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First Edition: Sept. 15, 2023

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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A New Covid Booster Is Here. Will Those at Greatest Risk Get It?

By Amy Maxmen September 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The CDC says everyone over 6 months old should get the new covid booster. But the emergency response mechanisms that supported earlier vaccine campaigns are gone. As one expert wonders: How to get boosters to people beyond Democrats, college graduates, and those with high incomes?

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Rural Nursing Home Supporters Fear Proposed Staffing Standards Will Trigger More Closures

By Tony Leys September 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The Biden administration says a recently proposed minimum staffing standard would help ensure quality care, but nursing home leaders predict many rural facilities would struggle to meet it.

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Social Security Overpays Billions to People, Many on Disability. Then It Demands the Money Back.

By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group September 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Beneficiaries in five states described what happened when they received letters calling on them to return overpayments that can reach tens of thousands of dollars or more.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Underinsured Is the New Uninsured

September 14, 2023 Podcast

The percentage of working-age adults with health insurance went up and the uninsured rate dropped last year, the U.S. Census Bureau reported this week. There isn’t much suspense about which way the uninsured rate is now trending, as states continue efforts to strip ineligible beneficiaries from their Medicaid rolls. But is the focus on the uninsured obscuring the struggles of the underinsured? Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico join KFF Health News’ Emmarie Huetteman to discuss these issues and more.

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Muchos estados todavía no financian la exitosa línea 988 para crisis de salud mental

By Christina Saint Louis September 14, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Según un análisis de KFF de datos de la línea de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis, desde el verano pasado el 988 recibió casi 5 millones de contactos, incluyendo llamadas, textos y mensajes de chat.

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Research Roundup: Alzheimer’s; Cancer; Covid; Gain Of Function

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Viewpoints: One Opioid Treatment Not As Safe As Previously Thought; Doctors Are Not OK

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers delve into a opioid misuse treatment, doctors’ mental health, “medical assistance in dying,” and more.

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Different Takes: Could Women In US Be Tested For Abortion Meds?; Time To Look At Long Covid Differently

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss abortion rights and covid.

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After 2 Deaths, A Desperate Effort In India To Stop Outbreak Of Nipah Virus

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Nipah virus is a “rare and often deadly disease,” CNN notes, and India Today reports it can be transmitted from animals to humans. Reuters explains how experts have spread out across the southern state of Kerala to collect samples from bats and fruit trees in an effort to track the virus.

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Rollout Of Electronic Health Records At VA Won’t Restart Until Next Summer

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Problems beset the rollout over “patient health and safety and frustration among users,” Military.com explains. But it’s now going to take longer than expected to restart the process. Also: NBC News reports on a survey showing how common anti-Asian racism is in medicine; plus pharmaceutical industry news.

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Fentanyl-Stimulant Mix Leading To New Phase In Overdose Crisis

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

The proportion of overdoses linked to a mix of fentanyl and a stimulant has risen over fiftyfold from 2010 to 2021, NBC News reports, driving a “fourth wave” of the overdose epidemic. Axios, meanwhile, covers dramatic regional differences in the illicit use of xylazine mixed with fentanyl.

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Fear Of Getting Pregnant Post-Roe Makes Some Plan To Forgo Kids

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

The end of Roe v. Wade is having a “chilling effect on pregnancy,” with a new survey showing how poor or unavailable medical care is dramatically impacting people’s life choices. Other reproductive health news is on Planned Parenthood layoffs, Republican plans to fund so-called “crisis pregnancy centers,” and more.

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Rubio Bill Targets ‘Gender Ideology’ In Hospitals, Agencies Across The States

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, 52, finds modern ideas about gender identity so “deeply disturbing” that he worries they’ve begun to “infiltrate” the U.S. health care system. His new bill would ban government agencies and hospitals with federal funding from enforcing “radical gender ideology.”

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HHS And Regeneron Strike Deal That Limits Price On Anti-Covid Drug

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Stat reports that the deal clause is the first time the Biden administration has directly used its leverage to challenge drugmakers’ list prices. Other drug pricing news relates to Medicare, insulin caps, and tuberculosis.

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Possible Government Shutdown Would Be Big Hit To Health Care System

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

The looming chance of a government shutdown highlights risks of putting “large swathes of the healthcare system into limbo,” Modern Healthcare reports. Issues as diverse as DSH payments, HIV prevention, medical education, and more may impacted by the political imbroglio.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, September 14, 2023

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Covid vaccines, abortion law, telehealth, drug pricing, the impact of a government shutdown, overdoses, EHRs, and more are in the news.

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DeSantis Admin Advises Against New Covid Shots For Floridians Under 65

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

In contradiction of federal guidelines that recommend the new covid booster shots to all ages over 6 months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his surgeon general are telling their residents that only people 65 and older should get the updated vaccine.

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First Edition: Sept. 14, 2023

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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As More Patients Email Doctors, Health Systems Start Charging Fees

By Harris Meyer September 14, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Doctors say billing for email consultations reduces message volume and gives them more free time. The increasingly prevalent practice has also raised fears about negative impacts to patient care.

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