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New Jersey Forgives $100M In Medical Debt For Nearly 50,000 People

August 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

The initiative, announced Tuesday by Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, will be one of the largest efforts by a state to help people unable to pay medical bills. Also in the news: how Maine’s deadliest shooting could have been averted; another measles case in Georgia; and more.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, August 21, 2024

August 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Bill disputes, HIV, abortion ballot measures, obesity drugs, IVF, long cancer medical debt, mpox, cancer in younger people, and more

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Abortion Measures Make The Ballots In Arizona, Montana

August 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Protections of abortion rights until fetal viability in the state constitutions of both states will be decided by voters this November after separate decisions by the Arizona Supreme Court and the Montana Secretary of State.

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Democratic Convention: Abortion, IVF At Top Of Speakers’ Minds On Day 2

August 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Kate Cox, who made headlines after being forced to leave Texas to have an abortion, said during the Texas roll call that she is pregnant again. Plus, former President Barack Obama cracks a joke about the name of Obamacare.

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Zepbound Appears To Dramatically Lower Risk Of Developing Diabetes

August 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Eli Lilly says that its Phase 3 trial data show that people with prediabetes who took the company’s obesity drug had a 93% lower risk of progressing to diabetes as opposed to the people in the study who took the placebo.

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FTC Lacks The Authority To Ban Noncompete Deals, Federal Judge Rules

August 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Many health care organizations include noncompete agreements in job contracts, Modern Healthcare reminds us. Also in industry news: electronic health record company Epic; Steward Health; Baptist Health and Florida Blue; Molina Healthcare; and more.

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J&J Treatment For Most Common Type Of Lung Cancer Wins FDA Approval

August 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

The treatment for non-small cell lung cancer is a non-chemotherapy combination of J&J’s cancer drug Rybrevant and existing drug lazertinib. Meanwhile, a judge ruled that lawsuits claiming Tylenol causes ADHD in children of mothers who took the drug in pregnancy can’t proceed.

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First Edition: Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024

August 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Cautious Optimism in San Francisco as New Cases of HIV in Latinos Decrease

By Vanessa G. Sánchez Updated August 22, 2024 Originally Published August 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

New HIV diagnoses have decreased among Latinos in San Francisco, potentially marking the first time in five years that the group hasn’t accounted for the largest number of new cases. Public health experts express cautious optimism, but outreach workers warn that many Latinos still struggle to find testing and treatment.

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Patient Underwent One Surgery but Was Billed for Two. Even After Being Sued, She Refused To Pay.

By Tony Leys August 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A collection agency sought court authority to garnish a patient’s wages to pay a disputed surgery bill. But after the patient showed up in court to argue the bill was bogus, the judge declined to let the bill collector seize her money.

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San Francisco: cauteloso optimismo mientras bajan nuevos casos de VIH entre latinos 

By Vanessa G. Sánchez August 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

San Francisco estableció un modelo nacional de respuesta a la enfermedad. Lo hizo al construir una red de servicios de VIH para que los residentes pudieran acceder a pruebas gratuitas o de bajo costo, así como al tratamiento, independientemente de su seguro de salud o estatus migratorio.

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En medio de las expulsiones de Medicaid, muchos estados deciden expandirlo

By Phil Galewitz August 20, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Esta ampliación de las afiliaciones en estos estados se producen en medio de la mayor conmoción en las casi seis décadas de historia del programa.

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Viewpoints: It’s Time To Advance Maternal Care With These Changes; Mpox Photos Are Harmful

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle these public health issues.

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Loss Of Smell From Covid May Be Tied To ‘Subtle Brain Damage,’ Study Finds

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Some covid sufferers during the early pandemic waved off the problem as merely an inconvenience. But the study of 73 adults found behavioral, functional, and structural “brain alterations.” Still, researchers stressed the need for more study. Plus: An update on the spread of mpox.

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1 Of 9 Chicago Hospitals Sold To Prime Healthcare Will Close

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Chicago Tribune notes it’s been less than a month since Ascension said it was selling nine Illinois hospitals to Prime Healthcare, yet the health systems are already asking state permission to shut one of the facilities. Also in the news, SSM Health, Intuitive Health, Northwell Health, and more.

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Adjuvanted Flu Vax More Effective Than High-Dose Shots For Older Adults

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

A new study of patient data found different effectiveness in flu shots in preventing complications from the illness in older adults with risk factors. Separately, a patient receiving CAR-T therapy for lupus experienced a neurological side effect.

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Georgia’s Governor Defends Medicaid Work Requirement Program

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

AP notes that the Georgia Pathways program has signed up only a tiny fraction of eligible residents. In other news from across the country, a new Illinois law bans corporal punishment in all schools; a Texas jury finds the parents of a 2018 school shooter not liable; and more.

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WHO: 2.6 Million Deaths In 2019 Linked To Alcohol Is Unacceptable

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

In other news, an implant that responds in real time to brain signals helped ease symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in a trial. Meanwhile, a new study of Alzheimer’s disease found diagnosis rates differ widely across the nation in a way not explained by dementia risk factors.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, August 20, 2024

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Traveling to die, abortion and covid talk at the DNC, fertility rate, hospital news, PBMs, flu shots, alcohol deaths, and more

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Abortion And — Surprisingly — Covid Are Hottest Topics On First Day Of DNC

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

In a lengthy speech, President Joe Biden touted his many health care accomplishments during his single term. In perhaps the biggest surprise of the Democratic National Convention, several speakers criticized former President Donald Trump’s inaction during the covid pandemic and mentioned a relative who died from the virus.

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