Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Wyoming Outlaws Most Abortions If Fetal Heartbeat Can Be Detected
Wyoming Public Radio: Wyoming Bans Abortion When There’s A Heartbeat
Abortion is now illegal in Wyoming when there’s a “detectable fetal heartbeat.” In other states, this has been interpreted as a six-week ban. (Merzbach, 3/9)
The 19th: In Post-Dobbs Era, Abortion Bans Reshape The Rental Market
People are leaving or avoiding living in states with abortion bans, a new paper shows — resulting in lower rental prices and higher vacancies than in states that protect reproductive rights. (Luthra, 3/9)
On transgender health care —
The 19th: Moms Are Risking Arrest To Protect Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth
Larissa Godfrey-Smith, a therapist living and working in Washington, D.C., recently spent 12 hours in a jail cell with five other people. There was no running water, since the sink wasn’t working. There was one toilet. They were fed once: a baloney sandwich per person. One guard also gave them a few peanut butter crackers. By the end of the day, she just missed her kid. (Rummler, 3/9)
More health news from across the U.S. —
St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Bill Would Allow Nurse Practitioners To Prescribe Meds
The Missouri Senate is considering a measure supporters say would increase the availability of medical care in the state by allowing some nurses to prescribe medications without physician oversight. (Fentem, 3/9)
The Colorado Sun: Colorado Looks To Cut Medical Education Funding To Patch Budget Hole
When Dr. Ben Hughes arrived in Colorado in 2009 for his medical residency — a multiyear training period for new doctors — his plan was pretty simple. He was going to complete his education, and then he was going to move back to his home state of Texas to pursue his career as a pediatrician. (Ingold, 3/9)
The Colorado Sun: EMS Services Could Get Funding Boost While Saving Colorado Millions Under New Bill
State lawmakers are working on a bill that they say would create much-needed funding for Colorado’s emergency medical services and save the state millions of dollars a year in health care spending. (Woods, 3/10)
Politico: Mamdani Backs Health Care Savings Effort That Shares City Workers’ Drug Data
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is supporting a cost-savings plan that involves sharing city employees’ prescription drug data with a third-party health insurance administrator — a move that’s raised privacy concerns among public sector unions. The controversial policy highlights how the city is scrambling to find unconventional ways to cut overhead as a multibillion-dollar budget deficit has thrown Mamdani’s expensive policy agenda into disarray. (Sommerfeldt, 3/9)
Minnesota Public Radio: Bill Would Require School Coaches To Be Trained In CPR And AED
A bill that would require all Minnesota high school coaches to be trained in CPR and to use an AED got bipartisan support in a state Senate committee Monday. (Kelley, 3/9)
St. Louis Public Radio: Cahokia Heights Residents Find E. Coli In Drinking Water
Cahokia Heights residents have found E. coli in their drinking water through community-organized testing of samples from kitchen taps. The results raise new questions about infrastructure in a community plagued by sewage spills and flooding. (Cortes, Wimbley and O'Dea, 3/9)
