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New Yorkers’ Credit Reports Will No Longer Reflect Medical Debt

December 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law that prohibits credit agencies from collecting information about medical debt and using it in credit reports. Other state health news relates to transgender health, kratom, reproductive health, and other issues.

Scientists May Have Found Cause Of Severe Morning Sickness

December 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

The discovery suggests that a single hormone — GDF15 — plays a role in causing hyperemesis gravidum, meaning a possible route to new treatments has been uncovered. Also in the news: more lead poisoning from applesauce pouches; the Air Force embraces smartwatches for health; and more.

Morning Briefing for Thursday, December 14, 2023

December 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

U.S. health care spending, abortion pill access, AI, medical debt, weight-loss drug overdoses, covid shots, morning sickness, and more are in the news.

House Bill Lets Schools Serve Whole Milk, Reversing 2012 Low-Fat Push

December 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

The “Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act,” which would allow the National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk, passed 330-99 in the House on Wednesday. In 2012, then-First Lady Michelle Obama moved to only allow low-fat variations to be offered to school kids.

Americans Spent $4.5 Trillion On Health Care In 2022

December 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

News outlets cover a new federal analysis of health expenditures that have been bouncing around during the pandemic but now stand at nearly $13,500 annually per person. Axios suggests the rise in spending in 2022 shows a return to pre-pandemic patterns of spending growth. But other data show fewer people have gone uninsured over the last three years.

Supreme Court Will Hear Case Challenging Abortion Pill Access

December 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

After a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit earlier suggested that access to mifepristone should be curbed, despite the FDA’s regulations for the pill, the Biden administration asked the justices to intervene. Mifepristone combined with misoprostol is currently the most common medicated abortion protocol in the U.S.

HHS Finalizes Tech Rule To Increase AI Transparency In Health IT Software

December 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Vendors that want to certify their AI-enabled health IT products through HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology now must disclose how their algorithm was designed, developed, and trained.

Viewpoints: Banning Mifepristone Undermines FDA Authority; Abortion Ban Exemptions Are A Farce

December 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers delve into abortion rights, diabetes, obesity and long covid.

First Edition: Dec. 14, 2023

December 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

Rift Over When to Use N95s Puts Health Workers at Risk Again

By Amy Maxmen December 14, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering fuzzy guidelines on infection control in hospitals, critics say, leaving employers free to cut corners on N95 masks and other protective measures.

An Arm and a Leg: When Hospitals Sue Patients (Part 1)

By Dan Weissmann December 14, 2023 Podcast

Some hospitals sue patients over unpaid medical bills. But is this even an effective way for hospitals to recoup lost revenue? On this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann speaks with medical-debt experts to explore a different solution.

Republicans Once Championed Public Health. What Happened?

By Julie Rovner December 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

It wasn’t that long ago that Republicans were all-in on boosting public health spending. “The highest investment priority in Washington should be to double the federal budget for scientific research,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) wrote in a 1999 op-ed in The Washington Post. Big spending increases for the National Institutes of Health soon […]

Eisai’s Alzheimer’s Drug To Launch In Japan For 25% Less Than US Price

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Leqembi is set to be available from Dec. 20, with intravenous treatment expected to cost about $20,500 per patient yearly, compared to $26,000-plus in the U.S. Also in Japan, officials reported the country’s first fatality from mpox.

New Combination Antibiotic On The Horizon; Early Drug Therapy May Halt HIV Progression In Babies

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

Perspectives: Scripts Should Be Allowed Across State Lines; SUPPORT Act Must Be Reauthorized

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

Different Takes: Abortion Exemptions Are Not Working In Texas

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers tackle the failure of abortion exemptions in Texas.

Viewpoints: Maybe We Are Talking About Anxiety Too Much; Why Is It So Hard To Find Quality Prenatal Care?

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss mental health, prenatal care, the cost of health care and more.

Sanofi Ends Deal With Maze For Rare Disease Drug After FTC Monopoly Suit

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Sanofi terminated its $750 million deal with Maze Therapeutics to develop and license an experimental drug for Pompe disease. The move came hours after the FTC filed an antitrust lawsuit against the partnership.

HHS’ TEFCA Is Now Operational With 5 EHR Vendors Able To Exchange Data

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) has been in the works since 2016 and is seen as a major building block in efforts to achieving national health data interoperability.

Toxin Exposure Found In Nearly Half Of Veterans Screened So Far

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Of the 5 million veterans screened so far by the Department of Veterans Affairs under the PACT Act, 2.1 million have been found to have been exposed to at least one toxic substance during their military service.

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