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National Licensing Board Scraps Skills Test For Prospective Psychologists

October 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

The organization now will explore whether it will move to a single-session certification exam that tests both knowledge and skills. News from around the nation comes from Pennsylvania, Maine, Louisiana, and elsewhere.

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First Edition: Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024

October 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Voters Fret High Medical Bills Are Being Ignored by Presidential Rivals

By Noam N. Levey Updated October 24, 2024 Originally Published October 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Health care hasn’t figured prominently on the campaign trail this fall. These voters wish it would.

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A photograph of the exterior of the Adams Family Pharmacy on a sunny day. There is a red sign out front that reads: "We Welcome CVS Customers!"

PBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51.

By Andy Miller October 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Criticism of prescription drug middlemen has intensified recently in the wake of a federal agency’s actions and legislative reform attempts. Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, though, vetoed a related bill that would have helped independent pharmacies, citing the unfunded cost of the move.

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A California Official Helped Save a Mental Health Company’s Contract. It Flew Him to London.

By Molly Castle Work October 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The director of a California state mental health agency traveled to the U.K. courtesy of Kooth, a digital mental health company with a $271 million contract to build a therapy app for the state’s youth. Weeks earlier, he pressed key legislative staffers to restore a proposed cut to Kooth’s funding.

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Crackdown on Homeless Encampments Raises Public Health Questions

By Angela Hart October 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As states turn to the health-care system to help address homelessness, experiments with housing and other social services aimed at getting people healthier and off the streets are running up against new, aggressive crackdowns — with some cities ratcheting up enforcement of existing anticamping laws and others passing new restrictions. From Florida to California, elected […]

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Perspectives: Big Pharma Is Swamping Small Biz; Stakes Are Huge On Nov. 5

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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Viewpoints: A Different Take On Addiction Recovery; Would You Sign Up To Vote At The Doctor’s Office?

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers delve into these public health issues.

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Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board Eyes Price Caps

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Multistate E. Coli Outbreak Tied To McDonald’s Burgers Sickens 49 People

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

One person has died and 10 have been hospitalized. In other news, the aging impact of experiencing loss, research into a new concussion symptom, and more.

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Study Examines Respiratory Pattern’s Link To Anosmia, Other Health Issues

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Sniff spikes, the study noted, might help researchers better understand some of the mental issues experienced by covid patients who have lost their sense of smell. Separately, researchers found that children too young to be vaccinated against covid were more likely to be hospitalized with infection.

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Clear Poised To Break Into Health Care Industry With Facial Recognition Tech

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Clear, best known for its fast-pass airport security technology, is trying to expand into the health care market using its facial recognition technology to help speed up insurance claim approvals and prior authorizations, even amid data privacy concerns.

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Study On Importance Of Physicians’ Race In Infant Mortality Is Debunked

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

The findings in a 2020 study, which claimed Black babies treated by white doctors were twice as likely to die within 12 months, are being reevaluated. Survival is now thought to be linked to birth weight and not race. Also: lawsuits, the No Surprises Act arbitration, and new treatment for shingles.

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Walmart Prescription Deliveries Set To Reach Over 86% Of American Homes

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Two weeks after Amazon announced it will open pharmacies in 20 new U.S. cities in 2025, Walmart introduced its prescription delivery service. Already live in six states, it is expected to be available in 49 states by the end of January.

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Tarver Will Take Reins At FDA’s Medical Device Division

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Dr. Michelle Tarver, an ophthalmologist with a background in epidemiology, will lead the unit that reviews products key to medical diagnosis and surgery. Also in the news: legacy medical devices, wheelchair repairs, and more.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, October 23, 2024

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Despite Bans, Abortions Are Surging

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

The New York Times breaks down abortion data by states that enacted bans after the fall of Roe. Other news outlets look at legal and political efforts underway in Missouri, Maryland, and elsewhere.

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Harris: No Compromise On Abortion Rights, Even If GOP Controls Congress

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

“I don’t think we should be making concessions,” Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris said in an interview with NBC News. Meanwhile, Republicans push back against Democrats’ efforts to paint them as extreme on abortion, The Hill reports.

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First Edition: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024

October 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Residentes de Maryland votarán por un amplio “derecho a la libertad reproductiva”

By Sarah Varney October 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

En Maryland, donde el aborto es legal, una enmienda propuesta consagraría en la constitución estatal un derecho “a tomar y hacer efectivas decisiones para prevenir, continuar o terminar el propio embarazo”.

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