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Biden Team, UnitedHealth Struggle to Restore Paralyzed Billing Systems After Cyberattack

By Darius Tahir and Bernard J. Wolfson and Daniel Chang March 8, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division is the worst on the health care industry in U.S. history, hospitals say. Providers struggling to get paid for care say the response by the insurer and the Biden administration has been inadequate.

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California May Face More Than $40M in Fines for Lapses in Prison Suicide Prevention

By Don Thompson March 8, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A court expert reported that California prisons continue to lag on 14 of 15 suicide prevention measures, and even regressed in some areas. The state could face more than $40 million in fines after a federal judge warned more than a year ago that she would impose penalties for each violation.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: The State of the Union Is … Busy

March 7, 2024 Podcast

At last, Congress is getting half of its annual spending bills across the finish line, albeit five months after the start of the fiscal year. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden delivers his annual State of the Union address, an over-the-counter birth control pill is (finally) available, and controversy erupts over new public health guidelines for covid-19 isolation. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Neera Tanden, the White House domestic policy adviser, about Biden’s health agenda. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too.

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Research Roundup: Covid; Menopause; Injectable Hydrogel

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Viewpoints: Health Care System Unprepared For Cyberattacks; How To Fix Medical Schools’ Diversity Problem?

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers examine hackers in health care, diversity in medical schools, and more.

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Surgeons Are Finding Plastic Particles Lodged In Patients’ Arteries

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

In one study, 58% of 304 patients who underwent procedures in their neck had microscopic and nanoscopic pieces of “jagged-edged” plastic in the plaque lining the blood vessel. Other news is on HIV, exercise, and ketamine.

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FDA Warns Of High Lead Levels In Some Cinnamon

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

The FDA said ground cinnamon sold at discount stores including the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar contains potentially unsafe levels of lead — particularly for children. Meanwhile, a lab found high levels of cancer-causing benzene in acne treatments.

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Even Among Health Care Workers, Getting Care For Long Covid Isn’t Easy

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

CIDRAP reports that some of the health care workers with long covid also said the experience made them feel more empathy for patients. Other covid news is on alcohol sensitivity among those with long covid, ordering your free mail-order tests by Friday, and more.

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Staff Shortages Limit Admissions In Half Of Nursing Homes In Survey

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

The American Health Care Association found many homes facing such severe staff shortages that they had to limit new admissions. Separately, New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center will shut some units as a staffing shortage impacts patient safety.

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Extra Pregnancy Protections End For Government Workers In Texas

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

A federal law granting extra protections no longer applies to Texas state employees as of Wednesday. Also in Texas, a report shows it’s hard to find the overdose-reversal drug Narcan in pharmacies, even though it’s over-the-counter.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, March 7, 2024

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

Rural hospital finances, IVF, drug costs, nursing home profits, gun violence, ketamine, long covid, and more are in the news.

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Alabama Passes Law To Protect Access To IVF

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

In the wake of a crisis caused by a “fetal personhood” ruling, Alabama passed a bill to protect fertility clinics and doctors from prosecution over “death” of embryos as part of the IVF process. Two clinics will now resume service.

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Biden’s Speech To Focus On Efforts To Reduce Drug Costs

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

The White House has released an outline of the State of the Union speech President Joe Biden will deliver tonight. It includes several health policy proposals such as expanding the number of medications eligible for Medicare price negotiations from 20 to 50, and capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs.

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House Passes Spending Bill That Addresses Medicare Doc Pay, DSH Cuts

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

The legislation as passed by the House on Thursday would: delay an $8 billion reduction in Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments for a year; reduce the Medicare physician pay cut; and extend funding for federally qualified health centers for four years. The Senate is expected to take up the measure Friday.

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Gunman Behind Deadly Maine Shooting Had Profound Brain Damage

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

The gunman was a grenade instructor in the Army Reserve; an autopsy found evidence of brain damage similar to that seen in veterans exposed to weapons blasts. Also in the news: cancer worries in military who guarded nuclear weapons.

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Study Finds Some Nursing Homes Shunt Profits Off-Book To Hide Them

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

Some homes were moving the majority of their profits to “related parties,” companies owned under the same umbrella, in an effort to appear less well-off. Meanwhile, private equity in health care is in the spotlight again.

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First Edition: March 7, 2024

March 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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When It Comes to Ketamine, Meta’s Posting Policy Is No Party to Decipher

By Darius Tahir March 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Despite growing awareness that the party drug is dangerous, the social media company is open to promotion of the drug in treating mental health.

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Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez March 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A recent report finds half of America’s rural hospitals are losing money, and many are struggling to stay open. Researchers and advocates worry the hospitals’ financial spiral will have immediate and long-term health effects on their communities.

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Viewpoints: FDA Can Make Healthy Eating Easier; Fetal Personhood Ruling Opens Pandora’s Box

March 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss nutrition labels, reproductive rights, addiction, and more.

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