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Despite Staff Opposition, FDA Official OKs Sarepta’s Duchenne Gene Therapy

June 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Elevidys, which failed a large phase 3 trial last year, is now approved to cover nearly all patients, regardless of age or wheelchair status. Also in the news: biosimilars, covid vaccine recommendations, antibiotics, and more.

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UnitedHealth Ponies Up $1 Million After Denying Access To Birth Control

June 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

The settlement with New York effectively ends the probe into the insurer’s violation of the state’s Comprehensive Contraceptive Coverage Act, which mandates all FDA-approved contraceptives without copays, restrictions or delays.

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Democrats Eye Comstock Act Repeal In Effort To Protect Reproductive Rights

June 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

The fear is Republicans will revive the 150-year-old law to further curtail abortion rights, despite assurances from the Biden administration that the law won’t have an impact.

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WHO and Eli Lilly Issue Global Warning About Phony Weight Loss Drugs

June 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Eli Lilly says it is “deeply concerned” over the spread of fake or compounded versions of tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro and Zepbound. As AP reported, Eli Lilly is the only lawful supplier of those drugs, and it does not provide tirzepatide to compounding pharmacies or online retailers.

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Gen Xers More Likely To Have Cancer Than Baby Boomers, Study Finds

June 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

The rate increases “appeared in all racial and ethnic groups except Asian or Pacific Islander men,” researchers found. Also in the news: depression, migraines, and food insecurity.

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Feds Blast State Of Missouri For Putting Mentally Ill Patients in Nursing Homes

June 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

It’s a violation of federal disability law, the Department of Justice has now said. Also in the news: a nursing home Medicaid fraud suit in New York, California aims to protect workers from indoor heat, and more.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, June 21, 2024

June 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Gun violence survivors, patient privacy, nurse visas, phony weight loss drugs, birth control access, and more. Plus, your weekend reads.

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Judge Knocks Down HHS Guidance Against Hospital Web Trackers

June 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

A federal district court judge in Texas ruled that HHS did not have the authority to warn hospitals that website trackers are a violation of health privacy rules. The American Hospital Association challenged the guidance.

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Government Pauses Processing Of International Nurse Visas

June 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

The pause will be in place until fiscal year 2025, which Modern Healthcare says will leave “thousands” of qualified nurses in limbo even as health system staffing gaps remain. Apprenticeships, AI warnings for patients’ deteriorating conditions, and more are also in the news.

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First Edition: June 21, 2024

June 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Jacob Gooch Sr. is standing on crutches in a room in his home. The room is dark, but he stands in a beam of light coming in through a window.

Sobrevivientes del tiroteo en el desfile de los Chiefs esperan las donaciones prometidas mientras acumulan cuentas médicas

By Peggy Lowe, KCUR and Bram Sable-Smith June 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Los costos médicos para los sobrevivientes del tiroteo son muy altos y no terminarán pronto. Según un estudio de la Escuela de Medicina de Harvard, el gasto médico promedio para alguien que recibió un disparo se eleva a casi $30,000 el primer año.

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Jacob Gooch Sr. is standing on crutches in a room in his home. The room is dark, but he stands in a beam of light coming in through a window.

Super Bowl Parade Shooting Survivors Await Promised Donations While Bills Pile Up

By Peggy Lowe, KCUR and Bram Sable-Smith June 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Families of the people hurt during the Feb. 14 mass shooting are carrying what one expert calls “victimization debt.” In the third story of our series “The Injured,” we learn about the strain of paying small and large medical bills and other out-of-pocket costs.

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California Leaders Tussle With Health Industry Over Billions of New Dollars for Medi-Cal

By Bernard J. Wolfson June 20, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to pull funds earmarked for new investment in Medi-Cal to help plug California’s $45 billion deficit. A state budget passed June 13 by the legislature largely endorsed Newsom’s plan. Voters could settle the matter in an industry-backed initiative that has qualified for the November ballot.

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How Two States Reveal a Deeper Divide on Insuring Kids’ Health

June 20, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Arizona and Florida lawmakers saw trouble ahead for children in 2023, with states slated — as the covid-19 pandemic waned — to resume disenrolling ineligible people from Medicaid. So, legislators in both states voted to expand a safety net known as the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, which covers those 18 and younger in […]

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Bipartisan House Group Aims To Halt Chinese Supply Sources For Fentanyl

June 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

They will seek to boost sanctions, target money launderers, and explore trade reforms to cut off supply from China in an attempt to impact the opioid epidemic. Also in the news: limited military health care on Guam, a rise of streptococcal toxic shock in Japan, and more.

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Research Roundup: Reused Masks Worn By Nurses At Start Of Pandemic Didn’t Properly Block Aerosols

June 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.

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Viewpoints: How Likely Is It You’ll To Be Exposed To Bird Flu?; Ozempic Can Do Much More Than Weight Loss

June 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss H5N1, weight-loss drugs, pharmaceutical advertising, and more.

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Preventive Task Force Urges More Intervention For Kids With High BMI

June 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is shifting its guidance on childhood obesity. The panel now recommends that physicians take behavioral interventions—though not with new GLP-1 drugs—for kids 6 or older with a high body mass index.

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Novant Health Ends Effort To Purchase Two North Carolina Hospitals

June 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

A federal appellate court backed an FTC push to block Novant Health’s planned $320 million purchase from Community Health Systems. Meanwhile, Steward Health Care has pushed back its planned auction of eight of its Massachusetts hospitals by three weeks.

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FDA Warns Dollar Tree, Says Retailer Didn’t Remove Tainted Applesauce

June 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Lead-contaminated applesauce pouches, linked to over 500 cases of illness in children, remained on some Dollar Tree shelves even after they’d been recalled, the FDA says. Meanwhile, scientists have detected microplastics in human penises for the first time, highlighting the spread of the material.

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