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Rift Over When to Use N95s Puts Health Workers at Risk Again

By Amy Maxmen December 14, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering fuzzy guidelines on infection control in hospitals, critics say, leaving employers free to cut corners on N95 masks and other protective measures.

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An Arm and a Leg: When Hospitals Sue Patients (Part 1)

By Dan Weissmann December 14, 2023 Podcast

Some hospitals sue patients over unpaid medical bills. But is this even an effective way for hospitals to recoup lost revenue? On this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann speaks with medical-debt experts to explore a different solution.

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Republicans Once Championed Public Health. What Happened?

By Julie Rovner December 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

It wasn’t that long ago that Republicans were all-in on boosting public health spending. “The highest investment priority in Washington should be to double the federal budget for scientific research,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) wrote in a 1999 op-ed in The Washington Post. Big spending increases for the National Institutes of Health soon […]

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Eisai’s Alzheimer’s Drug To Launch In Japan For 25% Less Than US Price

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Leqembi is set to be available from Dec. 20, with intravenous treatment expected to cost about $20,500 per patient yearly, compared to $26,000-plus in the U.S. Also in Japan, officials reported the country’s first fatality from mpox.

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New Combination Antibiotic On The Horizon; Early Drug Therapy May Halt HIV Progression In Babies

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.

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Perspectives: Scripts Should Be Allowed Across State Lines; SUPPORT Act Must Be Reauthorized

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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Different Takes: Abortion Exemptions Are Not Working In Texas

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers tackle the failure of abortion exemptions in Texas.

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Viewpoints: Maybe We Are Talking About Anxiety Too Much; Why Is It So Hard To Find Quality Prenatal Care?

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss mental health, prenatal care, the cost of health care and more.

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Sanofi Ends Deal With Maze For Rare Disease Drug After FTC Monopoly Suit

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Sanofi terminated its $750 million deal with Maze Therapeutics to develop and license an experimental drug for Pompe disease. The move came hours after the FTC filed an antitrust lawsuit against the partnership.

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Study: You Sent Your Kids Back To School Too Soon After They Had Covid

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

A new study shows 40% of children are still at risk for spreading a covid infection in the day after their symptoms have resolved — it also showed rapid tests were often negative in early covid infection, so aren’t reliable for excluding infection risks. Also in the news: Covid and flu are surging in places.

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North Carolina Extends Medicaid For Children For Another Year

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

North Carolina Health News says the state paused Medicaid unwinding for children for another year, earning praise from health experts. Also in the news: Federal officials investigate Legionella bacteria at a building in Detroit; a Florida school was fined for allowing a trans girl to play volleyball; and more.

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HHS’ TEFCA Is Now Operational With 5 EHR Vendors Able To Exchange Data

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) has been in the works since 2016 and is seen as a major building block in efforts to achieving national health data interoperability.

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Toxin Exposure Found In Nearly Half Of Veterans Screened So Far

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Of the 5 million veterans screened so far by the Department of Veterans Affairs under the PACT Act, 2.1 million have been found to have been exposed to at least one toxic substance during their military service.

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Spotlight Falls On All-Male Lawyers As Arizona High Court Considers Abortion

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

The Arizona Republic notes that as six justices from the state Supreme Court began to question attorneys, all four lawyers were men. Meanwhile in New Mexico, the Supreme Court examined whether to strike down local abortion restrictions.

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SmileDirectClub Customers Lose Support After Abrupt Shutdown

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Axios reports on the problems facing people who’ve bought teeth-alignment systems from SmileDirectClub, which suddenly collapsed. Separately, Medicare Advantage beneficiaries filed a class-action suit against Humana over alleged use of an algorithm to cut off rehabilitation care payments.

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Preventive Services Task Force Advises Counseling From Age 6 For Obese Kids

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

A recommendation from the government-backed USPSTF said the goal is promoting healthier eating and exercise habits: Research shows the impact of such early behavioral interventions. In other news, millennial women are facing a decline in well-being compared with previous generations.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, December 13, 2023

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Electronic records, toxic exposure in military, mental health, opioids, covid, abortion law, obesity in kids, and more are in the news.

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First Edition: Dec. 13, 2023

December 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Millions in Opioid Settlement Funds Sit Untouched as Overdose Deaths Rise

By Katheryn Houghton and Aneri Pattani December 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Some states haven’t begun using opioid settlement funds intended to help curb the opioid epidemic. Meanwhile, more than 100,000 Americans died of an overdose last year.

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As Foundation for ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis Cracks, Fallout Spreads

By Renuka Rayasam and Markian Hawryluk and Samantha Young December 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Major policy changes and disavowals have made this a watershed year for curbing the use of the discredited “excited delirium” diagnosis to explain deaths in police custody. Now the ripple effects are spreading across the country into court cases, state legislation, and police training classes.

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