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CDC To Rescind $600M In Grants To 4 Blue States; California Takes Worst Hit

February 10, 2026 Morning Briefing

The other cuts are in Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota. But nearly two-thirds of the funding is unspent money allocated to state and local public health departments in California, The New York Times reported.

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As Kaiser Strike Gains Steam, New York Nurses Vote Whether To End Theirs

February 10, 2026 Morning Briefing

Grocery union pharmacists are showing up at pickets in support of the 34,000 nurses, health care professionals, and pharmacy and lab workers who walked off the job amid stalled contract talks between Kaiser Permanente and the United Food and Commercial Workers union. Also, the New York State Nurses Association has reached a tentative deal with New York hospitals to bring back nurses.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, February 10, 2026

February 10, 2026 Morning Briefing

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Trabajadores de salud pública renuncian antes de ir a Guantánamo

By Amy Maxmen February 10, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Oficiales del Servicio de Salud Pública que trabajaron en Guantánamo el año pasado describieron las condiciones en las que se encontraban los detenidos inmigrantes.

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La consulta con tu próximo médico de atención primaria podría ser solo virtual y agendada a través de IA

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR February 10, 2026 KFF Health News Original

La falta de médicos de atención primaria es un problema nacional. Algunas grandes redes de salud están recurriendo a la inteligencia artificial en busca de soluciones.

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First Edition: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026

February 10, 2026 Morning Briefing

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

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Obamacare Sign-Ups Drop, but the Extent Won’t Be Clear for Months

By Julie Appleby February 10, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Experts say Affordable Care Act sign-up data won’t be clear until people who were enrolled have paid — or haven’t paid — their new, often much higher, premiums.

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US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin’s ‘Ability To Kill Cancer Cells’

By Rachana Pradhan February 10, 2026 KFF Health News Original

At a January event organized by allies of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., National Cancer Institute Director Anthony Letai said results may be released “in a few months.” Ivermectin, used to deworm horses and other animals, has become a symbol of resistance against the medical establishment among supporters of Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda and many conservatives.

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MultiCare Agrees To Settle Claims That It Permitted Unnecessary Surgeries

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

The health system settled with the federal government and Washington state over spinal surgery procedures at its facilities between 2019 and 2021. Other health industry news is on Molina, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Epic, and more.

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Female Gulf War Veterans More Likely To Hit Menopause Earlier, Study Finds

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

Researchers found that of the veterans exposed to toxins, 15% said they had reached menopause before age 45, three times faster than women who had not deployed to the Gulf War, Military.com reported. Separately, an Arizona judge ordered the state to stop enforcing abortion restrictions that “infringe on a woman’s ‘autonomous decision making.’”

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18 Have Died From Bitter Cold In NYC; City Opens More Warming Centers

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

“It’s actually colder today in New York City than in parts of Antarctica,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Sunday on X. Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 Con Edison customers in Brooklyn were without power Sunday into Monday because of an electrical problem, The New York Times reported.

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Viewpoints: Trump’s CMS Deserves Praise, ACA’s Key Architect Says; Many Predictions About Pot Use Were Wrong

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers weigh in on these topics and others.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, February 9, 2026

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

Amid Surging Measles Cases, Dr. Oz Implores People To Get The Vaccine

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

As the United States flirts with losing its measles elimination designation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator endorsed the vaccine: “We have a solution for our problem.” His statement came as the CDC reported another spike across the nation and as health officials worked to contain the spread of the virus after a contagious person attended the March for Life rally.

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CMS Chief Alleges Social Services Fraud In Maine, Calls It ‘Another Big Crisis’

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

Dr. Mehmet Oz has likened the alleged fraud in Maine to Minnesota’s welfare fraud scandal, which led to the immigration crackdown efforts run by ICE in that state. Plus: A New York judge extended a preliminary injunction blocking social service cuts in five Democratic-led states.

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Cheaper Generics Exist For Many Drugs Promised At Lower Cost On TrumpRx

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

Stat reports that at least 18 brand-name drugs on TrumpRx are available in generic form for cheaper through GoodRx or Cost Plus Drugs. Plus: Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon called TrumpRx “nothing more than a glorified coupon book.”

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First Edition: Monday, Feb. 9, 2026

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

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

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Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Assignments to Guantánamo

By Amy Maxmen February 9, 2026 KFF Health News Original

U.S. Public Health Service doctors and nurses are being deployed to Guantánamo and other detention centers as President Donald Trump escalates mass arrests in his campaign to curb immigration. Some have resigned in protest. Others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.

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Watch: Is MAHA the New MAGA?

By Hannah Norman and Bram Sable-Smith February 9, 2026 KFF Health News Original

With fractures emerging in the Make America Great Again movement, some Republicans are looking to capitalize on its “MAHA” counterpart ahead of the midterms.

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This Ballad Hospital, Flooded by Hurricane Helene, Will Be Rebuilt for $44M in a Flood Plain

By Brett Kelman February 9, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Ballad Health, the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly, plans to rebuild Unicoi County Hospital on land that two climate modeling companies say is at risk of flooding.

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