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Morning Briefing for Thursday, August 3, 2023

August 3, 2023 Morning Briefing

First Edition: Aug. 3, 2023

August 3, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Doctors Sound Alarm About Child Nicotine Poisoning as Vapes Flood the US Market

By Liz Szabo August 3, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Popular e-cigarettes lack packaging that stops kids from consuming the hazardous nicotine inside.

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‘Conscience’ Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of Care

By Carly Graf August 3, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Opponents of the wave of state legislation say the measures place health providers’ preferences over patients’ rights.

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Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Breast Cancer Detection By 20%

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

Politico reports on the first randomized controlled trial to examine the use of AI in breast cancer screening. In other news, a study is looking into the high incidence of prostate and breast cancer among people with African ancestry. Also: peanut allergy in childhood, adult measles, and more.

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A Third Of Rural Hospitals In Missouri At Risk Of Closing: Report

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

In a July report, the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform found that 19 of the 57 rural hospitals in the state have serious financial problems that put them at risk of closure. Also in the news: a huge site in Houston is set to become a biomanufacturing campus.

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Antibiotic Resistance Is Becoming A Big Threat; Some Cancer Drugs Show Promise In Treating Lyme Disease

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Perspectives: Should Obesity Drugs Be Covered By Insurance?; Drug Rebate System Is Failing Patients

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.

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Viewpoints: Black Lung Disease Is On The Rise In Appalachia; UK’s NHS Is Falling Apart

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers delve into black lung disease, the NHS, mental health and more.

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Indiana Clinics Halt Abortion Services, File Last-Ditch Appeal To State Ban

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

Indiana’s law — that’s on pause again — bans all surgical abortions at any point in the pregnancy, with limited exceptions for health risks for the mother or in cases or rape or incest. The state’s six abortion clinics stopped offering services yesterday.

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Inpatient Hospitals Will Get Bigger Pay Bump From Medicare Than Expected

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

In April, CMS proposed a 2.8% boost in reimbursements for fiscal 2024. But the agency said Tuesday that it would be 3.1% net increase. In other news, the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana has declared a public health state of emergency over a Medicaid scam.

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Access To Maternity Care In US Getting Worse, Especially For Black Women

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

Two new reports from March of Dimes and Milken Institute detail the deteriorating quality of care for pregnant women, which is particularly concerning as abortion access is cut off in many states.

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Pfizer Says Refreshed Covid Shots Could Be Authorized This Month

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

The drugmaker’s CEO Albert Bourla revealed he thinks the FDA could authorize updated covid boosters by the end of the month during an investor call. Separately, CNN reports that vaccines for flu and RSV are being rolled out to major pharmacy chains ahead of the fall respiratory virus season.

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Labor Department Sues A UnitedHealth Group Over Claims Denials

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

The lawsuit alleges UnitedHealth’s UMR unit denied thousands of medical claims without reviewing them for medical necessity. Separately, employers are fighting for billing data that health insurers won’t reveal. Also in the news: rising prices at independent hospitals.

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Report Says Intas Pharma Employees Violated Drugmaker Protocols

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

In response to an earlier inspection by the FDA of what Stat calls a “troubled plant,” a recent warning letter was sent alleging that Intas employees tried to destroy manufacturing documents and that an employee failed to report all test results on product samples. Also in the news: a birth control pill recall and more.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, August 2, 2023

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

Abortion law, deteriorating maternity care, covid shots, Medicare payments, Lacks family settlement, drug pricing, and more are in the news.

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Henrietta Lacks’ Family Settles Over Research Use Of Her Cancer Cells

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

The cells, known as HeLa, had “remarkable properties” allowing endless reproduction for medical research purposes, NPR explains, but they were taken without Henrietta Lacks’ consent in 1950s. The settlement was reached with her family on what would have been her 103rd birthday.

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First Edition: Aug. 2, 2023

August 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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The Real Costs of the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers

By Arthur Allen August 2, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The annual cost of lecanemab treatment quadruples if the expense of brain scans to monitor for bleeds and other associated care is factored in. The full financial toll likely puts it beyond reach for low-income seniors at risk of Alzheimer’s, experts say.

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Repeating History: California County Plugs Budget Gap With Opioid Settlement Cash

By Aneri Pattani August 2, 2023 KFF Health News Original

State attorneys general vowed that opioid settlement funds — unlike the tobacco settlement of the 1990s — would go toward tackling the underlying crisis. But in Mendocino County, officials have found a way to use some of its share to help fill a budget shortfall — a throwback to what agreement architects hoped to avoid.

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