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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, January 16, 2024

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Drug pricing, Obamacare enrollment, restrictions on pot, tobacco use, employer wellness programs, ear infections, and more are in the news.

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Lawmakers Rush To Pass Stopgap Funding Bill Before Shutdown Deadline

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Congressional leaders unveiled the measure over the weekend that would keep the federal government operating through March. The measure faces opposition among some Republicans and must pass before Friday’s deadline to avert a partial shutdown.

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NIH Director Taking Slow Approach To Invoking March-In Drug Patent Rights

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

NIH’s new director, Monica Bertagnolli, spoke to Stat about the challenges of requiring pharmaceutical companies to charge a reasonable price for drugs created with the help of federal funds—a policy move that President Joe Biden has pressed.

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Fewer People Using Tobacco Globally, Despite Big Tobacco’s Huffs And Puffs

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

News outlets report on dramatically tumbling tobacco use over a generation, though “Big Tobacco” is working hard to reverse the trend, including trying to influence global health policies, the WHO says. Also in the news, a tobacco ban advances in Vermont; nicotine pouches are a growing trend; and more.

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US Should Ease Restrictions On Pot, Federal Scientists Recommend

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

A newly released scientific review sheds light for the first time on the thinking of federal health officials who are pondering a momentous change. Also, a study found that using cannabis doesn’t lead to using opioids.

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As ACA Enrollment Window Closes, Florida Leads In Sign-Ups

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

A record number — about 20 million — signed up for ACA coverage. Over 4 million enrollees are in Florida. Also in Florida, the House began to move on its plans to boost the number of physicians and expand health care access. Meanwhile, data show cancer care improves in Medicaid expansion states.

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First Edition: Jan. 16, 2024

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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What Would a Second Trump Presidency Look Like for Health Care?

By Julie Rovner January 16, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Health policy during Donald Trump’s tenure was dominated by covid-19 and a failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. His appointments to the Supreme Court led to the end of national abortion rights, and he took steps to increase hospital price transparency and improve care for veterans.

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Federal Program to Save Rural Hospitals Feels ‘Growing Pains’

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Tony Leys January 16, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Fewer than two dozen rural hospitals were converted into Rural Emergency Hospitals in the program’s first year. Now, advocates and lawmakers say tweaks to the law are necessary to lure more takers and keep health care in rural communities.

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Mary Lou Retton’s Explanation of Health Insurance Takes Some Somersaults

By Julie Appleby January 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The gold-medal gymnast’s explanation of why she remained uninsured has health policy experts doing mental gymnastics — because it makes little sense.

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Trump Official Who OK’d Drugs From Canada Chairs Company Behind Florida’s Import Plan

By Phil Galewitz January 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Alex Azar advanced Canadian drug importation as Donald Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services. Now he chairs the board of a company managing Florida’s importation program.

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Oficial de Trump que aprobó traer medicamentos de Canadá ahora preside la empresa detrás de la importación

By Phil Galewitz January 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Es común que altos funcionarios de ambos partidos dejen el servicio público por trabajos o puestos en juntas directivas, a menudo mejor remunerados, en empresas de las industrias que antes regulaban

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Alex Azar’s Unusual Spin Through the Revolving Door

By Phil Galewitz January 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Washington’s infamous revolving door took an unusual turn for former Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar. Azar spent about a decade with pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. before coming to the nation’s capital to lead HHS in the Trump administration. But in September 2020, just a couple of months before former president Donald […]

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New York Governor Launches Expanded Mental Health Initiatives

January 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Gov. Kathy Hochul is, CBS News says, “doubling down” on her pledge to tackle mental health in the state — including with 1,000 more beds toward in-patient capacity. Meanwhile, in Florida, the Senate is set to pass a broad health care plan that includes efforts to boost the number of doctors.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

January 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on mental health, “clown cardio,” padel, and more.

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Viewpoints: Conservative Judges Couldn’t Care Less About Women; How Worried Should You Be About Nanoplastics?

January 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle abortion rights, microplastics, prescription drugs and more.

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Hormone-Disrupting Plastic Chemicals Cost US Billions Annually

January 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

In 2018 alone, the tally reached $249 billion, a new study found. The endocrine-disrupting chemicals from plastics are linked with illnesses that drive up health care costs, CNN explains. Also in the news: the role “high touch” surfaces like bed rails have in spreading pathogens in hospitals.

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In Philly Measles Outbreak, A Child Was Sent To Day Care, Breaking Quarantine

January 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

NBC News says that during the outbreak, which has affected at least eight people, an unvaccinated child who had been exposed to measles was then was sent to day care, despite quarantine instructions. Measles in a children’s hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, is also in the news.

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Ohio Won’t Indict Woman Who Miscarried A Nonviable Fetus

January 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Brittany Watts, 34, was arrested after suffering a miscarriage in her bathroom and trying to flush the remains down the toilet. She had previously visited a hospital several times, where doctors ruled the fetus was not viable. On one trip, she waited for eight hours as an ethics board determined what to do, The New York Times wrote.

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Depression During Or After Pregnancy Linked To Higher Suicide Risk

January 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

New research shows that people who develop depression during pregnancy or soon after are at a greater risk of attempting suicide for a number of years after. Other reproductive health news reports on postpartum depression, midwifery services, and more.

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