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Hospitals Lean On Community Health Workers To Help Prevent ER Crowding

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

As Modern Healthcare reported, a rush of people left uninsured because of Medicaid cuts and/or ACA changes could overwhelm already packed emergency departments and hospitals. Community health workers can help people navigate insurance coverage to help prevent this.

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Health Officials Say Texas Measles Outbreak Is Over, But Threat Lingers

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

Although no new cases have been reported in the Lone Star State for 42 days — double the virus’ incubation period — the area could see more infections due to the rise across the nation. Other states’ health threats include measles in Colorado, Valley fever in California, and malaria in New Jersey.

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Psychedelics Show Promise For Treating Postpartum Depression

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

Reunion Neuroscience is conducting clinical trials on an injectable, single-dose drug that produces a state that’s similar to psilocybin but is generally much shorter, lasting about four hours. It also requires significantly less time in a clinical setting than medications already on the market.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, August 19, 2025

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

Use Of Over-The-Counter Opill Is High Among First-Time Birth Control Users

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

When Opill became available a year ago, public health experts anticipated it would benefit women without health insurance and those residing in rural areas. The goal was to boost access to reproductive care. A new study shows that the pill is having its desired effect.

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First Edition: Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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The National Suicide Hotline For LGBTQ+ Youth Shut Down. States Are Scrambling To Help.

By Annie Sciacca August 19, 2025 KFF Health News Original

LGBTQ+ youth lost dedicated support on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in July at a critical time. Advocates say mental health issues are rising in that population amid hostility from the Trump administration.

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Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic

By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam August 19, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Firearm violence is killing Americans at the scale of a public health epidemic. The suffering is concentrated in Black neighborhoods damaged by segregation, disinvestment, hate crimes, and other forms of racial discrimination.

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Ya llega la temporada de gripe. ¿Deberías vacunarte? ¿Lo cubrirá el seguro?

By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact August 18, 2025 KFF Health News Original

El Secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., quien se ha opuesto a las vacunas, coincidió en que la mayoría de las personas deben vacunarse contra la gripe.

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Viewpoints: Canceling mRNA Funding Taints Operation Warp Speed, Puts Us In Danger Of Another Pandemic

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss public health topics.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, August 18, 2025

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

No matter which app you’re into, KFF Health News has you covered: Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn as we break down health care headlines and policy.

Leaked MAHA Report Largely Dodges Policy Proposals, Seeks More Studies

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Stat unpacks key parts of the “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy,” which mentions “addressing vaccine injuries.” It stops short of tackling HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s priorities (such as banning prescription drug marketing), hardly mentions ultraprocessed foods, and softens his tone on pesticides. Plus, Kennedy rules out another run for president.

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Judge Again Rejects Ending Protections For Immigrant Minors In US Custody

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Both Trump administrations have sought to end the Flores Settlement Agreement, which outlined care standards for children in detention facilities. “There is nothing new under the sun regarding the facts or the law,” said U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles. Plus: D.C.’s homeless struggle with new order; aid groups seek a full appeals court review over funding block; and more.

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With VA Union Contracts Voided, Staff Lose Extra Time Off After Baby Comes

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Roughly 400,000 Veterans Affairs employees have lost the four extra weeks of unpaid maternity and paternity leave that the union contracts provided. Those affected include people giving birth this week, and those already on leave. Most VA employees are women.

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Now Available Online: AstraZeneca’s At-Home Flu Vaccine Nasal Spray

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

This new option, known as FluMist, was released Friday and is the same vaccine formulation that has been available in doctors’ offices for decades. Also in the news: covid, measles, and rabies.

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Federal Deficit Increase Could Trigger $491B In Medicare Cuts, CBO Warns

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

A report Friday from the Congressional Budget Office showed that the tax and spending law signed by President Donald Trump last month could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does not act to curb a 2010 law that forces across-the-board cuts once legislation increases the federal deficit.

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Cencora Will Pay $111M To Resolve Claims It Ignored Red Flags On Opioids

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

The company — known as AmerisourceBergen Corp. until 2023 — has reaped billions from opioid sales. Also in opioid-related news: overdose rates of older, Black men in Minnesota. Other public health news is on human hair’s role in dental care, air pollution from EV charging stations, and more.

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First Edition: Monday, Aug. 18, 2025

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Health Care Groups Aim To Counter Growing ‘National Scandal’ of Elder Homelessness

By Felice J. Freyer August 18, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The housing crisis is requiring creative scrambling and new partnerships from health care organizations to keep older patients out of expensive nursing homes as homelessness grows.

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A nurse prepares to administer a flu shot

It’s Almost Flu Season. Should You Still Get a Shot, and Will Insurance Cover It?

By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact August 18, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Doctors and public health leaders, including at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recommend that most people 6 months old and older get the 2025-26 flu vaccine — and it’s still covered by most insurance plans.

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