Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: ||March 31,||
||2019|2018|
|Deferred tax assets:|||
|Net operating loss carry forwards|$78,986|$115,064|
|Sales allowances and inventory reserves|10,967|9,675|
|Medical and employee benefits|35,298|38,572|
|Depreciation and differences in basis|5,318|6,241|
|Accrued restructuring|469|2,551|
|Anti-trust fines and settlements|910|16,575|
|Tax credits|3,394|4,208|
|Stock-based compensation|5,589|1,765|
|Other(1)|1,342|2,812|
|Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance|142,273|197,463|
|Less valuation allowance|(58,658)|(171,401)|
|Total deferred tax assets|83,615|26,062|
|Deferred tax liabilities:|||
|Unremitted earnings of subsidiaries|(21,850)|(11,678)|
|Amortization of intangibles and debt discounts|(11,996)|(14,054)|
|Non-amortized intangibles|(1,551)|(1,551)|
|Total deferred tax liabilities|(35,397)|(27,283)|
|Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)|$48,218|$(1,221)|
The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (amounts in thousands):
(1) March 31, 2018 adjusted due to the adoption of ASC 606.
Question: What were the Medical and employee benefits in 2019?
Answer:
35,298