In Tennessee, a Medicaid Mix-Up Might Land You on a ‘Most Wanted’ List
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
February 22, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Tennessee posts the names and photos of people arrested for alleged Medicaid fraud on a government website and social media. Some people even wind up on a “most wanted” list.
Diagnosis: Debt
February 21, 2023
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Medical Clinic To Open Near Ohio Train Derailment Site
February 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that the state will open the clinic to evaluate people who are concerned in the aftermath of the toxic train incident. Also in the news, a lawsuit in California over damaged IVF embryos, mental health professional shortages in Texas, and more.
Survey: Social Media Changes The Minds Of Many Doctors Over Drugs
February 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
A survey reported in FiercePharma shows the influence that social media posts have on the opinions that doctors hold on medications. Separately, among other news, a report shows that HIPAA complaints and breaches spiked between 2017 and 2021.
Spinal Electrical Pulse Treatment Can Combat Post-Stroke Paralysis: Study
February 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
A fascinating breakthrough is published in medical journal Nature: targeted electrical pulses delivered to the spinal cord via an implanted device may help improve arm, hand motion for people paralyzed after a stroke. Other research, including on covid mRNA vaccines, is also in the news.
Possible Bacteria Contamination Prompts Another Baby Formula Recall
February 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
The Hill reports that manufacturer Reckitt is “voluntarily recalling” some batches of a baby formula it makes over possible Cronobacter sakazaki bacterial contaminants. Separately, the FTC is said to have delivered a civil investigative demand to Abbott Laboratories over its infant formula products.
‘Crazy Coincidence’? Sanders Jabs At Timing Of Moderna’s Vaccine Pricing Announcement
February 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
Sen. Bernie Sanders called Moderna’s decision to provide its covid vaccine free to uninsured Americans a “step in the right direction,” but noted that it came about the same time as the drugmaker’s CEO was asked to testify next month before Sanders’ Senate committee.
Covid Is Still Killing Americans, Though Racial Trends Are Shifting
February 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
The U.S. “dodged” a major covid surge this winter, the Wall Street Journal reports, but still kills at a rate of several hundred a day — mainly older people with underlying conditions. And while early in the pandemic more Black and Latino people died, an analysis for The Boston Globe finds that now more white people in Massachusetts are dying.
LGBTQ+ Youth Conversion Therapy Set To Be Banned In Utah, Minnesota
February 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
The Utah Senate voted unanimously Friday to approve a ban on certain health providers from practicing “conversion therapy” on minors. In Minnesota, a separate vote banned mental health professionals from the same practice for LGBTQ+ youth and “vulnerable adults.”
Jimmy Carter Transitions From Treatment To Hospice Care
February 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
Former President Jimmy Carter has decided to “spend his remaining time at home with his family,” forgoing further medical treatment for ongoing health issues, the Carter Center announced.
5th Cured HIV Case Confirmed Following Stem Cell Transplant
February 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
A man in Germany has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago. Stem cell transplants are typically only performed in cancer patients who don’t have any other options.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, February 21, 2023
February 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
Cured HIV case, hospice care, “conversion therapy” bans, covid deaths, Medicare, drug pricing, and more are in today’s news.
First Edition: February 21, 2023
February 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A Law Was Meant to Free Sick or Aging Inmates. Instead, Some Are Left to Die in Prison.
By Fred Clasen-Kelly
February 21, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The First Step Act was supposed to help free terminally ill and aging federal inmates who pose little or no threat to public safety. But while petitions for compassionate release skyrocketed during the pandemic, judges denied most requests.
Cleanup Workers Got Sick After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. They Want BP to Pay.
By Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay Times and Max Chesnes, Tampa Bay Times
February 21, 2023
KFF Health News Original
After the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2020, Rodney Boblitt’s job was to patrol a 14-mile stretch of coastline in the Florida Panhandle looking for signs of oil washing ashore. Today, the 54-year-old is among thousands of other cleanup workers who are experiencing health issues and suing BP. But proving their health conditions were caused by the oil has been challenging.
Why Do Politicians Weaponize Medicare? Because It Works
By Julie Rovner
February 21, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Politicians are again pointing fingers over who wants to cut Medicare. As past Washington brawls show, the party accused of threatening popular entitlements tends to lose elections — although it’s the beneficiaries relying on lawmakers to fund it who stand to lose the most.
Journalist Angela Hart Furnishes Framework on Homelessness in California
February 18, 2023
KFF Health News Original
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Senators Say Health Worker Shortages Ripe for Bipartisan Compromise
By Michael McAuliff
February 17, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The Senate’s top health committee focused on the worsening health care workforce shortage during its first hearing Thursday, with Sen. Bernie Sanders, its new chair, boldly promising bipartisan solutions.
California requiere que hospitales recurran a familiares cercanos de pacientes para decisiones médicas, cerrando un vacío de larga data
By Mark Kreidler
February 17, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Desde el 1 de enero, California se sumó a otros 45 estados y al Distrito de Columbia con leyes que permiten a una persona tomar decisiones en nombre de un paciente, incluso si no estaba autorizada por el paciente antes de que ocurriera la situación médica.