How Lawmakers in Texas and Florida Undermine Covid Vaccination Efforts
By Amy Maxmen
November 13, 2023
KFF Health News Original
State legislatures and politicians are pressuring public health officials to keep quiet about covid vaccines.
Why It’s So Tough to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Care
By Markian Hawryluk
November 13, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Treatments that don’t help patients, and may even harm them, are difficult to eliminate because they can be big sources of revenue.
Who Will Care for Older Adults? We’ve Plenty of Know-How but Too Few Specialists
By Judith Graham
November 10, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The principles and practices of geriatrics are being widely disseminated. And we understand much more now about how to improve older adults’ care. Yet we don’t have enough geriatricians to meet the growing demand.
What the Health? From KFF Health News: A Very Good Night for Abortion Rights Backers
November 9, 2023
Podcast
Abortion rights backers won major victories in at least five states in the 2023 off-year elections Nov. 7, proving the staying power of abortion as a political issue in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health finally has a new director, after Democrats temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s nominee over a mostly unrelated fight about prescription drug prices. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Julie Appleby, who reported and wrote the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.
Another GOP Primary Debate … Another Night of Verbal Clashes
By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs
November 9, 2023
KFF Health News Original
In a faceoff that took some strange turns, five presidential hopefuls focused on foreign affairs and inflation but still revealed the party’s political struggles over its abortion position. Once again, former President Donald Trump did not appear on the debate stage.
Gubernatorial Candidates Tout Opioid Settlements
By Aneri Pattani
November 9, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Tuesday’s election served as a testing ground for themes that could resonate with voters in 2024. Abortion is obviously among the biggest. One that’s not getting as much attention as it deserves: opioid settlement money. In Kentucky, both the newly reelected Democratic governor, Andy Beshear, and his Republican challenger, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, were involved […]
Research Roundup: Glutathione; Climate Change; Fecal Transplant
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.
Viewpoints: NICUs Pulling Probiotics May Impact Preemies; Even In Red States, Bodily Autonomy Attracts Votes
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
Editorial writers discuss necrotizing enterocolitis, abortion rights, benefits of movement versus sitting, and more.
Addiction Recovery-Friendly Workplaces Needed, White House Says
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
The Biden administration launched a new program, Recovery-Ready Workplace, that calls on private companies to institute practices to hire and retain employees who are recovering from substance addiction. Other efforts to address the national drug crisis focus on fentanyl terrorism.
UMass Boston Warns Community Of Active Tuberculosis Case
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
The person with the illness may have been infected many years before the infection was active, the warning notes. Around 39 people have been identified as having been in close proximity to the patient. Among other news, researchers found that many mpox patients had other STIs, making the mpox more severe.
HPV Vaccine’s Success Against Cancer May Prompt A New Screening Protocol
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
Meanwhile, other reports cover how CAR-T cancer therapy can, in rare cases, activate latent virus. Plus, promising results for a lung cancer pill.
Zuckerberg Accused Of Blocking Efforts To Protect Teen Facebook, Instagram Users
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
Newly unsealed court documents in a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts show that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ignored or halted internal efforts at this company to make the social media platforms safer to teen mental health.
FDA Approves Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro For Weight Loss, Under ‘Zepbound’ Name
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
The drug, identical to a version well-known under its diabetes-treatment brand Mounjaro, is similar to the drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — drugs that have stirred up a frenzy for their effectiveness and created a market expected to hit $100 billion by 2030. Zepbound will cost less than Wegovy, too.
Success In Ohio Triggers Effort To Get Abortion Rights On 2024 Ballots
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
News outlets cover the impact of Tuesday’s decision by Ohio voters to approve a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights, with advocates looking ahead to 2024. Conversely, in Missouri, the Supreme Court hears a case on an effort to defund Planned Parenthood.
If You’re A Prime User, Amazon’s One Medical Service Is Now Half Price
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
Membership for the primary care clinic One Medical had cost $199 a year, but starting Wednesday, its price drops to $99 for Amazon Prime members. Among other news, Moody’s lifts financial predictions for nonprofit hospitals; Best Buy adds Mass General Brigham as at-home care partner; and more.
Morning Briefing for Thursday, November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
KFF Health News' Morning Briefing will not be published Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of Veterans Day. Look for it again in your inbox Monday.
Senate Panel Passes Package Of Reforms That Would Limit PBMs
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
The package, passed by a prominent Senate panel, has a broad range of health care policies including substance abuse and mental health care, but the headline-grabbing effort limits certain practices by PBMs with a goal of limiting patient costs. Also in the news: Medicare solvency, and more.
First Edition: Nov. 9, 2023
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
KFF Health News’ First Edition will not be published Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of Veterans Day. Look for it again in your inbox Monday. Here are today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A New RSV Shot Could Help Protect Babies This Winter — If They Can Get It in Time
By Amelia Templeton, Oregon Public Broadcasting
November 9, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Supply problems, a high price tag, and bureaucratic obstacles are slowing the distribution of a therapy that can protect infants from the respiratory syncytial virus. That will leave them unnecessarily at risk of hospitalization this winter, pediatricians fear.
Underdiagnosed and Undertreated, Young Black Males With ADHD Get Left Behind
By Claire Sibonney
November 9, 2023
KFF Health News Original
A recent study found that young Black males are substantially more likely to be underdiagnosed and undertreated for the neurological condition than white peers.
