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An Arm and a Leg: To Get Health Insurance, This Couple Made a Movie

By Dan Weissmann November 30, 2023 Podcast

On this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” hear how a couple wrote and directed a short film, starring one of them — just to maintain health insurance through the actors union.

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FTC Chief Gears Up for a Showdown With Private Equity

By Harris Meyer November 30, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Lina Khan, chair of the FTC, says a recent lawsuit is meant to chill the consolidation of medical groups that results in higher prices for consumers. But it may be too late to curb price hikes.

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Uncle Sam Wants You … to Help Stop Insurers’ Bogus Medicare Advantage Sales Tactics

By Susan Jaffe November 30, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The Biden administration wants to crack down on deceptive or misleading Medicare Advantage and drug plan sales tactics. It’s counting on beneficiaries to help catch offenders.

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Medicare Advantage Increasingly Popular With Seniors — But Not Hospitals and Doctors

By Julie Appleby November 29, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Some hospitals and physician groups are rejecting Medicare Advantage plans over payment rates and coverage restrictions, causing turmoil for patients.

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El daño colateral de la crisis de Medicaid: miles están perdiendo beneficios de alimentos

By Katheryn Houghton and Rachana Pradhan and Samantha Liss November 29, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Las familias de bajos ingresos que necesitan servicios como ayuda alimentaria y dinero en efectivo, se ven afectadas por la carrera burocrática para determinar si decenas de millones de personas aún califican para Medicaid.

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Hospitals and Doctors Are Fed up With Medicare Advantage

By Julie Appleby November 29, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Medicare Advantage plans are pretty popular with both lawmakers and ordinary Americans — they now enroll about 31 million people, representing just over half of everyone in Medicare, by KFF’s count. But among doctors and hospitals, it’s a different story. Across the country, provider grumbling about claim denials and onerous preapproval requirements by Advantage plans […]

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Bristol Myers Squibb Warned Over Drug Prices; FDA Has New Concerns Over Philips Sleep Apnea Machines

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Perspectives: Do The Side Effects Of Leqembi Outweigh The Benefits?; US Pharmacies Need Help

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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Viewpoints: Calling PTSD A Disorder Is Affecting Its Treatment; How Long Should One Stay In Hospice Care?

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle PTSD, hospice care, total abortion bans and racism in health care.

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Mayo Clinic To Build $5 Billion Health Care Campus In Minnesota

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

The plan, Minnesota Public Radio reports, is to change traditional health care models by creating a technology-laden health care “neighborhood,” in Rochester, Minn. Also in health industry news: Kaiser Permanente; Community Health Systems; ChatGPT; and more.

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Researchers Identify Optimal Walking Speed To Reduce Diabetes Risk

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

A brisk walk can deliver the greatest benefit — around 87 steps per minute for men and 100 steps per minute for women — according to the new analysis. Separate research focuses on the impact of exercise on brain health as we age.

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Florida Lawmaker Floats Low-Cost Housing Effort For Health Workers

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

The proposal includes state money to help the hospital build a multi-unit housing project to help attract health care workers. In Iowa, a lawsuit claims an insurance company helped influence state lawmakers to reform tort law. Other state health news is from New Hampshire, Wyoming, and elsewhere.

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Senators Debate Whether Gun Violence In US Is A Public Health Emergency

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee heard from health care professionals on the frontlines of the gun crisis during a hearing Tuesday. Democrats on the panel argued that violence levels should be considered a public health emergency.

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Abortion Rights Ballot Effort In Arkansas Thwarted By Republican AG

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

State Attorney General Tim Griffin rejected a proposed ballot measure to enshrine limited abortion rights in the state constitution. The proposal won’t appear on the 2024 ballot. Also in the news, Texas Supreme Court justices hear arguments over the state’s strict law.

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FDA Warns Anti-Cancer CAR-T Treatment May Itself Cause Cancer

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

CAR-T has been approved for life-threatening blood cancers for several years, but the FDA reported it had learned of a limited number of patients with new cancers after the treatment. Some experts disagree, and note other cancer treatments may have higher known risks.

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Biden Admin Presses RSV Shot Makers To Step Up Deliveries

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

White House officials met with RSV immunization manufacturers this week, with expected rising demand for the shots as cases among children soar during winter. Also in the news, a study suggests getting a flu shot may reduce the risk of heart attack.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, November 29, 2023

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

Medicaid enrollment, forever chemicals, life expectancy, gun violence, suicide rates, RSV shot shortages, cancer, and more are in the news.

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Biden Campaign, Pelosi Take Aim At Trump’s Call To Repeal Obamacare

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is leaning into President Donald Trump’s pledge to overturn and replace the Affordable Care Act if voted back into the White House, enlisting former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to attack that stance.

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Life Expectancy In US Recovering From Pandemic Dive But Has Ways To Go

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

U.S. life expectancy rose in 2022 for the first time since the covid pandemic started, according to new CDC data. That rebound does not compensate though for the years of life lost to the virus, as well as other causes like drug overdoses, homicides, and chronic illnesses.

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More Americans Died By Suicide In 2022 Than Any Year On Record

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

The CDC says nearly 50,000 lives were lost in 2022 through intentional self-harm — up 3% from 2021’s figure. The CDC data is provisional, too, and the final count may rise.

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