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Trump’s Tax Law Will Leave 10 Million Uninsured, New CBO Report Forecasts

July 22, 2025 Morning Briefing

By 2034, more than 10 million people will be uninsured under President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law, the Congressional Budget Office finds in a revised analysis of the bill. That’s an improvement from an earlier projection that found 11.8 million people would lose coverage in that time period.

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HHS To Reform Organ Donation System In Wake Of Procurement Concerns

July 22, 2025 Morning Briefing

A House subcommittee will hold a hearing today covering safety lapses and improvements to be made to the organ donor system. In other news: the FDA’s debate on antidepressant use during pregnancy; the impact of NIH cuts on science; and more.

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Illinois Food Pantries Prep For Influx Of Need As SNAP Benefits Are Cut

July 22, 2025 Morning Briefing

As the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, readies for the biggest budget cuts in its history, nonprofit food banks strain to fight food insecurity. Other states making news: Mississippi, Texas, Connecticut, North Carolina, California, Colorado, Missouri, and Maine.

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First Edition: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

July 22, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Cuts to Food Benefits Stand in the Way of RFK Jr.’s Goals for a Healthier National Diet

By Renuka Rayasam July 22, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration has said improving American nutrition is a priority, but deep cuts to federal food assistance could lead people to forgo healthy food in favor of cheaper alternatives.

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Are 5 Million Nondisabled Medicaid Recipients Watching TV All Day? That’s Unsupported

By Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact July 22, 2025 KFF Health News Original

CNN pundit Scott Jennings said almost 5 million nondisabled Medicaid recipients “simply choose not to work” and “spend six hours a day socializing and watching television.” But a recent analysis found only about 300,000 cited a lack of interest in working as the reason they were unemployed.

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Amid PFAS Fallout, a Maine Doctor Navigates Medical Risks With Her Patients

By Marina Schauffler July 22, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A doctor doing environmental health research in rural Maine is working to establish the best practices to treat patients exposed to “forever chemicals,” potentially leading the way for practitioners across the nation.

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Viewpoints: GOP Using Flawed Report To Attack FDA; Preventative Care May Be RFK Jr.’s Next Target

July 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss these public health issues.

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NIH, FDA Cuts Would Lead To Fewer New Meds, CBO Analysis Indicates

July 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

An estimated 53 drugs would not enter the market in the next 30 years if the NIH is hit with a permanent 10% budget cut and the FDA experiences a nine-month drug review delay due to staffing cuts, the analysis suggests. Plus, the Trump administration rejects WHO health regulation changes.

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Rising Organ Transplants Mean More Danger For Donors, Bungled Retrievals

July 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

The increased use of a type of organ removal called donation after circulatory death has led to a rise in disturbing transplant stories. This method allows doctors to make a judgment call that patients, although alive and still with brain activity, are near enough to death and won’t recover.

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Joint Commission Streamlines Standards, Cuts Requirements

July 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

Reducing redundancy and improving hospital compliance are among the goals. Other industry news is on health system purchases of physician practices, insurance claim denials, and more.

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Federal Cuts Deal A ‘Big, Devastating Blow’ To Los Angeles Health System

July 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

“We can’t survive this big a cut,” said public health department chief Barbara Ferrer. Other states making news: Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina, and Ohio.

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45% Of Dementia Cases Linked To 14 Modifiable Risk Factors: Study

July 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

Among the factors are cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, nearsightedness, and farsightedness. An estimated 5% to 19% of U.S. dementia cases were attributable to vision impairment, a recent study showed. Other news is on chronic Lyme disease acceptance, computer prompts to help stave off antibiotic over prescription, and more.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, July 21, 2025

July 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

Medicaid work requirements, HIV exposure law, rural health slush fund, Title X, federal funding cuts, dementia, and more

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Federal Family Planning Program Shifting Focus Toward Infertility

July 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Trump administration plans to use Title X funds previously allocated for providing birth control to low-income patients to instead teach women about alternative approaches to infertility.

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First Edition: Monday, July 21, 2025

July 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Louisiana Upholds Its HIV Exposure Law as Other States Change or Repeal Theirs

By Halle Parker, Verite News July 21, 2025 KFF Health News Original

State lawmakers unsuccessfully attempted to extend the law this year to cover the intentional exposure of other sexually transmitted infections.

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Georgia Shows Rough Road Ahead for States as Medicaid Work Requirements Loom

By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead July 21, 2025 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump signed legislation that requires many Medicaid recipients to prove they’re working to qualify for health care coverage, allocating $200 million for states that expanded Medicaid to prepare systems to verify people’s eligibility. Georgia’s program, which has been expensive and difficult to administer, has had limited enrollment.

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$50B Rural Health ‘Slush Fund’ Faces Questions, Skepticism

By Sarah Jane Tribble July 21, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Lawmakers added a $50 billion program for rural health to President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending package with promises it would help plug the hole left by Medicaid cuts. Rural hospital and clinic leaders worry the infusion won’t reach the right places.

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Journalists Dig Into Megabill’s Slashing of Medicaid. Plus, How To Avoid Tick Bites.

July 19, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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