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Morning Briefing for Monday, September 18, 2023

September 18, 2023 Morning Briefing

Mental health parity, Medicare drug pricing, insurance rate jump, masks, covid boosters, abortion bans, and more are in the news.

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White House Pushes Insurers For Equal Mental Health Coverage

September 18, 2023 Morning Briefing

The Biden administration is “going after” health insurers for flouting federal laws designed to ensure that they provide mental health care on the same terms as other health care. Meanwhile, AI tools are helping doctors diagnose mental health conditions.

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First Edition: Sept. 18, 2023

September 18, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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A screenshot of the three-person Zoom panel. From clockwise, the speakers are: Céline Gounder, Bill Foege, and Helene Gayle.

Watch: Thinking Big in Public Health, Inspired by the End of Smallpox

September 18, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A conversation about how the lessons from the victory over smallpox could be applied to public health challenges today.

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Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers

By Amy Maxmen September 18, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Clinicians, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines on face masks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals.

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Legislatura aprueba la propuesta de Newsom para reformar la Ley de Servicios de Salud Mental

By Molly Castle Work September 16, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Newsom prometió que la recién rebautizada Ley de Servicios de Salud Mental construiría 10,000 nuevas camas y viviendas para personas sin hogar con necesidades de salud mental.

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A photo of a crowd of protesters holding signs and marching down a street in Los Angeles. Their signs have slogans such as "Fair wages for healthcare workers," and "Our patients need more staff."

California pionera al aprobar salario mínimo de $25 la hora para trabajadores de salud, el más alto del país

By Don Thompson September 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

La medida, aprobada por legisladores estatales el jueves 14 de septiembre, introduciría gradualmente el aumento salarial en hospitales, residencias de adultos mayores y otros proveedores de servicios médicos y psiquiátricos.

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California Lawmakers Approve Nation-Leading $25 Minimum Wage for Health Workers

By Don Thompson September 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A sweeping agreement approved by state lawmakers would gradually raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of health workers to a nation-leading $25 an hour. The pact would also end labor’s years-long battle with dialysis clinics.

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California Legislature Passes Gov. Newsom’s Proposal to Retool Mental Health Services Act

By Molly Castle Work September 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The California Legislature greenlighted Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest plan to build more housing and increase addiction treatment as part of his response to the state’s homelessness and drug crises.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on mental health, Medicaid, aging, toxic cough syrup, polio, and more.

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Viewpoints: What’s Behind The Shortage Of ADHD Meds?; How To Combat Soaring Health Care Costs

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle ADHD medications, rising costs of health care, the newest covid booster and more.

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Philadelphia City Council Votes To Ban Most Supervised Injection Sites

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

The almost-unanimous vote on the contentious issue came, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports, after a meeting that was “raucous at times.” In other news, Appalachian communities are coming together for a Narcan distribution event to help fight the overdose crisis.

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Lawsuit Challenges North Dakota’s Ban On Minors’ Gender Care

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

AP notes this is the latest lawsuit in many states with similar bans. Meanwhile, in Florida, the state is asking an appeals court to allow a new law preventing trans minors from accessing gender care by citing a ruling in a similar case in Alabama last month.

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Study: Legionnaires’ Disease Spread From Donor Lungs To Recipients

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

The new study notes this may be the first time transplanted organs were the likely source of infection, after the organ donor died from drowning in a river — a place where Legionella bacteria are naturally found. In other news, a pig kidney worked for a record two months in a human patient.

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Beth Israel Plan New Boston Cancer Center

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

The newly-announced plans will “reshape” oncology in the region, the Boston Globe reports. Separately, New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center is set to close its Beth Israel campus in downtown Manhattan after what Bloomberg reports as “years” of financial losses.

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Billion-Dollar Effort To Reform Mental Health Care Will Go To Calif. Voters

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

Among new bills that California lawmakers endorsed this week, a $6.4 billion bond measure to reform California’s mental health care will appear on the March 2024 ballot. Also: a possible $25 minimum wage for local health workers.

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ER Visit Times Stretch Longer As Hospitals Face Staffing Crunch

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

Axios reports that hospitals in Washington, D.C., logged the longest median ER visit times in 2022, clocking in at 5 hours and 29 minutes. Other health care industry news is on union membership, rural nursing home staffing, out-of-network ambulance claims, and more.

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New Covid Shots Reaching Health Providers And Pharmacies; Who Will Get One?

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

Updated covid vaccines are being sent to hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies across the U.S. News outlets report on where patients can get a shot and what’s being done to reach vulnerable populations.

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New Study Finds ‘Exciting’ Result In MDMA Treatment For PTSD: It’s Safe

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

Stat says the study adds to a body of evidence supporting MDMA as a treatment for PTSD. The New York Times says the psychedelic is inching toward approval. Also in the news: Magic mushrooms may soon be legal in California, and thousands have signed up for an Oregon psilocybin tea experiment.

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Poisonous Yellow Oleander Found In Alternative Weight-Loss Drugs

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

Tests in a lab in Oregon showed that in nine out of 10 diet pills and health food products, what was labeled as Tejocote root was yellow oleander, which is poisonous and sometimes deadly. Some products have been withdrawn, but the FDA has warned that other, similarly-labeled ones remain on sale.

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