Health Care Hurts Your Paycheck
New York Times/Opinion
If there is a coherent theme to this year’s election, it is the growing economic frustration of working Americans. While trade has been the chief scapegoat, a major culprit has received much less attention: the rising cost of health insurance.