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WHO Advisers Say Next Covid Vaccine Should Use Monovalent JN.1 Lineage

April 30, 2024 Morning Briefing

CIDRAP reports on the advisory group meeting earlier this month, where the experts predicted that in the near term, circulating variants of covid will likely be derived from JN.1. Also in the news about infectious disease: a covid booster’s impact on odds of long covid; what we’re learning about H5N1 bird flu virus infections in cows; and more.

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State Officials, Insurers Push Back At Medicaid Wait Time Reduction Plan

April 30, 2024 Morning Briefing

While the White House would like to see Medicaid enrollees not having to wait so long to see a physician, the industry and officials say it’s not realistic. Meanwhile, CMS’ effort to enforce ratios of nursing home staff to residents may end up in court.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, April 30, 2024

April 30, 2024 Morning Briefing

Lab test regulations, the opioid crisis, high medical bills, toxic gas, covid vaccines, vaping dangers, cancer, and more are in the news.

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Labs Developing Medical Tests Will Now Face Some FDA Scrutiny

April 30, 2024 Morning Briefing

Historically, such tests escaped federal regulation because they were considered low risk. But after the Theranos debacle, and as lab-developed tests become more complex and test for important things like genetic conditions, the FDA will start regulating them more. About 12,000 labs are affected, and legal action challenging the change is expected.

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State Health Plans Can’t Exclude Gender-Affirming Surgery, Court Rules

April 30, 2024 Morning Briefing

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled Monday that North Carolina’s and West Virginia’s denial of health care services for transgender patients by government insurance was discriminatory.

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First Edition: April 30, 2024

April 30, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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An Arm and a Leg: The Hack

By Dan Weissmann April 30, 2024 Podcast

In this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann explores what the fallout from a cyberattack says about antitrust concerns in health care.

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Toxic Gas Adds to a Long History of Pollution in Southwest Memphis

By Andy Miller Updated May 1, 2024 Originally Published April 30, 2024 KFF Health News Original

People across the nation claim cancer-causing emissions from local sterilizing plants are making them sick. It’s an example of environmental racism, say residents of one predominantly Black area in southwest Memphis, Tennessee, where life expectancy is much shorter than county and state averages.

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Sign Here? Financial Agreements May Leave Doctors in the Driver’s Seat

By Katheryn Houghton April 30, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Agreeing to an out-of-network doctor’s own financial policy — which generally protects their ability to get paid and may be littered with confusing insurance and legal jargon — can create a binding contract that leaves a patient owing.

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Menthol Cigarette Ban Temporarily Dropped In White House Reversal

April 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has not said when or if the administration will reconsider the controversial ban, Roll Call notes, and did not discuss a similar proposed ban on flavored cigars. Also in the news: Pfizer’s $3.5 million gene therapy price, eye drop superbug affects dogs, and more.

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Viewpoints: We Have No Idea How Many Humans Have Bird Flu; Finally, OTC Birth Control Is On Shelves

April 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss H5N1 in humans, birth control, veterans’ health care, and more.

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FTC Set To Tighten Rules On Health Apps Sharing Users’ Data

April 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized its Health Breach Notification Rule, emphasizing that it applies to health apps, in an effort to limit how sensitive user data is shared with other companies. Also in the news: Centene updates prior authorization; growing financial differences between hospitals; and more.

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Another Covid-Era Requirement On Hospital Data Collection Ends

April 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Hospitals are no longer required to collect and report respiratory disease data related to admissions and other stats, marking another milestone in the nation’s recovery from the covid pandemic.

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Interstate Abortion Access Coming Down To One Thing: How You Vote

April 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Voters in nearly a dozen states will weigh in on whether abortion restrictions should be reversed. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn’t think his colleagues would have enough votes to pass a national abortion ban.

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Unusual, Severe Symptoms Reported By Doctors Treating Syphilis

April 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Vision issues, headaches, and hearing loss are among unusual symptoms being reported in the current syphilis surge. Separately, reports detail how St. Louis, facing the highest syphilis rates per capita in any Missouri county, will tackle the outbreak.

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Police Sedation Practice Left Dozens Of Detainees Dead, Investigation Finds

April 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Injections intended to calm people who are being restrained and “reduce violence and save lives has resulted in some avoidable deaths,” according to a special report by the Associated Press, Frontline, and the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism.

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Texas Slipped Up: Bid Data ‘Leak’ Triggered A Medicaid Contract Spat

April 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Texas Tribune reports on a contractual and legal muddle stirred up when the state Health and Human Services agency mistakenly sent rival health plans’ data to insurance giant Aetna — which was set to win the local Medicaid contract. Meanwhile, Kansas blocked Medicaid expansion.

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30% Of Teens Who Denied Suicide Risk During Survey Later Killed Themselves

April 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

The study examined youths ages 13-17 who filled out the commonly used Personal Health Questionnaire (PHQ), which is used to screen for depression severity. In other news, Norway found that bullying decreased dramatically when schools banned smartphones.

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FDA Testing So Far Finds Milk Pasteurization Kills Bird Flu

April 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Dairy cows in Colorado tested positive for bird flu, adding a ninth state to the list where it’s been detected. The FDA plans to continue to test milk samples, but so far has found that the pasteurization process makes it safe from the virus.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, April 29, 2024

April 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Bird flu, Medicaid, respiratory disease data, abortion bans, teen suicide, Agent Orange, unusual syphilis symptoms, and more are in the news.

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