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Journalists Talk Medicaid Work Mandate in Georgia and Wage Garnishment Bill in Colorado

March 14, 2026 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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‘Dark Money’ Group Angles for Higher Medicare Advantage Payments

By Fred Schulte and Maia Rosenfeld and David Hilzenrath March 13, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.

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A New Normal: US Marks 6 Years Since Declaring A National Covid Emergency

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

What’s changed, and what hasn’t, since President Donald Trump declared the U.S. emergency on March 13, 2020. At the time, nearly 2,000 Americans were infected with the virus. But at-home covid tests and vaccines wouldn’t become available until much later that year.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on USAID, social prescribing, the sex lives of seniors, and more.

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Viewpoints: Americans Suffer From Public Health Alarm Fatigue; Hawley’s Disdain For Missourians’ Health Rights

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss these public health issues.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, March 13, 2026

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

Vaccine Panel Follows WHO’s Advice, Adds Subclade K To Fall Flu Shots

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

In fact, the Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee recommended that all three viral strains be changed in this fall’s doses. FDA Commissioner Martin Makary must sign off on the change. Meanwhile, as measles cases wane in South Carolina, other states report upticks.

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Medicare Advantage Spending A $76B Boon For Insurers, MedPAC Reports

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is calling on Congress to rein in spending after it found tens of billions of dollars in overpayments. The insurance industry is pushing back on those findings.

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CMS Issues Organ Donation Guidelines After Reports Of Families Being Rushed

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

Organ procurement organizations and hospitals said the guidelines are already being followed, MedPage Today reported. “Patient care and safety always come first,” Jeffrey Trageser, president of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations, said in an emailed statement. Plus: A woman who received a partial liver transplant says she no longer has evidence of liver cancer.

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Despite Medical Groups’ Opposition, Fla. Might Again License Naturopaths

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

Legislation to license and regulate naturopathic doctors (NDs) has cleared the state Legislature. Florida stopped offering licenses to NDs in 1959. Meanwhile, the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians have consistently stated that NDs are not physicians, MedPage Today reported.

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Herbal Supplement Recalled After Tests Find Erectile Dysfunction Drug In It

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

A product named “Volume” from Primal Supplements Group has been pulled off the shelves after it was found to contain sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra. The ingredient was not listed on the supplement’s label.

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First Edition: Friday, March 13, 2026

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

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

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Doctors Warn of a Deadly Complication From Measles Outbreaks

By Rae Ellen Bichell March 13, 2026 KFF Health News Original

U.S. doctors are getting the word out about how to spot a rare measles complication that had been a relic of the past: subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. It affects a person years after a measles infection, often starting with mobility issues and progressing to paralysis. It’s nearly always fatal.

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Medicare Advantage ‘Dark Money’ Group Attempts To Win Higher Payments for Insurance Companies

By Fred Schulte and Maia Rosenfeld and David Hilzenrath March 13, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Medicare Advantage insurers say a proposal by the Trump administration to keep their payments nearly flat next year may lead to service cuts that harm seniors struggling to afford health care. A decision is due by early next month.

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Families Scramble To Pay Five-Figure Bills as Clock Ticks on Promised Preauthorization Reforms

By Lauren Sausser March 13, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Last summer, the Trump administration announced a voluntary pledge by health insurers to reform prior authorization, which often requires patients or their doctors to seek preapproval from insurers before proceeding with medical care. Patient advocates and medical providers remain skeptical.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: RFK Jr.’s Very Bad Week

March 12, 2026 Podcast

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had another tough week. In addition to Kennedy having rotator cuff surgery, the nomination of his ally to become surgeon general is teetering, the controversial head of the FDA’s vaccine center is resigning next month, and a new survey shows Americans trust government health officials less than they do former Biden official Anthony Fauci. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.

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Eye Doctor Tapped As EPA Adviser, Despite No Air Pollution Expertise

March 12, 2026 Morning Briefing

For 50 years, the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee that counsels the EPA’s leadership on scientific evidence about pollutants has filled the obligatory physician’s seat with pulmonologists or cardiologists. Now the role will be filled by an ophthalmologist and political commentator.

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Vaccine Panel To Weigh Which Strains Should Comprise This Fall’s Flu Shots

March 12, 2026 Morning Briefing

The gathering of the pared-down Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee — whose members all have expertise in infectious diseases, immunology, or global health and genetics — is seen as a good sign, public health advocates say.

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Michigan MedTech Maker Falls Victim To Suspected Iran-Linked Hackers

March 12, 2026 Morning Briefing

Wednesday morning’s cyberattack targeted Stryker’s Microsoft programs across the globe. The company said it thinks the attack has been contained. Plus, news outlets look at how artificial intelligence is being used in the health sector.

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For First Time In A Decade, LA County Sees Drop In Homeless Mortality Rate

March 12, 2026 Morning Briefing

The county saw a 10% decrease in the rate of homeless deaths from all causes in 2024, driven by a sharp decrease in overdose deaths. Public health officials credit the wide availability of naloxone but worry that a decrease in funding over the past year may reverse the positive trends.

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