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Study Finds Medicare Advantage Patients Experience Worse Home Care

March 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Compared to people with traditional Medicare, patients on Medicare Advantage had worse outcomes and less home health care. Also: how Advantage costs are rising; virtual mental health company Talkspace aims at Medicare; and more.

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US Enters New Pandemic Phase, With CDC’s New Covid Rules In The Spotlight

March 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Vox examines the controversy over the updated covid guidelines. Meanwhile, The Washington Post explains what you should do if you test positive.

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In Wake Of Attack, Change Healthcare Offers Alternate System, Financial Help

March 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

The UnitedHealth subsidiary opened a temporary version of its Rx ePrescribing service for drugstores, hospital and nursing home pharmacies, and other providers impacted by the ransomware attack on the company, Modern Healthcare reports.

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CVS, Walgreens Will Dispense Abortion Pills In A Handful Of States

March 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

People seeking abortion medications will soon be able to go to some chain drugstore locations: CVS in Rhode Island and Massachusetts; and Walgreens in certain places in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, and Illinois.

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Growing Number Of Alternative Pharmacies Lack Costlier Generics

March 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

A report quoted in Stat says that although alternative pharmacies are popular, many of the more expensive generic drugs may be missing from their shelves and that prices vary. Also: CVS will pay a $1.5 million Ohio fine over understaffing.

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Judge Blocks Texas AG’s Demand For Trans Minors’ Medical Records

March 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

The block is temporary, but for now, Attorney General Ken Paxton cannot force the disclosure of medical records from an LGBTQ+ organization. Meanwhile, in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis blocked a bill limiting teens’ social media access.

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FDA Allows Yogurt Makers To Say Products Lower Diabetes Risk

March 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Yogurts can make a “limited” claim, CNN says, that the food may reduce type 2 diabetes risks — a decision that took five years to make. Separately, researchers find familiar smells could boost happy memories for people with depression.

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Attention Focused On State Supreme Court Races After Alabama IVF Ruling

March 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Separately, The Washington Post reports on how the Alabama frozen embryo ruling’s impact on IVF services is motivating conservative Christian women to become angry, outspoken advocates in favor of the fertility treatment.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, March 4, 2024

March 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Voters’ health worries, no-cost preventive services, Medicare doc pay, ransomware attack, home care, IVF, and more are in the news.

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ACA’s Provision For No-Cost Preventive Services Faces Key Hearing

March 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

In the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a case Monday that threatens cost-free preventive care services. The Biden administration is appealing a lower Texas court’s ruling related to HIV-prevention drugs, that if upheld would have larger implications for coverage.

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Lawmakers Agree To Hike Medicare Doctor Pay By 1.68%

March 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

As part of the federal government spending bills released Sunday, Congress has agreed to bump up payments that doctors get from Medicare through the rest of 2024. A partial shutdown looms Friday if lawmakers can’t push through the package by then.

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First Edition: March 4, 2024

March 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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America Worries About Health Costs — And Voters Want to Hear From Biden and Republicans

By Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz Updated March 8, 2024 Originally Published March 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The presidential election is likely to turn on the simple question of whether Americans want Donald Trump back in the White House. But health care tops the list of household financial worries for adults from both parties.

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California Pushes to Expand the Universe of Abortion Care Providers

By Laurie Udesky March 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A new California law allows trained physician assistants, also called physician associates, to perform first-trimester abortions without the presence of a supervising doctor. The legislation is part of a broader effort by the state to expand access to abortion care, especially in rural areas. Some doctor groups are wary.

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Journalists Examine Medicaid Unwinding, Farmworkers’ Mental Health, and the Big Opioid Payback

March 2, 2024 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News 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.

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Share Your Catholic Hospital Story With Us

March 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

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Cómo la muerte de un amigo hizo que adolescentes de Colorado se volvieran activistas contra las sobredosis

By Rae Ellen Bichell March 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Los amigos de un joven muerto por envenenamiento por fentanilo impulsan una ley estatal para que estudiantes de secundaria puedan llevar Narcan en sus mochilas sin riesgo de ser castigados.

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Avanzan en varios estados proyectos de ley extremos sobre el uso de baños por género

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez March 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Al menos uno de los proyectos de ley es tan extremo como para proponer que se considere delito que una persona transgénero entre en una instalación que no coincida con el sexo indicado en su acta de nacimiento.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

March 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on Castleman disease, Kawasaki disease, phage therapy, Tribeca Pediatrics, and more.

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Viewpoints: Rural Patients Suffer Under Stark Law; How ‘Moral Hazard’ Affects Addiction Treatment

March 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss the Physician Self-Referral Law, drug addiction, and IVF.

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