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RFK Jr.’s Confirmation As Health Secretary Remains Too Close To Call

January 31, 2025 Morning Briefing

After two days of Senate committee hearings, four Republicans have declined to commit to approving Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose stance on vaccines remains a hot-button issue even after being presented with scientific evidence. Kennedy also told senators he favors opioid addiction medications as well as AI and telehealth for Medicare and Medicaid recipients.

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Pentagon Ends Abortion Travel Policy For Troops And Their Families

January 31, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Biden-era policy provided paid leave and reimbursement for troops to travel outside the state where they are stationed to obtain abortions or reproductive care. Trump critics claim these policies distract the military from its mission to defend the nation. Meanwhile, infant mortality has been going up since the constitutional right to abortion was overturned in 2022.

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First Edition: Friday, Jan. 31, 2025

January 31, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Drawn-Out Overhaul of Troubled Montana Hospital Leaves Lawmakers in Limbo

By Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press January 31, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Unsure how to help the troubled psychiatric facility, legislators look to shore up other parts of the state’s mental health system.

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A small crowd of people face each other outdoors on a cold day. A man on the left wears a winter hat that says "TRUMP." A woman on the right holds a sign that says, "Trans rights are human rights!"

Trump’s Order on Gender-Affirming Care Escalates Reversal of Trans Rights

By Julie Appleby January 31, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Jan. 28 executive order directs federal regulators to cut insurance coverage for hormonal or surgical treatments that help in young people’s gender transitions and cut federal funding for medical professionals or institutions that provide such care. It will likely be challenged in court.

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Most Insurance Covers IUDs. Hers Cost More Than $14,000.

By Julie Appleby Updated January 31, 2025 Originally Published January 31, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Affordable Care Act requires most insurance plans to cover preventive care, including many forms of contraception, without cost to patients — but not if they’re “grandfathered” plans, which predate the law.

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Orden de Trump sobre procedimientos de afirmación de género pone en peligro los derechos trans

By Julie Appleby January 31, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Aunque está dirigida principalmente a programas de salud del gobierno, la orden también podría tener implicaciones para el sector privado y es probable que enfrente litigios por parte de los estados o grupos de defensa.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: RFK Jr. in the Hot Seat

January 30, 2025 Podcast

President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the vast Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced sharp questioning from senators this week, particularly over his history of vaccine denialism. Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s second week has been even more disruptive than its first, with an on-again, off-again funding freeze that left many around the country scrambling to understand what was going on. Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Nicholas Bagley, a University of Michigan law professor, who explains how the federal regulatory system is supposed to operate to make health policy.

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Recapping the RFK Jr. Hearings: A Live Discussion With KFF Health News Journalists

January 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News reporters break down the biggest takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services.

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Research Roundup: The Latest Science, Discoveries, And Breakthroughs

January 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of the latest health research and news.

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Viewpoints: US Is Entering A Painful Period As Medical Researchers Grapple With Federal Funding Freeze

January 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers dissect these public health issues.

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REM Sleep, Cholesterol Could Be Factors In Dementia, Researchers Find

January 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

In other health news, the Government Accountability Office wants the USDA to tighten its food-safety standards for salmonella, listeria, and Campylobacter; bird flu strikes the nation’s second largest egg producer; and more.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, January 30, 2025

January 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

RFK Jr.’s Grasp Of Medicaid, Medicare On Display At Senate Hearing

January 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

Fielding questions from Democrats and Republicans, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave several uninformed answers about the Health and Human Services programs he would oversee, The New York Times reports. The HHS nominee also indicated mifepristone access could be curtailed.

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On Day 2 Of Hearings, RFK Jr. Will Face 3 Senators Whose Votes Are Crucial

January 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will answer questions today from Republicans Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, all members of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Politico reports that Kennedy opponents would need all three of them, plus one more Republican, to defeat his nomination.

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Bipartisan Lawmakers Press To Repeal ‘Mexico City’ Abortion Policy

January 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

After President Trump last week reinstated the Mexico City Policy, which restricts federal aid from going to groups that provide abortion services, Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced a bill to counter the “detrimental effect on the ability of women around the world to access important health services and reproductive care.”

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Cigna: US Patients’ Drug Expenses Won’t Exceed Employer Contributions

January 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

In the wake of federal pressure over its prescription costs, Cigna Group is looking to lower the out-of-pocket drug expenses that its patients face by matching the amount to employer contributions and not the company’s list price. Other news covers drug prices, strikes, clinic closures, and more.

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A Record 418 People Are Waiting In Missouri Jails For Mental Health Care

January 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

A lack of available beds has caused a bottleneck of people who were arrested, found incompetent to stand trial, and ordered into mental health treatment designed to allow them to have their day in court. The wait list has increased by over 25% in the past year alone. Also in news from around the country: a new study on the nation’s mental health crisis services system in the wake of the 988 launch; overdoses of older Black men in Boston; and more.

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First Edition: Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025

January 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Trump Administration’s Halt of CDC’s Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies

By Amy Maxmen January 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

An unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in science.

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