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UnitedHealth Under Antitrust Investigation By DOJ: Report

February 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Justice Department has opened an antitrust probe into health care giant United Health. Investigators have been questioning competitors about the the company’s doctor group acquisitions.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, February 28, 2024

February 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

IVF, hearing aids, insulin costs, PBMs, fentanyl, antitrust investigations, measles, marijuana use, and more are in the news.

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Senate Democrats Plan Speedy Action In Defense Of IVF Treatments

February 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

“I warned that red states would come for IVF — and now they have,” said Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat. The group is pushing Republican colleagues to not block a bill that would preserve access to IVF technology. Axios also reports that President Joe Biden’s next moves on IVF may be limited.

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First Edition: Feb. 28, 2024

February 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Say That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary

By Judith Graham February 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Hearing loss is more than a nuisance. It also raises the risk of cognitive decline, dementia, falls, depression, and social isolation.

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An Arm and a Leg: Wait, Is Insulin Cheaper Now?

By Dan Weissmann February 28, 2024 Podcast

Did the price of insulin go down? It’s not quite that simple. On this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” producer Emily Pisacreta explores recent changes to the cost of the diabetes medication.

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California Lawsuit Spotlights Broad Legal Attack on Anti-Bias Training in Health Care

By Ronnie Cohen February 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

State laws requiring doctor training on how bias affects treatment violate teachers’ right to free speech, opponents say.

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Viewpoints: We Can Learn Lesson From Italy’s Disastrous IVF Restrictions; Palliative Psychiatry Has Benefits

February 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle the IVF ruling and palliative psychiatry,

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Lubricant Eye Ointments Are Recalled Because Of Infection Risk

February 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

CBS News reports on the recall, which involves four products under the brands Equate, CVS Health and AACE Pharmaceuticals. Also in the news: New Zealand will repeal its tobacco ban, what eating disorder experts want to know about weight-loss drugs, and more.

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3 Prisoners Escape 3 Different Hospitals In Same 24-Hour Period

February 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

The unrelated incidents happened in Louisiana, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, a man accused of stealing a Virginia ambulance after being taken to the hospital for an earlier car crash has been found and arrested. Also in the news: An adult in Polk County, Florida, has measles.

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Health Industry Consolidation In The Spotlight In Change Healthcare Hack

February 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

A report in Stat says experts are concerned that health industry consolidation exposes more risks for cyberattacks, with Change Healthcare’s systems downed for many days. A ransomware gang is now suspected to be behind the attack, which has left some pharmacies unable to fill prescriptions.

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$1 Billion Gift Covers All Tuition At Albert Einstein College Of Medicine

February 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

The gargantuan donation comes from Ruth Gottesman, a former faculty member and board chair. The Wall Street Journal notes that tuition fees alone at the college cost $60,000 a year. Also in the news, Steward Health Care, UnitedHealth, Elevance, Centene, VillageMD, and more.

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Global Endocrinologists Society To Review Gender Care Guidelines

February 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Endocrine Society said its move was mere routine, and not prompted by politics — with high-profile efforts by some U.S. states to limit gender-affirming care. The process is set to take three years. Meanwhile, the VA says it won’t cover gender care for vets until it reviews PACT Act implications.

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San Francisco Will Try Drug Dealers For Murder

February 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

The legal strategy is an attempt to lower the death toll from fentanyl overdoses and is already being used by several California counties. Also in the news from California, an effort to steer public health decisions based on wastewater analysis for drugs; STD in-home tests; and more.

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Study Says 134,000 Cancer Diagnoses Were Missed In Early Covid Months

February 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

“There will undoubtedly — and unfortunately — be a subsequent rise in cancer mortality,” the authors said. Separately, a survey shows that over half of Americans don’t know that drinking increases risks of colon and rectal cancer.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

Air-ambulance bill, IVF and ‘fetal personhood,’ covid, cancer, illegal drugs, a medical school tuition gift, and more are in the news.

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Health Measures Don’t Make The Cut In Talks Over Smaller Spending Bill

February 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

The latest negotiations to keep the federal government funded have ruled out including health proposals that some lawmakers hoped to include. The tabled measures would have impacted drug costs, price transparency, site-neutral Medicare payments, as well as others policies.

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Florida ‘Fetal Personhood’ Bill Derailed For Now After Alabama IVF Ruling

February 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

Republican lawmakers have postponed advancing a bill that would establish new protections for any “unborn child” after Democrats raised concerns that the broad language would impact IVF, as the Alabama decision on frozen embryos have done in that state. News outlets report on other fallout from the controversial ruling.

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First Edition: Feb. 27, 2024

February 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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A Government Video Would Explain When Abortion Is Legal in South Dakota

By Arielle Zionts February 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

South Dakota allows doctors to terminate a pregnancy only if a patient’s life is in jeopardy. Lawmakers say a government-created video would clarify what that exception actually means.

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