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Perspectives: Will Lowering Drug Prices Thwart New Development?; Insurance Restrictions On Wegovy Are Antiquated

January 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

Austin’s Hospitalization Due To Prostate Cancer Surgery Complications

January 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Pentagon revealed Tuesday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization—which made headlines as it was undisclosed to most in the Biden administration—was the result of an infection from prostate cancer surgery last month. News outlets report on the procedure and diagnosis, while the White House reviews its health disclosure procedures.

Medicare Physician Payments Up In Air Amid Spending Deal Talks

January 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Doctors are lobbying Congress to use the next spending package to reverse physicians’ Medicare payments cuts that took effect Jan. 1—as lawmakers have done previous years. Meanwhile, talk grows of another short-term fix to fund the federal government.

Doctors At Salem Hospital Push For Unionization In Face Of Budget Cuts

January 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Complaints of overflowing beds, budget cuts, and being cut out of key decisions are cited as reasons behind the physicians’ push to organize a union at Salem Hospital in Salem, Massachusetts. Meanwhile, in Michigan, three hospitals in the Thumb region are merging to become one single health system.

Defense Dept. Will Track Overdoses Among Troops, Issue Naloxone

January 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

A new law requires that the Pentagon track drug overdoses within the military, which were not previously tracked. It must also make overdose-reversing drugs available to battle the crisis. Also in the news: alcohol abuse; the salmonella cantaloupe outbreak; pets and decreased dementia risks; and more.

No Such Thing As A Free Lunch: GOP Governors Resist School Meal Effort

January 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Reports say Republican governors in 15 states are rejecting a new federally funded summer program that would help feed around 21 million less well-off children beginning in June. Separately, House Republicans in Ohio are deciding whether to override a gender care ban veto from Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican.

Morning Briefing for Wednesday, January 10, 2024

January 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Covid test lags, online safety for teens, Medicare, abortion law, drug overdoses, mammography AI, menopause, and more are in the news.

HHS Narrows Rule Allowing Doctors’ ‘Conscience’ Care Denials Of Abortions

January 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

A Trump-era policy that broadened options for providers to object to delivering medical services such as abortions on religious grounds has now been mostly rescinded. Also, the Biden administration blocked a company selling data on patients’ medical visits, with abortion care particularly in mind.

Instagram, Facebook To Begin Filtering Content For Teens’ Safety

January 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Meta says it removes or limits recommendations of certain types of posts for all users — such as nudity and the sale of drugs. It will now restrict teenagers from even coming across much of this content, including when it’s posted by a friend, NPR reports.

Covid Tests Now Take Longer To Show You’re Positive

January 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Rapid tests used to be able to show you were positive for covid only one or two days after symptoms showed up, but reports say mutations in the virus now mean it can take up to a week for tests to show two lines. Meanwhile, data show the U.S. is experiencing a big covid wave.

First Edition: Jan. 10, 2024

January 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

California Offers a Lifeline for Medical Residents Who Can’t Find Abortion Training

By Laurie Udesky January 10, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Abortion restrictions in 18 states have curtailed access to training in skills that doctors say are critical for OB-GYN specialists and others. A new California law makes it easier for out-of-state doctors to get experience in reproductive medicine.

Mammography AI Can Cost Patients Extra. Is It Worth It?

By Michelle Andrews January 10, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Artificial intelligence software to aid radiologists in detecting problems or diagnosing cancer has been moving rapidly into clinical use, where it shows great promise. But it’s a turnoff for some patients asked to pay out-of-pocket for technology that’s not quite ready for prime time.

Will CMS Crack Down on Prior Authorization?

By Lauren Sausser January 9, 2024 KFF Health News Original

There’s the Idaho doctor whose infant daughter developed a brain tumor. A woman in Southern California who waited months for an MRI before dying in the hospital. And a North Carolina patient who has trigeminal neuralgia — a condition so painful it’s commonly called the “suicide disease.” They all have something in common, aside from […]

Viewpoints: Measles Outbreak Due To Anti-Vax Parents; Reauthorize The SUPPORT Act To Curb Overdoses

January 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle these health care issues and more.

Minnesota Governor Open To Idea Of Constitutional Abortion Rights Push

January 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

The state is seeing a “dramatic surge” in out-of-state patients from places with restrictive laws visiting to get abortions, CBS News says. Meanwhile, in Tennessee, more women are joining a lawsuit challenging the state’s broad abortion ban. Also: The Pope has said he opposes surrogacy.

Rep. Cori Bush Demands Investigation Into St. Louis Nursing Home Closure

January 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

The abrupt closure of the 320-bed Northview Village Nursing Home facility last month triggered issues for residents and their families. In other news from across the states, two more measles cases in Philadelphia; the Supreme Court rejects a challenge to California’s flavored tobacco ban; and more.

Sanders, Democrats To Investigate Asthma Inhaler Prices

January 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined a group of Senate Democrats to say that they are looking into the high cost of asthma inhalers: The group wrote to CEOs of four of the biggest manufacturers. Meanwhile, GSK said Tuesday it would buy asthma drug-focused Aiolos Bio for $1 billion.

Respiratory Illness At ‘High’ Or ‘Very High’ Levels Across Most Of US: CDC

January 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

Of the 38 states plus New York City that are experiencing elevated levels of illnesses like RSV and covid, 21 are at the “very high” level, the CDC warned. The San Francisco Chronicle, meanwhile, reports that analysis of wastewater data is showing an alarming spike in Bay Area covid infections.

Congressional Spending Bill Faces Continued Opposition From Far Right

January 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

House Speaker Mike Johnson is again trying to wrangle the most conservative members of his caucus as the clock ticks down on a first spending deal deadline to fund parts of the government. Some on the Senate side are already floating the idea of another short-term patch.

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