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Céline Gounder, wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses, white T-shirt, and backpack, stands beside Delowar Hossain, a former smallpox eradication worker. He has a long white beard and wears a loose peach-colored long-sleeved shirt. They both smile at the camera. In the background, a sunset highlights pillowy clouds in warm shades of pale yellow that contrast with bits of blue sky.

A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox

By Céline Gounder March 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Physician and podcast host Céline Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh and brought back never-before-heard stories, many from public health workers whose voices have been missing from the record documenting the eradication of smallpox.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: The Supreme Court and the Abortion Pill

March 28, 2024 Podcast

The Supreme Court this week heard its first abortion case since overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, about an appeals court ruling that would dramatically restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone. But while it seems likely that this case could be dismissed on a technicality, abortion opponents have more challenges in the pipeline. Meanwhile, health issues are heating up on the campaign trail, as Republicans continue to take aim at Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act — all things Democrats are delighted to defend. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Tony Leys, who wrote a KFF Health News-NPR “Bill of the Month” feature about Medicare and a very expensive air-ambulance ride. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.

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A State-Sanctioned Hospital Monopoly Raises Concerns

By Brett Kelman and Samantha Liss March 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The Federal Trade Commission has long argued that competition makes the economy better. But some states have stopped the agency from blocking hospital mergers that create local or regional monopolies, and the results have been messy. Two dozen states have at some point passed controversial legislation waiving anti-monopoly laws, allowing rival hospitals to merge and replacing competition […]

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Research Roundup: Cancer; Heart Disease And Stroke; High Blood Pressure; Gut Microbiota

March 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

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Viewpoints: What’s Causing The Rise In Early-Onset Cancer?; Mpox Numbers Unknown Due To Early Lack Of Testing

March 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss early-onset cancer, Mpox, AI in health care and more.

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UnitedHealth’s Cyberattack Payouts To Care Providers Top $3.3 Billion

March 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Reuters reports that more than 40% of the payouts went to safety net hospitals and federally qualified health centers serving high-risk patients and areas. In other industry news, Moderna wins $750 million to develop flu vaccines; Steward Health Care will sell its physician network; and more.

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Depression, Epilepsy, And Alzheimer’s Linked With Higher Brain Acidity

March 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

A new study says “the culprit here appears to be increasing levels of a molecule called lactate.” Other research-related news covers BPA risk for children with autism and ADHD; preventing hospital-onset C. diff; and more.

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Study Finds That If Covid Hit You Hard, Your Long Covid Risk May Be Higher

March 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

The strongest link, a Swedish study found, was between the severity of covid in the early stages of the illness and developing long covid later on. Separately, researchers found the reinfection rate for covid was less than 1%, globally.

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State Department Offers $10 Million To Help Catch UnitedHealth Hackers

March 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Highlighting the scale and impact of the cyberattack on UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare, the State Department is offering a bounty on information on the “Blackcat” hacker gang. Also, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pushes for lower Ozempic and Wegovy prices.

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Some Hazardous Materials Containers Were Breached In Key Bridge Collapse

March 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

The NTSB says that the cargo ship involved in the Baltimore bridge collapse carries dozens of hazardous material containers and that some were breached during the collision. Other public health news is on U.S. preparedness for a smallpox outbreak, STI rates among older Americans, the relationship between exercise and insomnia, and more.

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Governor Vetoes A Bill Threatening School Vax Policies In West Virginia

March 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican, vetoed a bill that would have loosened what AP calls “one of the country’s strictest school vaccination policies.” Meanwhile, in Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop promised to tackle hospital monopolies if elected governor.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, March 28, 2024

March 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Medicaid ‘unwinding,’ alcohol use, teen mental health, UnitedHealth hack, abortion law, child vaccinations, and more are in the news.

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Appeals Court Sounds Unlikely To Lift Block On Idaho Prosecuting Out-Of-State Abortion Referrals

March 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether Idaho abortion law allows the state’s attorney general to prosecute doctors who refer patients out of state to get an abortion. There is an injunction against such action in place, and the justices sounded unlikely to lift it.

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Biden Moves To Stem Medicaid ‘Unwinding’: ACA Enrollment Extended, CMS Issues New Rule

March 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Biden administration is making tandem moves to reach people who may be unenrolled from state Medicaid programs. CMS finalized a new rule aimed at simplifying enrollment and renewal of Medicaid and CHIP coverage. And the White House will extend the enrollment window for healthcare.gov plans to Nov. 30 for people who lose Medicaid.

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First Edition: March 28, 2024

March 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Two women toast their glasses of red wine.

Mujeres están bebiendo hasta enfermarse. A la administración Biden le preocupa el costo de la atención

By Lauren Sausser March 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Históricamente, las enfermedades vinculadas al abuso del alcohol han afectado más a los hombres. Pero datos actuales de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) muestran que las tasas de muerte por esta causa están aumentando más rápido entre las mujeres que entre los hombres.

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Two women toast their glasses of red wine.

More Women Are Drinking Themselves Sick. The Biden Administration Is Concerned.

By Lauren Sausser March 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Historically, alcohol use disorder has disproportionately affected men. But targeted advertising and changes in societal norms over the past 50 years have led to an upsurge in alcohol-related diseases and deaths among women. “It’s a very taboo topic,” one expert said.

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California Is Expanding Insurance Access for Teenagers Seeking Therapy on Their Own

By April Dembosky, KQED March 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A California law that takes effect this summer will grant minors on public insurance the ability to get mental health treatment without their parents’ consent, a privilege that their peers with private insurance have had for years. But the law has become a flashpoint in the state’s culture wars.

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Adolescentes podrían ir al psicólogo sin tener el permiso de sus padres

By April Dembosky, KQED March 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Según la nueva ley en California, los jóvenes podrán hablar con un terapeuta sobre la identidad de género sin el consentimiento de sus padres. Pero no podrán recibir tratamiento residencial, medicación o cirugía de afirmación de género sin el visto bueno de sus padres, como han sugerido algunos opositores.

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Emergency Physicians Decry Surprise Air-Ambulance Bills

By Molly Castle Work March 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Emergency room doctors say insurers are increasingly declining to cover costly air-ambulance rides for critically ill patients, claiming they aren’t medically necessary. And the National Association of EMS Physicians says the No Surprises Act, enacted in 2022, is partly to blame. The law protects patients from many out-of-network medical bills by requiring insurers and providers […]

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