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Report Delves Into Poorer Patient Outcomes At Private Equity-Owned Hospitals

January 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

A new report aims to hold private equity buyers of hospital systems accountable, in light of data showing patient health outcomes are poorer in such facilities. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, a long-term-care hospital and its investors settle over Medicare overbilling claims.

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Justices Refuse To Wade Into Indiana’s Fight Over Transgender Bathrooms

January 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

The decision lets stand a lower court ruling allowing transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. Meanwhile, in California, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom says he’ll veto a measure to ban youth tackle football.

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ResMed Respiratory Masks With Magnets Stay On Sale Despite Recall

January 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

The mask recall had been classified as “most serious” by the FDA because of the risk of injury or death. But ResMed argued the issue centers on a labeling matter and is not a product removal. Separately, a CRISPR gene therapy for sickle cell can be used on a different disorder, the FDA said.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, January 17, 2024

January 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

Government Funding Stopgap Plan Puts Some Health Care Measures On Pause

January 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

Although Congress has worked to reach a tentative government funding deal that would direct money to key health programs into March, Modern Healthcare says funding for some critical health issues are left in an uncertain state.

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People With Health Insurance Now Own The Most ‘Bad Debt’ To Hospitals

January 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

It’s a major shift: The Guardian wrote that in 2018, just 11% of hospitals’ bad debt came from insured “self-pay” accounts. By 2022, the proportion who didn’t pay their bills jumped to 58% of all hospitals’ bad debt. Other news is on health insurance premiums, drug pricing, and more.

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First Edition: Jan. 17, 2024

January 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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‘I’m Not Safe Here’: Schools Ignore Federal Rules on Restraint and Seclusion

By Fred Clasen-Kelly January 17, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials have long warned that restraint and seclusion in schools can be dangerous and traumatizing for children, but school districts often fail to report incidents as required by law.

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America’s Health System Isn’t Ready for the Surge of Seniors With Disabilities

By Judith Graham January 17, 2024 KFF Health News Original

More than a third of older adults have a disability. Many find it difficult to get the medical care they need. New federal regulations would address that problem.

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Cómo impactaría una segunda presidencia de Trump en la atención de salud

By Julie Rovner January 16, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Intentar pronosticar las prioridades de Trump en un segundo mandato es aún más difícil ya que cambia frecuentemente de posición sobre los temas, y lo hace muchas veces.

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Study Finds Link Between Chronic Ear Infections And Delayed Speech

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

A study out of the University of Florida finds that kids who had several ear infections before age 3 had a smaller vocabulary and had difficulty matching similar-sounding words. Other health and wellness news is on organ donation, eye disease in older age, snow shoveling safety tips, and more.

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Viewpoints: Lack Of Childcare Is Making Parents Sick; How Much Plastic Are You Drinking?

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss parental anxieties, nanoplastics, women’s health, and more.

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‘Black Box’ For Recording Every Action In An OR Is Tested In Massachusetts

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Boston Globe reports on an operating room-watching, AI-powered system that is meant to gain insights that can boost quality of procedures and performance, though it remains controversial. The Apple Watch ban, experimental Alzheimer’s treatments, and more are also in the news.

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The Peak Of The Covid-Flu-RSV Tripledemic May Have Passed

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Key indicators for respiratory illnesses have declined for the first time in weeks, CDC data show. The Colorado Sun, meanwhile, reports the timing of its local covid hospitalization peak is “fascinating”—it came at almost exactly the same time as the past two years’ seasonal peaks.

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Your Funky New Office ‘Wellness’ Push May Not Be Achieving Much: Study

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

New research shows that even though “wellness” employee mental health services are a billion-dollar-scale industry, they may be of little benefit to employees who participate in them. Also in the news; CarePoint Health and Hudson Regional Hospital plan to form a new system.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, January 16, 2024

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Drug pricing, Obamacare enrollment, restrictions on pot, tobacco use, employer wellness programs, ear infections, and more are in the news.

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Lawmakers Rush To Pass Stopgap Funding Bill Before Shutdown Deadline

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Congressional leaders unveiled the measure over the weekend that would keep the federal government operating through March. The measure faces opposition among some Republicans and must pass before Friday’s deadline to avert a partial shutdown.

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NIH Director Taking Slow Approach To Invoking March-In Drug Patent Rights

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

NIH’s new director, Monica Bertagnolli, spoke to Stat about the challenges of requiring pharmaceutical companies to charge a reasonable price for drugs created with the help of federal funds—a policy move that President Joe Biden has pressed.

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Fewer People Using Tobacco Globally, Despite Big Tobacco’s Huffs And Puffs

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

News outlets report on dramatically tumbling tobacco use over a generation, though “Big Tobacco” is working hard to reverse the trend, including trying to influence global health policies, the WHO says. Also in the news, a tobacco ban advances in Vermont; nicotine pouches are a growing trend; and more.

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US Should Ease Restrictions On Pot, Federal Scientists Recommend

January 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

A newly released scientific review sheds light for the first time on the thinking of federal health officials who are pondering a momentous change. Also, a study found that using cannabis doesn’t lead to using opioids.

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