California Dengue Cases Prompt Swift Response From Public Health Officials
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett
November 12, 2024
KFF Health News Original
With the arrival in California of dengue, a dangerous mosquito-borne disease present mainly in more tropical climates, public health authorities are deploying a range of strategies to beat back the Aedes mosquitoes that spread the virus.
Many Voters Backed Abortion Rights and Donald Trump, a Challenge for Democrats
By Sarah Varney
November 8, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Despite widespread support for protecting abortion rights, voters said the cost of gas, housing, food, and health care was more important to their choice for president.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump 2.0
November 8, 2024
Podcast
As Donald Trump readies for his return to the White House — with the backing of a GOP majority in the Senate and, possibly, the House — the entire health care industry is waiting to see what happens next. Clearly on the agenda: the future of abortion and reproductive rights, Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and public health’s infrastructure. Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Jackie Fortiér, who reported and wrote the latest KFF Health News-Washington Post “Bill of the Month” feature, about a 2-year-old who had a very expensive run-in with a rattlesnake.
Voters in These Red States Okay Paid Sick Leave
By Samantha Liss
November 8, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Voters in Missouri and Nebraska approved ballot measures Tuesday that guarantee paid leave for sick workers. Alaska voters seem poised to pass a similar measure that has a wide lead. These two Republican-led states join 15 others and D.C. — largely Democratic-controlled places — in requiring some employers to provide workers with paid sick leave. Proponents cheered […]
ACA, Abortion Rights Among Health Care Priorities Of New Senate Dems
November 8, 2024
Morning Briefing
Roll Call lays out what newly elected members have championed in the past and what perspective they might bring to the GOP-controlled Senate. Meanwhile, one more government spending battle looms in Congress.
Bird Flu Cases Among Dairy Workers Flew Under The Radar, Study Finds
November 8, 2024
Morning Briefing
As a result, the CDC recommends all workers on farms with infected animals be tested and offered treatment.
FDA Aims To Yank From The Market A Common But Ineffective Decongestant
November 8, 2024
Morning Briefing
The ingredient, called oral phenylephrine, is commonly used in cough and cold medicines. Also: Monkeys are on the loose from a South Carolina research facility; a North Carolina hospital files for bankruptcy; a Maine hospital ends labor and delivery services; a historic fetal surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and more.
DCF Mismanaged Health Care Of Kids, Massachusetts’ State Audit Finds
November 8, 2024
Morning Briefing
Thirty-five percent of cases reviewed show signs of lack of care for kids with serious mental health conditions, including missed therapy sessions, missing information on file, and, in some cases, improperly prescribed antipsychotics. Almost a quarter of all kids in protective custody had a prescription for at least one psychotropic medication.
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
November 8, 2024
Morning Briefing
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on the FDA, the 4B movement, food safety, teen health, and more.
Morning Briefing for Friday, November 8, 2024
November 8, 2024
Morning Briefing
The KFF Health News Morning Briefing will not be published Monday in observance of Veterans Day. Look for it again in your inbox on Tuesday.
Trump’s Campaign Guru, A Tobacco Lobbyist, Will Be His Chief Of Staff
November 8, 2024
Morning Briefing
Susie Wiles, who also helped Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to victory in 2018, will be the first woman in the role. Wiles also worked as a tobacco lobbyist for Swisher International during the 2024 campaign, and her firm, Mercury Public Affairs, also has “large lobbying contracts with several junk food companies,” the investigative outlet Sludge reported.
4 Million Americans Could Lose Health Insurance In 2026 Under GOP, Trump
November 8, 2024
Morning Briefing
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that if subsidies are allowed to expire next year, nearly 4 million people will lose their coverage in 2026 because they won’t be able to afford it, NBC News reports. In other policy news: vaccines’ future; fluoride in the water; and more.
First Edition: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
November 8, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Note to readers: The First Edition will not be published Monday in observance of Veterans Day. Look for it again in your inbox on Tuesday.
Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits
By Fred Schulte
November 8, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Medicare officials defend the use of home visits that often spot medical conditions that are never treated.
California Expanded Medi-Cal to Unauthorized Residents. The Results Are Mixed.
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
November 8, 2024
KFF Health News Original
California this year completed its Medi-Cal expansion to include income-eligible residents regardless of their immigration status. This final installment of the “Faces of Medi-Cal” series profiles three of those newly eligible patients and how coverage has affected their health.
7 of 10 States Backed Abortion Rights, but Don’t Expect Change Overnight
By Bram Sable-Smith
November 7, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Voters backed abortion rights in seven of the 10 states where the issue appeared on ballots Tuesday, including in Missouri, among the first states to ban abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections with its 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. At first glance, the nation’s patchwork of abortion […]
Patchwork Of State Abortion Laws Gets Even More Complex After Elections
November 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
Despite historic results in Tuesday’s elections, abortion-rights advocates are warning that opportunities for more ballot measures might be dwindling.
Ban Overturned, Missouri’s Abortion Fight Enters Tricky Legal Territory
November 7, 2024
Morning Briefing
Residents voted to undo the state’s strict abortion ban, but they also voted to stack the state government with Republicans who oppose abortion. Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood workers on Wednesday filed paperwork to begin the process of invalidating the state’s ban.
