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Bill To Expand California Aid-In-Dying Law Withdrawn Before Hearing

April 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

California state Sen. Catherine Blakespear removed the bill she wrote days before its first hearing, saying other legislators are reluctant to take up the measure that would have been the nation’s most expansive aid-in-dying law. Other state news comes from Missouri, Connecticut, and elsewhere.

It’s Now Easier To Report Monopolistic Practices In Health Care Sector

April 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

The goal of the new federal portal, HealthyCompetition.gov, is to help lower the cost of health care and prescriptions, the Biden administration announced. Other health industry news is on Medicare device reimbursements, health chatbots, and more.

California Sets Strict Limit For Toxic Chromium-6 In Water Supply

April 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

The dangers of chromium-6 were widely known since the 1990s, but the new California safety limit for the carcinogenic heavy metal is said to be a “nation leading” standard. Also in the news: the CDC says record high heat health emergencies hit parts of the U.S. last year.

Florida Jury Rules J&J Talc Product Isn’t To Blame In Fatal Cancer Case

April 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby powder was not the cause of a woman’s death from ovarian cancer, a Florida jury decided in a case brought against the manufacturer. Separately, Eli Lilly warned shortages of its weight loss drug Zepbound would continue, with no quick fix in sight.

Goodbye, ‘Aerosol Transmission,’ Hello, ‘Through-The-Air’ Viruses: Experts

April 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

A move to rename aerosol viral transmission comes after confusion was sown during the pandemic over terms like “airborne,” with a group that includes the WHO proposing a clearer definition. Meanwhile, a Dutch patient had covid for a record 613 days.

Biden Administration Finalizes Title IX Protections For LGBTQ+ Students

April 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

The new provisions come as part of a revised Title IX regulation from the Education Department, protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ students. A rule to protect trans students’ sporting rights is on hold. Separately, Alaska moves forward with an anti-trans bill criticized for “weaponizing” civil rights law.

First Edition: April 19, 2024

April 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

He Thinks His Wife Died in an Understaffed Hospital. Now He’s Trying to Change the Industry.

By Kate Wells, Michigan Public April 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Nurses are telling lawmakers that there are not enough of them working in hospitals and that it risks patients’ lives. California and Oregon legally limit the number of patients under a nurse’s care. Other states trying to do the same were blocked by the hospital industry. Now patients’ relatives are joining the fight.

In San Francisco’s Chinatown, a CEO Works With the Community To Bolster Hospital

By Bernard J. Wolfson April 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Jian Zhang, an immigrant from China with a doctorate in nursing, leads the 88-bed Chinese Hospital in San Francisco. The facility faces financial constraints like other independent hospitals, but its strong community support and partnerships have helped it weather tough times.

Newsom Offers a Compromise to Protect Indoor Workers from Heat

By Samantha Young Updated April 18, 2024 Originally Published April 18, 2024 KFF Health News Original

After rejecting proposed rules to protect millions of workers in sweltering warehouses, steamy kitchens, and other hot workplaces, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has offered a compromise to allow the protections to take effect this summer. But state and local correctional workers — and prisoners — would have to wait even longer.

What the Health? From KFF Health News: Too Big To Fail? Now It’s ‘Too Big To Hack’

April 18, 2024 Podcast

Congress this week had the chance to formally air grievances over the cascading consequences of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, and lawmakers from both major parties agreed on one culprit: consolidation in health care. Plus, about a year after states began stripping people from their Medicaid rolls, a new survey shows nearly a quarter of adults who were disenrolled are now uninsured. Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Mary Agnes Carey to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner interviews Caroline Pearson of the Peterson Health Technology Institute.

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