First Edition: June 10, 2024
June 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Nursing Homes Are Left in the Dark as More Utilities Cut Power To Prevent Wildfires
By Kate Ruder
June 10, 2024
KFF Health News Original
A nursing home in Colorado had 75 minutes to prepare for a power outage that lasted 28 hours. Such public safety power shut-offs are being used more often as a fire prevention tool, but not all health facilities are prepared.
Heat Rules for California Workers Would Also Help Keep Schoolchildren Cool
By Samantha Young
June 10, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Proposed state standards to protect indoor workers from extreme heat would extend to schools. The rules come as climate change is bringing more frequent and intense heat waves, causing schools nationwide to cancel instruction.
Residencias de adultos mayores quedan a oscuras en la lucha contra los incendios forestales
By Kate Ruder
June 10, 2024
KFF Health News Original
A medida que se generalizan los cortes de electricidad preventivos, las residencias de adultos mayores se ven obligadas a evaluar cómo prepararse. Pero no debería depender sólo de las residencias, según autoridades del sector y académicos.
Journalists Discuss Abortion Laws, Pollution, and Potential Changes to Obamacare Subsidies
June 8, 2024
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last two weeks to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Weight-Loss Drugs Are So Popular They’re Headed for Medicare Negotiations
By Renuka Rayasam
June 7, 2024
KFF Health News Original
The steep prices — and popularity — of Ozempic and similar weight-loss and diabetes drugs could soon make them a priority for Medicare drug price negotiations. List prices for a month’s supply of the drugs range from $936 to $1,349, according to the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker. The Inflation Reduction Act President Biden signed in […]
Texas Officials Reject Insurers’ Pleas Against Medicaid Shakeup
June 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
A plan that will shake up coverage for 1.8 million low-income Texans was resisted by several major insurers, but officials rejected their attempts. Also in the news: New Hampshire moves toward legalizing marijuana.
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
June 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on artificial intelligence, IVF, outdoor therapy, the Sonoran Desert toad, plague, and more.
Juul Products Will Stay On Shelves As FDA Reverses Ban During Review
June 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
An earlier FDA order for Juul to stop selling its vape products has been lifted as the agency reviews new court decisions and considers updated information provided by the company.
Conservatives Zero In On Federal Labor Law To Limit Abortion Coverage
June 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
Proposals being floated among presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump’s insiders would make it more difficult for patients with private employer insurance to travel out of state for abortion care, experts contend.
Whooping Cough Surging In The US After Covid Protocols Fall By Wayside
June 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
The highly contagious bacterial respiratory infection has affected more than double the number of people so far this year compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, three more infants have died from the illness in the UK.
Your Sugar-Free Xylitol Gum? It Might Increase Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
June 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
A study links the popular sugar substitute, an alternative for people who are diabetic or trying to lose weight, to an elevated risk of cardiovascular events. Separately, a new drug combination is being tested as a post-stroke therapy.
Veterans Affairs Nurses Protest Planned Staffing Cuts
June 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
About 70 Veterans Affairs nurses from 23 medical facilities across the country gathered Thursday outside the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C., to protest the planned reduction of 10,000 jobs from the Veterans Health Administration.
Bonus Outcome Of Telehealth Cancer Care: A Smaller Carbon Footprint
June 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
NPR reports on a new study, which has revealed that telehealth visits and decentralized oncology care have significantly reduced the sector’s carbon impact. In other news: bare-bones hospitals in rural areas, the impact of Medicaid “unwinding” on UnitedHealth, Centene’s finances, more.
Morning Briefing for Friday, June 7, 2024
June 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
Native American health care, vaping, abortion coverage, lead testing, whooping cough, cancer, Medicaid, and more. Plus, your weekend reads.
US Owes Native American Tribes For Health Care Costs, Supreme Court Rules
June 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
Funds should be allocated to cover expenses that tribes take on when spending money from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers, the court determined. The government immediately called on Congress to guarantee such funding, estimated to be between $800 million and $2 billion annually, going forward.
First Edition: June 7, 2024
June 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Thousands of Children Got Tested for Lead With Faulty Devices: What Parents Should Know
By Julie Appleby
June 7, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Faulty lead test kits made by Magellan Diagnostics may have been used as late as 2021 to test children for exposure to the toxic metal. The company agreed to pay $42 million to settle criminal charges that it concealed malfunctions.
A miles de niños les hicieron pruebas de plomo con dispositivos defectuosos: qué deben saber los padres
By Julie Appleby
June 7, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Es el último capítulo de una larga saga que involucra a Magellan Diagnostics, con sede en Massachusetts, que pagará $42 millones en multas, según el Departamento de Justicia.