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In 2022, New Hepatitis C Cases Fell In The US: No One Knows Really Why

April 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Experts aren’t sure if the slight drop, reversing a decade-long trend of upticks in cases, is a statistical blip or actually a meaningful change. Separately, scientists find that kids are at disproportionate risk for spreading bacteria that causes pneumonia.

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Judge’s Order Supports Challenger To Moderna In Covid Shot Patent Suit

April 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Arbutus’s case against Moderna was given some support by U.S. District Judge Mitchell Goldberg, who interpreted parts of the patents in Arbutus’ favor. Also in the news: a Chinese drugmaker’s Ozempic biosimilar; Walmart Health’s health center expansion; and more.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, April 4, 2024

April 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Drug prices, TMJ, employee fertility benefits, telehealth, bird flu, IVF, covid vaccines, and more are in the news.

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Worries Over Litigation Forcing Alabama Hospital To Halt IVF Treatment

April 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Mobile Infirmary said it won’t offer IVF treatments past the end of 2024 because of the precarious legal situation for IVF caused by a controversial state Supreme Court ruling. Also in the news: abortion care in Florida after the six week ban.

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Biden, Sanders Share A Podium To Promote Low Drug Prices Effort

April 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

President Joe Biden was joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) at the White House Wednesday to speak about the problem of high prescription drug costs, with an emphasis on asthma inhalers — including mention of how pharmacy benefit managers can stymie efforts to get lower-price drugs to patients.

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Human Bird Flu Case Provides CDC With Information On Virus

April 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

The CDC released details Wednesday from its analysis of samples taken from the person in Texas who contracted bird flu from exposure to an infected animal. CDC Director Mandy Cohen tells NPR that the agency will monitor potential virus changes but for now there is no instance of human-to-human transmission.

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Congress’ Budget Chaos Disrupts Rural Providers, Community Health Centers

April 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

The annual budget battle in Washington, D.C. seems to get draw out longer every year, and that uncertainty has a real-world toll on health care practices and professional, Modern Healthcare reports. Other impact from government health policies relates to tensions between hospitals and insurers, and telehealth access.

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The Horrors of TMJ: Chronic Pain, Metal Jaws, and Futile Treatments

By Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News April 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

TMJ disorders affect as many as 1 in 10 Americans and yet remain poorly understood and ineffectively treated. Many common treatments used by dentists lack scientific evidence.

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First Edition: April 4, 2024

April 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Feds Join Ranks of Employers with Generous Fertility Benefits

By Michelle Andrews April 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Starting this year, federal employees can choose plans that cover a broad menu of fertility services, including up to $25,000 annually for in vitro fertilization procedures. At the same time, politics around IVF and reproductive health have become a central issue in the current election-year debate.

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End of Internet Subsidies for Low-Income Households Threatens Telehealth Access

By Sarah Jane Tribble April 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A federal program that helped pay for more than 23 million low-income households’ internet access runs out of money soon. The end of the subsidy launched earlier in the pandemic could have profound impacts on health care access.

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The GOP Keeps Pushing Medicaid Work Requirements, Despite Setbacks

By Renuka Rayasam and Andy Miller April 3, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Work requirements in Medicaid expansion programs are back on the agenda in many statehouses — despite their lackluster track record. In Mississippi, the idea has momentum from GOP lawmakers advancing legislation to expand Medicaid. In Kansas, the Democratic governor proposed work requirements to try to soften Republican opposition to expansion. (She’s had little luck, so […]

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Viewpoints: Too Many Americans Can’t Afford Health Insurance; Why Is Lyme Disease So Ignored?

April 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle health insurance, Lyme disease, Dengue fever, and more.

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Potentially More Than 1 Million People In Colorado Have Medical Debt

April 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Colorado Sun and KFF Health News take a closer look at the scale, impact, and causes of medical debt in Colorado. In other news from around the country, worker heat protections in California, polychlorinated biphenyls at North Carolina State University, and more.

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Researchers Find ‘Acid Wall’ Clue To Cancer’s Immune System Defenses

April 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

The discovery may open new avenues for drug development targeting cancer cells. Also in the news: local “decolonization” efforts and multidrug-resistant pathogens; heart failure and e-cigarettes; left-handedness; and more.

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Bavarian Nordic Launches Mpox Vaccine As Commercial Product

April 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

The vaccine can now be made available outside of designated clinics that were administering doses from the U.S. government’s supply. U.S. mpox cases are racing ahead of last year’s levels. Also in the news: Genmab, Providence, Aegis, and more.

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Experts: Opioid Use Disorder Sufferers Dehumanized By Health Workers

April 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Politico quotes the deputy assistant administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration saying that oftentimes, medical professionals call sufferers “them” and say they don’t want to deliver treatment. Separately, NIDA’s director has positive hopes for beating the opioid crisis.

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CMS Responds To Pharma Offers In Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

April 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Negotiations over the prices of 10 prescriptions drugs proceed to the next phase, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services say they have rejected initial price offers from manufacturers, Politico reports. Each company will have three chances to meet with CMS during the negotiations, with final prices to be announced on Aug. 1.

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White House Plan To Fix Drug Supplies Leverages Hospital Medicare Payments

April 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

The plan will base Medicare pay to hospitals on how well the facilities’ business practices aim at avoiding drug shortages. Meanwhile, supplies of Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Mounjaro are in short supply through April, and ADHD meds shortages drag on.

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A Focus On Women’s Shrinking Abortion Options In Florida After Ruling

April 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

NPR notes that over 80,000 Floridians seek abortions in a typical year, about 1 in 12 across the country…but after a ruling that allowed a six week ban to go into effect, most similar abortion-seekers this year will have to find a different solution elsewhere.

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