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Checking the Facts on Medicaid Use by Latinos

By Paula Andalo and Isabel Rubio, Factchequeado March 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Republicans’ moves to scale back Medicaid are leading to more misinformation about immigrants, especially Latinos, circulating on social media platforms. The misconceptions include the myths that Latinos covered by Medicaid don’t work and that they use Medicaid significantly more than others.

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Watch: The Dr. Oz Show Comes to Congress

By Julie Rovner and Rachana Pradhan and Stephanie Armour Video by Hannah Norman March 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Senate Finance Committee questioned Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. KFF Health News reporters discussed the biggest takeaways from the hearing.

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Without Federal Action, States Wrestle With Kratom Regulation

By Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press March 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A bill proposed by kratom industry advocates is prompting consideration — and some concern — in the Montana Legislature.

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Verificando cinco mitos sobre los latinos y Medicaid

By Paula Andalo and Isabel Rubio, Factchequeado March 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Los recortes de gastos, la inmigración y Medicaid están bien arriba en la lista de prioridades en la agenda de Washington. Este clima politico ofrece un terreno fértil para que la desinformación y los mitos se multipliquen en las redes sociales.

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Scientist Whose Work Led FDA To Ban Food Dye Says Agency Overstated Risk

By Phil Galewitz Updated March 18, 2025 Originally Published March 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Almost 40 years ago, Joseph Borzelleca published a study on red dye No. 3, a petroleum-based food coloring. The FDA cited his work to ban the additive in January. But Borzelleca says it’s safe.

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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants

By Arthur Allen March 16, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promising field of medical research.

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Journalists Share How Additives Enter Food Supply and Measles Harms Kids’ Immune Systems

March 15, 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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‘Dead Zones’ Where Internet and Health Care Lag

By Sarah Jane Tribble March 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on sickle cell anemia, Xanax, microplastics, covid, and more.

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Viewpoints: Vaccine Success Has Led To Underestimating Severity Of Diseases; Measles, Not The Vaccine, Is Deadly

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers examine these public health issues.

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Health Employers In Arkansas Banned From Using Physician Noncompetes

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Arkansas is the latest state to limit noncompete agreements, Modern Healthcare reports, after Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill voiding such provisions in physician contracts. Other news is from Maryland, Missouri, Connecticut, Michigan, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and California.

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Health Experts Say Covid Now Acts Like An Endemic Disease, Akin To Flu

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Covid is now less deadly but is expected to continue experiencing waves, experts told The Washington Post. Separately, scientists suggest that the development of MIS-C complications in kids following a covid infection may be linked to reactivation of a latent Epstein-Barr virus.

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Texas Tech Med School Says It Won’t Consider Race For Admissions

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Settling a lawsuit brought by a former applicant who alleged Texas Tech Medical School rejected him in favor of lower-performing students of color, the school said it wouldn’t consider a student’s race in future applications, and says it never did so. Also: calls for increased Medicare doctors’ pay.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, March 14, 2025

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

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Dr. Oz’s Tax Payments For Medicare, Social Security Come Under Scrutiny

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Senate Finance Committee Democratic staff allege the CMS nominee relied on a chancy tax exemption that allowed him to avoid paying $440,000 in taxes for the programs. That issue and his ties to the insurance industry are likely to come up today at his confirmation hearing.

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HHS Girds For More Budget Cuts, Staff Reductions, Revised Policy Priorities

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Trump administration is planning sweeping changes in its effort to shrink the federal government, Politico reports. Disclosure of possible changes at the Department of Health and Human Services comes as separate federal judges ruled the Office of Personnel Management lacked legal authority to direct mass firings across government agencies.

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FDA Gives 2025-26 Flu Shot Guidance, Minus Input From Advisory Committee

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

After studying this year’s influenza information, the recommendation is that flu vaccines for next year be trivalent, reports CNN. Also in the news, Vermont reports its first measles case in a school-aged child; disease detectives search airplanes for pathogens; and more.

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First Edition: Friday, March 14, 2025

March 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Progressives Seek Health Privacy Protections in California, But Newsom Could Balk

By Vanessa G. Sánchez March 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Democratic state lawmakers in California have proposed bills to protect women, transgender people, and immigrants in response to concerns that their health data could be used against them. If the measures reach his desk, Gov. Gavin Newsom could lay such legislation aside to focus on securing federal funds.

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Barbershop Killing Escalates Trauma for Boston Neighborhood Riven by Gun Violence

By Chaseedaw Giles March 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

American communities plagued by gun violence, including Four Corners in Boston, honor pockets of safety as sacred spaces. A brazen barbershop killing was a new and traumatic violation.

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