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Iowa’s High Court Weighs Abortion Ban After Contentious Back-And-Forth

April 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

The seven justices, all appointed to the bench by Republicans, will decide whether to let a law that bans abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy take effect. Other abortion news is from Tennessee, Missouri, Florida, and Maine.

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US Might Lose Elimination Status As Measles Cases Climb

April 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Where are the cases coming from? A CDC report Thursday said most involved unvaxxed Americans who got infected in the Middle East and Africa, AP reported. Also: bird flu and data-sharing.

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How Medicaid’s ‘Unwinding’ Affected Millions Of Americans

April 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

More than 20 million people were pushed off Medicaid during a nationwide review of eligibility. Also: A key U.S. senator says Medicare payments to physicians have “not kept up with the times.”

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Organ Transplant Surgeon In Texas Accused Of Manipulating Database

April 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

The New York Times reported that officials are investigating claims that the surgeon, who oversaw the liver and kidney transplant programs at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, altered a government database to make some of his own patients ineligible to receive new livers.

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So Far, So Good For Chlamydia Vaccine: ‘This Is Desperately Needed’

April 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

In the phase 1 trial, scientists said the experimental vaccine was safe and induced an immune response. There is currently no vaccine for the sexually transmitted infection, which can cause infertility and eye infections.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, April 12, 2024

April 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

First Edition: April 12, 2024

April 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Dumped From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds

By Phil Galewitz April 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A first-of-its-kind survey of Medicaid enrollees found that nearly a quarter who were dropped from the program in the last year’s unwinding say they’re uninsured.

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Casi 1 de cada 4 adultos desafiliados de Medicaid siguen sin seguro, indica encuesta

By Phil Galewitz April 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Las protecciones que tuvo el programa durante la pandemia, que impedían que se expulsaran beneficiarios, expiraron la primavera pasada.

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As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the US

By Melba Newsome April 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The broad availability of over-the-counter dental products containing fluoride has some community leaders arguing that its addition to public drinking water is no longer necessary. But public health experts worry that, much like vaccines, fluoridation may be a victim of its own success.

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California Fails to Adequately Help Blind and Deaf Prisoners, US Judge Rules

By Don Thompson April 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Thirty years after prisoners with disabilities sued and 25 years after a federal court first ordered accommodations, a judge found that California prison and parole officials still are not doing enough to help deaf and blind prisoners — in part because they are not providing readily available technology such as video recordings and laptop computers.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Arizona Turns Back the Clock on Abortion Access

April 11, 2024 Podcast

A week after the Florida Supreme Court said the state could enforce an abortion ban passed in 2023, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that state could enforce a near-total ban passed in 1864 — over a half-century before Arizona became a state. The move further scrambled the abortion issue for Republicans and posed an immediate quandary for former President Donald Trump, who has been seeking an elusive middle ground in the polarized debate. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Molly Castle Work, who reported and wrote the latest KFF Health News-NPR “Bill of the Month” feature, about an air-ambulance ride for an infant with RSV that his insurer deemed not medically necessary.

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Research Roundup: Cancer; Covid; UTIs; Pneumococcus

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Viewpoints: Poverty Has Deadly Health Consequences; Is Therapy Always The Answer For Struggling Kids?

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss end-stage poverty, pediatric mental health, zombie laws, and more.

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Feds End Gun Show Loophole In Effort To Keep Firearms From Violent People

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Justice Department has finalized rules that would close a loophole that allowed people to sell guns online, at shows, or at other informal events without carrying out background checks.

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Medicare Says Leqembi Alzheimer’s Drug Will Cost It $3.5 Billion

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

The figure, Stat reports, is “well beyond” what Wall Street or even its maker Biogen had projected. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit accusing Regeneron Pharmaceuticals of Medicare price manipulation for its costly eye disease treatment Eylea.

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First Of Its Kind: Labcorp’s At-Home Mpox PCR Test Gets Green Light

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

The collection kit has received EUA status from the FDA as mpox cases continue to rise. Also in the news: measles, bird flu, whooping cough, and more.

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Scientists May Have Stumbled Onto Source Of Severe Covid

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

Interstitial macrophage immune cells may be involved in turning a typical covid case into a serious one. The surprising findings might also explain why monoclonal antibodies didn’t work well on severe covid, Medical Xpress reported.

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Proposed Inpatient Hospital Payments Won’t Cover Inflation, AHA Says

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

The American Hospital Association called the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposal to increase reimbursements by just 2.6% “woefully inadequate.”

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Appeals Court To Examine Arkansas’ Historic Ban On Trans Minors’ Care

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

A federal appeals court will hear arguments today over the state’s ban, which was the first in the nation. Arkansas is appealing an earlier federal ruling that the ban was unconstitutional. Also in the news: Mississippi may expand Medicaid.

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