Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: RFK Jr. Still Pursuing Anti-Vax Efforts, But Quietly Now; $0 Drug Copays Can Really Add Up
The Washington Post: RFK Jr. Has Not Abandoned His Anti-Vaccine Agenda
The administration has quieted its efforts to blunt access to immunizations, but they continue nonetheless. (6/23)
The Washington Post: A $0 Co-Pay Can Save Billions In Health Care Costs
Bringing down drug costs is the first step to improve health care affordability. (Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Miriam J. Paramore, 6/24)
Los Angeles Blade: US No Longer Refuge For LGBTQ+ Refugees
The U.S. under the Trump-Vance administration is no longer a refugee for LGBTQ+ refugees. Rainbow Railroad has tried to fill the gap. (Devon Matthews, 6/22)
Stat: ‘TED Radio Hour’ Host On Bringing Americans Into Scientific Process
Journalists don’t usually appear in the byline of peer-reviewed scientific papers. But recently, I received an email I’d been waiting on for nearly three years: A prestigious journal had accepted the findings from a study I helped lead with more than 20,000 participants across all 50 states. It was published Tuesday evening in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. (Manoush Zomorodi, 6/24)
Times of San Diego: Single-Payer Calif. Healthcare May Be Possible — With Difficult Choices
A pathway to single-payer healthcare may be possible, but the thicket of medical economics and politics could require hundreds of difficult choices. (Dan Walters, 6/23)
