Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Roundup Decision Deserves A Closer Look; National Security Hinges On Pandemic Preparedness
The CT Mirror: There's More To The Story On The Supreme Court Decision On Roundup
The recent Supreme Court decision concerning the labeling of Roundup pesticide (Monsanto Co. v. Darnell) has important implications. While lawyers discuss the legal ramifications of this decision, there is a good chance that the Supreme Court missed some very important nuances of what’s going on. (Samuel Brauer, 7/20)
Stat: Pandemics Are National Security Threats
Pandemics like the great influenza of 1918-1919 and Covid-19 are often viewed and treated as health care challenges. That view, however, is far too narrow. They should be viewed and combated as threats to national security, too. (David Blumenthal and James A. Morone, 7/20)
The Hill: The Data To Find Medicaid Fraud Already Exists, But No One Is Using It
Last month, the Department of Justice announced its 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown: 455 defendants charged and $6.5 billion in alleged false claims, with cases spanning 56 federal districts. The number of defendants charged was nearly 40 percent higher than in the prior year. (David Maimon, 7/18)
The Washington Post: Medicare-For-All Means Taxes-For-All
Roughly three-quarters of Medicare-for-all supporters believe that it could be paid for entirely by taxing billionaires. They’re wrong. (7/19)
Stat: My Husband’s Suicide Shows There’s Something Very Wrong With The U.S. Insurance Industry
I’m a physician. We had good insurance. He died anyway. (Joy Evers, 7/20)
MedPage Today: Real Care Happens In The Moments In Between
In a year defined by illness, healthcare workers' humanity is what carried us through. (Sarah Whaley, MEd, 7/19)
