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Another 34 Salmonella Cases Related To Cucumbers Reported

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

The CDC says 196 people have now been sickened, with cases reported in three new states. Several varieties of cookie cough are also being recalled due to Salmonella contamination — nearly 30,000 cases of Rise Baking Company products are affected.

Research Roundup: Lung Cancer; Sepsis; MIS-C; Chronic Wasting Disease

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.

Michigan Insurer Will Curtail Coverage Of Weight Loss Drugs

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will drop coverage of GLP-1 obesity drugs like Wegovy from many of its plans, affecting some 10,000 people. The reason: cost. In other news, a research project at the University of California, Berkeley, into the visual effects of psilocybin will include human subjects.

In Wake Of Change Healthcare Hack, Ransomware Incidents Escalated

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, Ascension said it thinks a recent cyberattack might have compromised patient health information. That attack was enabled by an employee downloading a “malicious file,” the company said. UPMC, Washington Health, Sutter Health, and more are also in the news.

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

It’s the largest decline in more than a decade, the Boston Globe says, and comes after two years of record death rates. Meanwhile, a new study shows that communities closer to marijuana dispensaries in Oregon have lower opioid prescription rates.

9/11 Responders Who Didn’t Wear PPE Have Higher Dementia Risk Before 65

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

A new study compared data from 5,010 people who were severely exposed to building debris in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Plus: A CDC report shows the number of US adults with dementia is holding steady.

Southern Baptists Vote No To IVF

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

The convention’s vote comes as Texas lawmakers block a Republican amendment to protect the procedure and as Democrats prepare to put forth legislation that would make it a right to have access to in vitro fertilization and other treatments.

Lawmakers Take FDA, DOJ To Task Over Continued Sale Of Illegal Vapes

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

“E-cigarette companies addicted a new generation of children to nicotine, erasing the hard work so many of us undertook to convince kids not to smoke tobacco cigarettes,” Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., said at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Other news looks at gun violence and medical debt.

Soldiers’ Suicide Risk 9 Times Greater Than Death From Enemy Fire

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

A new Pentagon study examined data for a five-year period ending in 2019 and found suicide was the leading cause of death in active-duty soldiers. Axios, meanwhile, reports that response times for the 988 suicide hotline vary depending on where you live.

Antiviral-Resistant ‘Dual Mutant’ Flu Virus Is Now On US Radar, CDC Says

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

Vaccination can still offer protection from these strains of H1N1 influenza, which have sickened two people in the U.S. Meanwhile, a new nasal swab, produced by Roche Diagnostics, will be available to help sick people determine if they have covid, the flu, or RSV.

Morning Briefing for Thursday, June 13, 2024

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

As More Americans Obtain Insurance, Health Care Spending Surges to $4.8T

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

Data show that 93% of Americans — an all-time high — now are covered either by Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance.

First Edition: June 13, 2024

June 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

Watch: California Pays Drug Users To Stay Clean

June 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart discusses a state Medicaid experiment for people addicted to methamphetamine, cocaine, and other stimulants. For every clean urine test, they can earn money — up to $599 a year.

Biden’s on Target About What Repealing ACA Would Mean for Preexisting Condition Protections

By Jacob Gardenswartz June 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A Biden campaign ad highlighting how an Obamacare repeal would affect people with preexisting conditions is mostly true.

Funding Instability Plagues Program That Brings Docs to Underserved Areas

By Michelle Andrews June 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A medical residency program designed to train future primary care physicians in outpatient rather than hospital settings has proved an effective means to bring doctors to rural and underserved areas. But it hinges on unpredictable congressional funding.

California Dabbles With Reining in Health Spending

By Bernard J. Wolfson June 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

California is now among the states trying to keep health-care costs down by setting spending caps — a task that pits public officials against a deeply entrenched and heavily lawyered set of players. It’s uncertain whether the state can get insurers, hospitals and medical groups to collaborate on containing costs even as they jockey for […]

Perspectives: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Need Regulation; Should Kids Be Using GLP-1s For Weight Loss?

June 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

Viewpoints: We Aren’t Ready For H5N1; Factory Farming And Bird Flu Are A Dangerous Mix

June 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle bird flu, contraception, vaping, and more.

Novo Nordisk Might Be Subpoenaed Over Drug Prices; Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic In The Works

June 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.

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