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Nearly $10M Telemedicine Initiative Will Boost Southwest Minnesota EMS

September 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

The goal is to improve and speed up care after crashes in rural communities by connecting ambulance staff to remote physicians, experienced paramedics, and nurses for peer-to-peer support. Other news is from Florida, California, Georgia, and Wyoming.

Morning Briefing for Friday, September 13, 2024

September 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

Employer insurance costs, mental health after school shootings, Medicaid work requirements, hospital safety, and more. Plus, weekend reads.

Why All Families Should Talk About Racial Trauma

September 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

KFF Health News’ Midwest Correspondent Cara Anthony spent the past few years reporting about racial violence in Sikeston, Missouri, for our “Silence in Sikeston” project. Interviewing Black families there helped her uncover her family’s traumatic past, too.

Employers Face Average 5.8% Jump In Their Health Insurance Costs Next Year

September 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

The higher-than-usual spike is driven primarily by higher use of medical care by employees, increasing costs that providers charge for their services, and pricey drugs like weight loss GLP-1 medications. The increase was estimated through a survey by consulting firm Mercer, which also found that 53% of employers plan to implement cost-management changes in 2025.

Near-Total Abortion Ban In N. Dakota Deemed Unconstitutional

September 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

In striking down the law, the judge said it is “a violation on medical freedom” in that it takes away a woman’s right to choose. Also, as voters in several states prepare to pick a side on ballot initiatives, congressional Democrats are pressing for clarity about when providers must step in and deal with emergency abortions. Meanwhile, the Senate has another vote on IVF coming up.

By Choosing Sides In Election, Health Tech Leaders Take A Calculated Risk

September 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

As Stat notes, their public stance could put future investments and business deals on the line. Also, more follow-up discussions stemming from Tuesday’s presidential debate.

‘So Stressed They Cannot Function’: Surgeon General Warns On Parenting Hazards

September 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

The office of the surgeon general issued an advisory that calls the pressures of modern-day parenting “an urgent public health issue,” finding that more than half of parents say that the stress is “completely overwhelming.”

Hospital Safety And Quality Are Ticking Upward After Covid: Report

September 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

The report from the American Hospital Association and consulting group Vizient notes that among the improvements seen after the pandemic, patient mortality risks are falling, and there are fewer hospital-acquired infections.

Polémica estrategia contra la violencia con armas de fuego pone a policías armados en las escuelas

By Christine Spolar September 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Para los sistemas escolares, la amenaza de los tiroteos ha influido en una difícil toma de decisiones, ya que los administradores deben tener en cuenta el miedo, el deber y las estadísticas confusas para proteger a las escuelas de este peligro.

First Edition: Friday, Sept. 13, 2024

September 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

No One Wants To Talk About Racial Trauma. Why My Family Broke Our Silence.

By Cara Anthony September 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Every family has secrets. I spent the past few years reporting about racial violence in Sikeston, Missouri. Interviewing Black families there helped me uncover my family’s traumatic past, too.

‘What Happens Three Months From Now?’ Mental Health After Georgia High School Shooting

By Sam Whitehead and Renuka Rayasam and Andy Miller September 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The recent shooting at Apalachee High School outside of Atlanta caused more than physical wounds. Medical experts worry a lack of mental health resources in the community — and in Georgia as a whole — means few options for those trying to cope with trauma from the shooting.

The First Year of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Is Mired in Red Tape

By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead September 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Georgia must decide soon whether to try to extend a limited Medicaid expansion that requires participants to work. Enrollment fell far short of goals in the first year, and the state isn’t yet able to verify participants are working.

What the Health? From KFF Health News: Trump-Harris Debate Showcases Health Policy Differences

September 12, 2024 Podcast

As expected, the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris offered few new details of their positions on abortion, the Affordable Care Act, and other critical health issues. But it did underscore for voters dramatic differences between the two candidates. Meanwhile, the Biden administration issued rules attempting to better enforce […]

Forget Repeal and Replace. The Next Big ACA Fight Will Be Over Subsidies.

By Julie Appleby September 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Forget repeal and replace. Critics of the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, have a new target: key parts of the law that they say are too costly and provide incentive for fraud. Topping that list are the ACA’s enhanced subsidies, put in place during the coronavirus pandemic as part of economic recovery legislation and set to […]

Research Roundup: Menopause; RSV; Alzheimer’s; Ear Infections

September 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.

Viewpoints: Pain Of IUD Insertion Finally Being Recognized; Shouldn’t Paxlovid Be Easier To Get By Now?

September 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers dissect these public health issues.

North Carolina Approves Medicaid Funding, But Below Levels Requested

September 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

The figure approved by the legislature Wednesday is designed to address higher state Medicaid costs for the current fiscal year, but the total is $81 million less than the figure requested by state health officials. Separately, New York moves to address disparities in health care.

Tubal Ligations Steadily Climbed Since Roe Was Overturned, Study Finds

September 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Researchers broke the data down by states where abortions were “banned,” “limited,” or “protected,” and found increases across all of them, leading to the conclusion that legal uncertainty prompted more people to choose to have their fallopian tubes tied.

Kentucky Medical Group Allegedly Sought Organs From Living Patient

September 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Wall Street Journal reports a startling case in which an organ-procurement group in Kentucky allegedly pressed its staff to harvest organs from a patient who was conscious and later exited the facility alive. The accusation surfaced during a House hearing about the troubled transplant system.

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