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Megabill Amendment That Would Have Helped Rural Hospitals Fails

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

The measure would have created a top marginal tax rate for high-income earners and would have fully offset the cost of expanding the hospital relief fund, The Hill reports. The Senate also is voting on the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage, Planned Parenthood funding, SNAP cuts, and more.

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Supreme Court Orders Judges To Reexamine Gender-Affirming Care

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

On Monday, the Supreme Court dismissed lower court rulings that benefited transgender Americans and are now requiring those lower courts to look into those cases again. The cases under review include state-sponsored health care coverage for gender-affirming care and the changing of birth certificates.

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California Changes Environmental Law That Made It Harder To Help Homeless

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

Former California Gov. Ronald Reagan signed the landmark California Environmental Quality Act into law in 1970 in an effort to protect the state from pollution and sprawl. But it also made it more difficult to build housing, adding to the state’s pervasive homelessness problem.

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Men’s Mental Health Affected By Financial, Societal Pressures: Report

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

The continuance of defining manhood as being a provider, especially amidst financial uncertainties, means men are 16.3 times more likely to contemplate suicide, researchers have found.

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First Edition: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk

By Rachana Pradhan July 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for millions of women with underlying medical conditions.

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Feds Investigate Hospitals Over Religious Exemptions From Gender-Affirming Care

By Kate Wells, Michigan Public July 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Federal health officials are investigating claims that a Michigan health system fired an employee who sought a religious exemption to avoid calling transgender patients by their pronouns or referring them for gender-affirming care. Legal experts say the investigation escalates the Trump administration’s effort to curb medical care for transgender patients.

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California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett Updated July 1, 2025 Originally Published July 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Immigrants without legal status who live in the state are facing a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze next year. But the spate of immigration raids has raised fears that signing up before the deadline will put them on the radar of federal officials.

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Viewpoints: Top Medical Journals Are Not ‘Corrupt,’ Despite RFK Jr.’s Claims; Unhealthy US Is About To Get Worse

June 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers weigh in on these topics and others.

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CMS Launches Prior Authorization Trial For Some Medicare Services

June 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

Health care service companies are being asked to join a program that relies on technology to review certain fee-for-service Medicare requests. A program-affiliated medical professional will give the final ruling on a claim. Plus, Social Security Administration payment changes start in July.

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Second WHO Probe Into Covid’s Origins Ends Just As The First: Inconclusively

June 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

It likely jumped from animals to humans, the experts said in their final report Friday. However, a critical component of the investigation was missing: Despite repeated requests, the group was not given access to Chinese data and therefore could not evaluate claims of a lab leak, AP reports.

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New Hampshire Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Transgender Care For Minors

June 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

The measure includes a “grandfather clause” that would allow youths who are already receiving care to continue to get it. Meanwhile, hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to children might be on the cusp of losing federal funds.

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AI Offers New Hope To Couples Suffering With Male Infertility

June 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Columbia University Fertility Center used a tiny camera to find viable sperm within hours in a man who had almost no detectable sperm. In other lifestyle news: the cognitive consequences of chatbots; a new AI test shows 87.9% accuracy at detecting Parkinson’s; and more.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, June 30, 2025

June 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

DOGE No Longer In Charge Of Awarding Billions In Federal Grants

June 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

DOGE has been overseeing the grants.gov site for the past three months, giving it control of more than $500 billion in annual awards. On Thursday, departments were advised to return to “standard procedures.” More than $14 million in health care grants had been stalled under DOGE’s control, The Washington Post reports.

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Senate Republicans Forge Ahead With Vote-A-Rama On Medicaid-Cutting Bill

June 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Senate is set to begin the process 9 a.m. today, giving members of both parties an opportunity to introduce and vote on an unlimited number of amendments to the package, The Hill reported. The Congressional Budget Office now estimates the megabill would reduce spending on Medicaid, Medicare, and Obamacare by more than $1.1 trillion by 2034.

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First Edition: Monday, June 30, 2025

June 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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A Texas Boy Needed Protection From Measles. The Vaccine Cost $1,400.

By Julie Appleby June 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A family living in Galveston was surprised to be charged thousands of dollars for immunizations for their children. Their insurance plan didn’t cover the shots, and the cost of the measles vaccine in particular was more than five times what health officials say it goes for in the private sector.

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In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of US Uninsured

By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead June 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Fewer Americans will likely have health insurance, compromising their physical and financial health, as the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress weigh major changes to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. “The effects could be catastrophic,” one policy analyst predicts.

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Journalists Break Down Reconciliation Bill, Vaccine Panel Meeting, and ‘Dobbs’ Anniversary

June 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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