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Kilolo Kijakazi reviews a sheet of paper being handed to her.

Social Security Clawbacks Hit a Million More People Than Agency Chief Told Congress

By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group December 6, 2023 KFF Health News Original

More than 2 million people a year have been sent notices that Social Security overpaid them and demanding they repay the money. That’s twice as many as the head of Social Security disclosed at a congressional hearing in October.

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Watch: The Long-Term Care Crisis: Why Few Can Afford to Grow Old in America

By Jordan Rau December 6, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Long-term care options in the U.S. are costly, complex, and often inadequate. KFF Health News’ Jordan Rau and Reed Abelson of The New York Times host a Zoom panel to explore the challenges of providing — and affording — care.

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Perspectives: What’s Causing So Many Drug Shortages?; Smart-Bomb Cancer Drugs Prove Effective

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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Viewpoints: Incarceration Of Mentally Ill Makes Them Worse; Blood Transfusion By Paramedics Saves Lives

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle mental illness, EMS, weight loss drugs, and more.

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Experts Worry Over Tech Glitches As Florida’s Medicaid Portal Launches

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

The state is in the middle of its Medicaid unwinding process, which has thrown a spotlight on its decision to revamp the technology running its MyAccess website. Meanwhile, in California, reports say new HIV cases in San Francisco are declining, except among the Latino population.

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Pfizer Says It’s Leaving BIO, In Major Blow To Pharmaceutical Trade Group

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

Stat says the drugmaker’s plan to leave the Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the latest in a growing trend of pharma companies leaving trade groups. Meanwhile, BIO is reported to have selected its new CEO: John Crowley, a longtime biotech executive.

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Health Agency Warns About Possibility Of Unsafe Swine Vaccines; Old Drug Gets The Go-Ahead For STI Prevention

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.

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Joint Commission To Offer Certification Program For Patient Data Privacy

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

The goal is to protect patient privacy and also create standards for secondary use of health care data which has had identifiers stripped from it. Also in the news: the HHS cyberattack that took the department offline in 2020 as covid hit was worse than originally thought.

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Fla. Health Workers Protest Bounced Pay Checks, Insurance Coverage

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

Citing a “pattern of disrespect,” health workers at a Plantation, Fla. health system are speaking out about repeated issues with their paychecks bouncing. They also say that insurance payments are withdrawn from their pay, but that their insurance companies tell them their policies have lapsed. A Connecticut long-term care provider is also accused of being months behind on worker pay.

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Doctors Find Indications Of Fetal Fentanyl Exposure Syndrome

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

At least 10 infants have been found to have distinctive physical birth defects after being born to mothers who said they’d used drugs including fentanyl while pregnant, pointing to a potential new syndrome being identified. A possible monthly overdose prevention treatment is also in the news.

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Air Force To Review Cancers Among Nuclear Missile Workers

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

The Air Force is already reviewing whether service members who worked with nuclear missiles have had higher-than-normal rates of cancer, but is now expanding this review. Also in the news: a U.S. Army veteran is suing the government, alleging a VA computer system delayed a cancer diagnosis.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, December 6, 2023

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

The ACA, abortion policy, smoking, drug pricing, health worker conditions, military health, fentanyl, Medicaid, and more are in the news.

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Tuberville Lifts Most Military Holds Amid Protest Over Abortion Policy

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, is ending his months-long blockade on all but 11 military leadership promotions in protest of the Pentagon’s abortion policies.

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FDA Tells Court It Should Allow Graphic Images As Cigarette Warnings

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

The Biden administration is pressing a federal appeals court to allow a new regulation requiring graphic cigarette package health warnings to take effect — tobacco companies had challenged the rule. Also, strong lobbying efforts from critics are delaying the ban on menthol cigarettes.

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Consumer Drug Prices Likely Won’t Fall, Despite CVS’ Simpler-Pricing Plan

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

Drug pricing experts, Stat reports, are dubious that the company’s plan to simplify its drug pricing methods will lower consumer costs and instead may merely pad its profits. Axios, though, suggests that the move may point to a bigger industry movement toward more transparent pricing.

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First Edition: Dec. 6, 2023

December 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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U.S. President Joe Biden is standing at a presidential podium in front of a seated audience in the White House.

Biden Wants States to Ensure Obamacare Plans Cover Enough Doctors and Hospitals

By Julie Appleby December 6, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The regulatory proposal was announced Nov. 15 and is likely one of the last major ACA policy efforts of the president’s first term.

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Readers Slam Hospital Monopolies and Blame the Feds for Understaffed Nursing Homes

December 6, 2023 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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Two college students, Limya Harvey (left) and Cydney Mumford (right), sit at a table covered with small, paper grab-bags. The women smile towards the camera, each holding a paper fan with pride-flag colors.

Grassroots College Networks Distribute Emergency Contraceptives on Campus

By Michelle Andrews December 6, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Peer-to-peer efforts can meet a clear need among students whose colleges may not make sexual health products accessible or affordable.

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Donated prescription drugs are stacked on shelves. On the top shelf, a sign reads, "DONATED MEDICATIONS / INJECTABLES" On the shelf below, a second sign says, "DONATED MEDICATIONS / INHALERS / NASAL SPRAYS"

These Programs Put Unused Prescription Drugs in the Hands of Patients in Need

By Kate Ruder December 6, 2023 KFF Health News Original

States and counties look to expand programs that accept donations of unused surplus drugs from places like nursing homes and hospitals and redistribute them to low-income and uninsured residents.

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