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GOP Can’t Attain Budget Goal Without Cuts To Medicaid, Medicare, Or CHIP

March 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released an analysis Wednesday. Other coverage from Capitol Hill and the White House is on high-deductible health plans, price transparency, Medicare Advantage lawsuits, and more.

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NIH Nominee Sidesteps Questions Over Vaccines, Research, Funding Cuts

March 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said during his confirmation hearing that he supports childhood vaccinations but that more research is needed to convince parents shots won’t cause autism. He declined to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s efforts to block funding for biomedical research.

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First Edition: Thursday, March 6, 2025

March 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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For Seniors With Hoarding Disorder, a Support Group Helps Confront Stigma and Isolation

By Sarah Boden March 6, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Hoarding disorder disproportionately affects older people. As baby boomers age, it is a growing public health concern. Effective treatments are scarce, and treating hoarding can require expensive interventions that drain municipal resources. Some experts fear a coming crisis.

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To Patients, Parents, and Caregivers, Proposed Medicaid Cuts Are a Personal Affront

By Bernard J. Wolfson March 6, 2025 KFF Health News Original

At a town hall in Orange County, California, angry residents said Congress should keep its hands off Medicaid. The cuts contemplated in a House budget blueprint would bore a giant hole in California’s version of the safety net health insurance program, Medi-Cal, which covers nearly 15 million residents.

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Para pacientes, padres y cuidadores, los recortes a Medicaid son una afrenta personal

By Bernard J. Wolfson March 6, 2025 KFF Health News Original

La primera semana de marzo, la Cámara de Representantes aprobó un plan presupuestario republicano que podría reducir el gasto de Medicaid en $880.000 millones a lo largo de 10 años.

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Viewpoints: Slow-Walking Flu Preparedness Isn’t Smart; Cancer Vaccine Needs Continued Research

March 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers examine these public health issues.

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Supreme Court Backs Away From Case Over Hacked Health Care Data

March 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

At question was whether a Federally Qualified Health Center is immune from liability over a former patient’s stolen personally identifying information, Fierce Healthcare explains. Plus: news on UnitedHealth, CVS, Wellvana, Monogram Health, Ensign Group, the HIMSS conference, and more.

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Georgia Hides New Maternal Mortality Committee Members’ Identities

March 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Department of Public Health, which previously disclosed that information, “determined that the broad confidentiality protections directed toward the committee should be extended to the identities of the committee members.” Other news comes from Oregon, Texas, California, and Pennsylvania.

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Sperm Motility Identified As A Factor In Life Expectancy For Men

March 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

Men with a higher number of strong swimmers tend to live almost three years longer than those with lower numbers, researchers find. Meanwhile, when it comes to menopause, female patients reportedly aren’t getting the information they need.

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Justice Department Drops Biden-Era Challenge to Idaho Abortion Ban

March 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

The yearslong legal battle sought to protect women whose pregnancies pose serious health risks, granting them the right to an abortion in a medical emergency. Idaho has a near-total ban on abortions. More abortion news comes from South Carolina, Alabama, Wyoming, and Missouri.

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With A Day’s Notice, Some Fired CDC Staff Are Asked To Return To Work

March 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

Workers were notified Tuesday that their terminations had been rescinded, though emails offered no guarantee that they wouldn’t be laid off again. Also Tuesday, a federal judge has extended a block on halting funding for gender-affirming care while a lawsuit makes its way through the courts.

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North America Is On Track To Lose Measles Elimination Status

March 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

The U.S. gained that status in 2000, after both North and South America were declared measles-free in 2016, CBS News reported. Meanwhile, as the measles outbreak spreads to nine states, HHS Chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touts alternative treatments such as vitamin A and cod liver oil.

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CMS Rescinds Waivers For CHIP Programs, ‘Section 1115’ Medicaid

March 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

The agency said Tuesday it will consider states’ applications on a case-by-case basis, Modern Healthcare reported. The programs pay for high-risk services such as help for people transitioning from institutional care or temporary housing and meals for people who become homeless.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, March 5, 2025

March 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

Health Care Likely To Get Burned By Tariffs On Mexico, Canada, China

March 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

Trade groups are urging the administration to consider the impact on patient care and are pushing for exemptions to the tariffs. Also in the news: Pfizer might move production to the U.S. to combat pharmaceutical tariffs.

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First Edition: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

March 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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CDC Firings Undermine Public Health Work Far Beyond Washington

By Rachana Pradhan March 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration’s sudden firings have gutted training programs across the nation that bolstered state and local public health departments.

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Years Later, Centene Settlements With States Still Unfinished

By Andy Miller March 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

At least 20 states have settled disputes with health insurance giant Centene since 2021 over allegations that its pharmacy benefit manager operation overcharged their Medicaid programs. Two holdouts appear to remain: Georgia has not yet settled, and Florida officials won’t answer questions about its Centene situation.

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Por qué los despidos en salud pública ponen en peligro a todos

By Rachana Pradhan March 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

La decisión de la administración Trump de despedir repentinamente a empleados de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades destruyó los programas de capacitación a lo largo del país

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