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Jay Bhattacharya Tapped By Trump To Lead NIH

November 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

In yet another sign that the president-elect is looking to overhaul the public health sector, Donald Trump has selected a candidate who has been critical of the agency he would direct.

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First Edition: Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024

November 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Note to readers: First Edition won’t publish for the rest of the week. Look for it again in your inbox Monday. Happy Thanksgiving!

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A Toddler Got a Nasal Swab Test but Left Before Seeing a Doctor. The Bill Was $445.

By Bram Sable-Smith November 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A mom in Peoria, Illinois, took her 3-year-old to the ER one evening last December. While they were waiting to be seen, the toddler seemed better, so they left without seeing a doctor. Then the bill came.

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Trump Doesn’t Need Congress To Make Abortion Effectively Unavailable

By Julie Rovner November 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

President-elect Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail not to sign a nationwide abortion ban. But he wouldn’t need to do so to make abortion difficult, or illegal, writes KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Public Health and the Dairy Cow in the Room

November 26, 2024 Podcast

Public health, one of the more misunderstood concepts in the health world, is about the health of entire populations, rather than individuals. As a result, public health is closely tied to things like the environment, nutrition, and safety. With major concerns such as bird flu looming, President-elect Donald Trump’s priorities could translate into efforts that undermine those of public health workers. In this special episode of KFF Health News’ “What the Health?”, chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner is joined by Healthbeat editor-in-chief Charlene Pacenti, KFF Health News public health correspondent Amy Maxmen, and Healthbeat New York City reporter Eliza Fawcett.

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Efforts To Curb ACA Enrollment Fraud Face Real-World Test

By Julie Appleby November 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The current Affordable Care Act open enrollment season is the first big test of new federal guardrails against fraud. The rules aim to head off unauthorized ACA plan enrollments or switches by rogue agents and entities looking to make money via enrollment commissions. Such sign-ups triggered more than 274,000 consumer complaints through August this year. […]

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Viewpoints: Can We Trust Anything RFK Jr. Says?; Alzheimer’s Drug Trial Should Never Have Advanced This Far

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers tackle these public health issues.

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Ailing Crew, Passenger Aboard Separate Flights Trigger Call To CDC

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Delta workers and a person on an Avianca flight all sought medical care after arriving at Boston Logan International Airport. The cause of the illnesses is unknown. Meanwhile, Texas is facing its worst dengue fever outbreak in two decades. Also, a look at lung cancer rates in women.

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Agency That Helps Protect Americans From Medical Debt May Face Overhaul

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Washington Post reports that Republican party leaders want to impose new restrictions on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which shields people from deceptive financial practices. Meanwhile, some government watchdogs are already quitting their jobs.

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Pharma Analysts Mull Risks Of RFK Jr.’s Proposed Ban On Lucrative Ads

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The absence of direct-to-consumer outreach will “almost certainly” cause drug sales to plunge, experts fear. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump is considering Jim O’Neill as deputy secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services. O’Neill has expressed interest in FDA reforms.

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Trump Might Medically Discharge All Transgender Troops

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

According to several news outlets, an executive order is being drafted that would immediately discharge all transgender service members — estimated at 15,000 — from the military, a move that would prove to be chaotic at a time when new recruitments are low. Donald Trump’s team did not deny the reports but said no decisions have been made.

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Delayed Miscarriage Care Leads To Death Of Third Woman in Texas

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Following complications from a miscarriage, 35-year-old Porsha Ngumezi suffered what more than a dozen doctors called a preventable death after not receiving a standard D&C procedure. More abortion news comes from Arizona, New York, Minnesota, and more.

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Feds Serve Warrant, Seize Phone Of Former Steward Health Care CEO

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Boston Globe reports on the widening investigation into Steward, including that federal investigators also visited another Steward executive and seized his phone, as well. Separately, the Globe explores how the Steward collapse is worsening ER overcrowding.

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‘Disappointing’: Cassava Sciences Ends Study Of Alzheimer’s Drug Simufilam

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The company’s future now appears to be in flux, as simufilam was its only drug in clinical trials, The New York Times reported. Also: a Roche lung cancer drug has failed to improve survival; pharma companies’ net zero carbon goals; and more.

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Two Years Into Philly’s Sugary Drink Tax, No Major Change In Kids’ Obesity

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Among other news: Massachusetts law allows “sick leave” for miscarriages and failed adoptions, and the USDA has rejected Iowa’s request to send out food boxes to low-income families, putting summer food assistance for 240,000 kids in jeopardy.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, November 26, 2024

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Weight loss drug coverage, the MAHA movement, Medicaid, Medicare, trans health, medical debt, miscarriage care, and more.

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Biden Proposes Weight Loss Drug Coverage By Medicare, Medicaid

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

HHS proposed a rule Tuesday that, if enacted, would expand access to anti-obesity medications like Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro to millions of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The regulation would not be finalized before Donald Trump takes office and could be blocked by the next HHS Secretary; nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a critic of such drugs.

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First Edition: Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Immigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections

By Vanessa G. Sánchez November 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A private immigration detention center contractor has sued to block a California law allowing local public health officials to inspect facilities in response to allegations of medical neglect or unsanitary conditions.

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Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Have Found Its Moment

By Stephanie Armour November 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Nonmainstream doctors and leaders in health business are wielding serious muscle in shaping the incoming Trump administration’s health policies and challenging prevailing thinking on public health, disease prevention, and chronic illness.

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