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High Demand For New RSV Shots Leads To Shortages

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Cost and infrastructure issues are reportedly causing snags in the RSV vaccine program. Meanwhile, new research from Pfizer shows that widespread uptake of its maternal RSV shot could significantly reduce infant hospitalizations. Also: Two anthropologists are upending conventional ideas about the 1918 flu.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, October 12, 2023

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Covid and RSV vaccines, “excited delirium,” abortion access, Social Security, opioids, cancer treatment, and more are in the news.

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First Edition: Oct. 12, 2023

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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California Bans Controversial ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis

By Samantha Young October 12, 2023 KFF Health News Original

California is the first state to ban the controversial diagnosis known as “excited delirium,” which has been used increasingly to justify excessive force by law enforcement. A human rights advocate described the law, signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom, as a “watershed moment” in criminal justice.

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PrEP, a Key HIV Prevention Tool, Isn’t Reaching Black Women

By Sam Whitehead October 12, 2023 KFF Health News Original

New HIV infections occur disproportionately among Black women, but exclusionary marketing, fewer treatment options, and provider wariness have limited uptake of preexposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, drugs, which reduce the risk of contracting the virus.

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House Panel to Hold Hearing on Erroneous Social Security Payments

By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group October 11, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Congress is beginning to take action on the Social Security Administration’s clawbacks of payments it mistakenly made to poor, retired, and disabled Americans.

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Perspectives: What Is Behind The ADHD Medication Shortage?

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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Viewpoints: Breast Cancer Screening Requirements Should Be Personalized; Abortion Is Regular Health Care

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss breast cancer, abortion, Medicaid and insurance coverage.

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Childhood Vaccine Shows Potential In Treating Cancer; Too Many Covid Patients Given Antibiotics

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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California Governor Signs Bill Allowing Easier Forced Mental Health Holds

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

Advocates of SB43 argued that existing laws for involuntary treatment didn’t apply broadly enough, and now the new law covers those whose mental illnesses or drug habits hit their self-protection abilities. Separately, in Utah, a lawsuit attacks TikTok for tempting kids into destructive habits.

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6-Year-Old Undergoes Hemispherotomy In Rare Brain Surgery

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

The unusual procedure to disconnect half the brain was to combat the young girl’s Rasmussen’s encephalitis, a chronic inflammatory neurological disease. In other neurological news, a report warns that by 2050 stroke deaths will near 10 million globally.

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Arkansas Has Dropped Over 420,000 From Medicaid Rolls Over Six Months

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

Over 427,000 residents (Arkansas has a population of around 3 million) have been dropped in the past six months, causing concern among health care advocates. Meanwhile, in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration faces a lawsuit alleging Florida didn’t provide data before purging Medicaid rolls.

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Sanders: Big Nonprofits Do Too Little Charity Work; Hospital Lobby Disagrees

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

The clash came as Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a report saying six of the biggest nonprofit hospital systems spent less than 1% of total revenue on charity care in 2021, casting a spotlight on their charity status. The American Hospital Association argued back, quoting its own higher figures.

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DEA Extends Pandemic-Era Telehealth Rules For Prescribing Drugs

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

Telehealth providers are pushing for permanent rules that allow certain controlled substances to be prescribed without an in-person medical appointment.

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Florida Settles Over Withheld Covid Data, Will Release 3 Years’ Worth

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

The Florida Department of Health settled a lawsuit over data it had argued didn’t exist. The state’s surgeon general cut covid reporting at a time Florida was leading the nation in infections per capita. In Texas, lawmakers are again targeting private businesses’ covid mandates.

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Insurers Overcharging Taxpayers For Medicare Advantage, Doctors Allege

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

The overcharging sum, Physicians for a National Health Program alleges, could be at least $88 billion a year. Meanwhile, Medicare Advantage’s predictive AI software is in the spotlight for cutting off care to people who need it. Also: a federal program to cut sepsis deaths, open enrollment, and more.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, October 11, 2023

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

Abortion law, opioids, Medicare Advantage, covid, Medicaid enrollment, telehealth rules, sepsis, mental health, and more are in the news.

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Mallinckrodt Bankruptcy Plan Approved, Cutting $1 Billion In Opioid Payouts

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

The manufacturer of branded and generic drugs had been seeking court approval for a restructuring and bankruptcy plan allowing its payout to settle the opioid crisis to be reduced along with other debts. Also in the news: Narcan vending machines, a bill to prevent opioid deaths, and more.

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Part Of Idaho’s Abortion Ban Temporarily Blocked In Appeal

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Tuesday to reconsider a case that will determine whether Idaho can prosecute emergency room physicians under the state’s near-total abortion ban. The judges halted enforcement of that measure in the meantime.

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First Edition: Oct. 11, 2023

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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