Mylan Just Got More Interesting

In the following video, Motley Fool health-care analyst David Williamson takes a look at Mylan , and its recent agreement to acquire generic injectable products maker Agila Specialties from Strides Arcolab, for $1.6 billion in cash. David tells investors how this deal doubles Mylan's exposure to the high-margin biosimilars market, just as the Affordable Care Act is creating provisions for a pathway to bring biosimilars through an approval process and out to market.

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