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Before Michigan Legalized Surrogacy, Families Found Ways Around the Ban

By Kate Wells, Michigan Public July 16, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Until this spring, Michigan was the only state that had a broad criminal ban on surrogacy. Many families say that left them in limbo: forcing them to leave the state to have children, finding strangers on Facebook who would carry their child, or going through the legal hassle of having to adopt their biological children.

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Despite Past Storms’ Lessons, Long-Term Care Residents Again Left Powerless

By Sandy West July 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Even after multiple massive power outages — including one from a 2021 winter storm in Texas that prompted a U.S. Senate investigation — little has changed for older Americans in senior living facilities when natural disasters strike.

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Colorado Poultry Workers Battle Bird Flu in Heat Wave as US Struggles to Contain Outbreak

By Amy Maxmen Updated July 19, 2024 Originally Published July 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

So far, all 10 cases reported nationally this year at dairy and poultry farms have been mild, consisting of respiratory symptoms and eye irritation. Scientists have warned that the virus could mutate to spread from person to person, like the seasonal flu, and spark a pandemic.

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Trabajadores avícolas en Colorado en riesgo de gripe aviar, en medio de la ola de calor y con el país luchando para frenar el brote

By Amy Maxmen July 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Es probable que las cinco personas se infectaran por manipular pollos, a los que se les había encargado sacrificar en respuesta a un brote de gripe aviar en esa granja.

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Warnings Raised Over Forever Chemical Impact On Baby Formula

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Worries over infant health and development are noted after nanoplastics and forever chemicals are shown to disrupt the chemical structure of important molecules in baby formula and breast milk, Newsweek reports. Weight loss drugs, energy drinks, and the polluted River Seine are also in the news.

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Officials Raise Awareness Over Measles Cases And Exposure In Mich., NYC, N.H.

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, Colorado reports four new human cases of bird flu, and a national summertime wave of covid appears to grow.

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First Year Of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Plan Shows Few Have Coverage

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

The only state Medicaid plan with a work requirement is showing cracks after its first year, AP reports: With just 4,300 members, numbers are much lower than officials projected and roughly 100 times fewer than what full Medicaid expansion in Georgia would cover.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, July 15, 2024

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Heat health dangers, gun violence and mental health, abortion access, ACOs, doctor pay, immunizations, covid, and more are in the news.

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Battle Over Medicare’s Physician Pay Rates Might Heat Back Up

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

With doctor lobbyists pessimistic that Congress will increase physician pay rates overall, it’s expected that primary care doctors and specialists will be left to duel over the available funds. Other news reports on payments for digital mental health therapies.

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Largest Dialysis Providers Under FTC Antitrust Investigation

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating alleged measures that DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care, the two largest providers in the dialysis industry, have taken to discourage any competition from smaller providers.

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Heat-Related Pavement Burns Rising As Western States Sizzle

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Desert Southwest records more surface burns, but extreme heat can be problematic anywhere.

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FBI: ‘No Indication Of Any Mental Health Issues’ For Trump Rally Shooter

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

The federal investigation into Thomas Matthew Crooks, who authorities say tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday, has not yielded any signs of mental health issues.

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World Is Still Behind After ‘Historic Backslide’ In Childhood Immunizations

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

New data from the World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund shows that globally, we’ve yet to catch up after the pandemic-era drop in routine childhood shots. Also in the news: a window into the structure of proteins in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s disease; Ozempic’s tie to the risk for cognitive problems; and more.

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ACOs May Get Payment Boost In 2024 Under CMS Proposal

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Though physicians are facing a pay cut under CMS’ 2024 proposals, there is an upside in the plan for providers that participate in Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations: CMS wants to allow high-performing ACO providers to claim a share of the savings they generate early.

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Democrats Trying To Woo Latino Men With Once-Taboo Abortion-Rights Talk

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Signs show Latinos’ views have shifted since Roe v. Wade was overturned. “It is about trusting the people that we love to make those decisions for themselves,” one lawmaker said. Meanwhile, Black men remain reluctant to talk about abortion, indicating it’s not the most important issue for them.

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Tennesseans Have No Right To Amend Sex On Birth Certificate, Court Rules

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Long-established policy “predates medical diagnoses of gender dysphoria,” the court says, reasoning it therefore could not have targeted transgender people. Separately, neuroscientists delve into the brain differences between sex and gender.

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Viewpoints: Clearing Up IVF Misinformation; Safe Help For Teens Shouldn’t Be So Tricky

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle IVF, teen mental health facilities, long covid, and Medicare drug pricing.

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First Edition: July 15, 2024

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust

By Tony Leys July 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Fewer than half of rural U.S. hospitals offer labor and delivery services. In some areas, births have dropped by three-quarters since the baby boom’s peak.

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California Health Care Pioneer Goes National, Girds for Partisan Skirmishes

By Samantha Young July 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Anthony Wright, a champion for Californians’ health care rights, will take the helm of Families USA in Washington, D.C., where he plans to campaign for more affordable and accessible care nationally. He leaves Health Access California, where he helped outlaw surprise medical billing, require companies to report drug price increases, and cap hospital bills for uninsured patients.

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