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First Edition: Monday, April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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RFK Jr. Exaggerates Share of Autistic Population With Severe Limitations

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact April 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this month that “autism destroys families,” adding that “most cases are now severe” and describing children who will never work, play baseball, write poetry, or go on a date. Medical experts and people on the autism spectrum say Kennedy’s portrayal was skewed.

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When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get To Leave, Too

By Susan Jaffe April 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Breakups between health providers and Advantage plans are increasingly common. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has allowed whole groups of patients to leave their plans.

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When They Don’t Recognize You Anymore

By Paula Span April 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

People with dementia often forget even close family members as the disease advances. “It can throw people into an existential crisis,” an expert said.

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An unidentifiable grey haired senior couple are photographed from behind, their faces obscured from view. One has their hand on the other's shoulder.

Cuando los abuelos ya no te reconocen

By Paula Span April 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Las personas con demencia avanzada suelen no reconocer a sus seres queridos, a sus parejas, hijos y hermanos. Es un momento muy doloroso para el familiar.

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Montana Hospitals Preserve Medicaid Expansion, Fend Off Regulations

By Mike Dennison April 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

April 25, 2025 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on prison, autism, brain health, and more.

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Viewpoints: The Vaccine Integrity Project Will Be A Shield In US; MAHA Will Make America Sicker

April 25, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers delve into these public health issues.

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Idaho Joins List Of States Making Ivermectin Available Over The Counter

April 25, 2025 Morning Briefing

The deworming medication commonly used in animals was embroiled in controversy during the early days of the covid-19 pandemic. The drug has not been shown to protect against covid. Still, having a human version readily available might help prevent people from taking toxic doses of the veterinary version, some experts say.

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NIH Has Whacked $2.3B In Research Grants Since Trump Took Office

April 25, 2025 Morning Briefing

Stat analyzed the funding cuts that have taken place and noted that the changes appear to be “the beginning of the end of the federal-academic partnership that has been propelling American biomedical innovation to untouchable heights for close to eight decades,” per scientific leaders.

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HHS Backtracks On Autism Registry

April 25, 2025 Morning Briefing

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya caused a firestorm of confusion when he announced plans to create a registry. Instead, HHS will commence a $50 million research effort into the causes of autism and improved treatments, STAT reports. Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s speech at the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit was punctuated by protests.

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FDA Commissioner Makary Says He Will Leave Access To Mifepristone As Is

April 25, 2025 Morning Briefing

During an appearance at the Semafor World Economy Summit on Thursday, Makary stated that he would reexamine the issue if new data emerged regarding the safety of the drug, Bloomberg reported. In other news, the ACLU and NFPRHA are suing the Trump administration for withholding Title X funds; the Pentagon will resume gender-affirming care; and more.

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Senator’s Probe Of 340B Program Finds ‘Transparency And Oversight Concerns’

April 25, 2025 Morning Briefing

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana doctor, released a report Thursday detailing “much-needed” reforms to the drug pricing program. Also: A House Democrat demands to know how the CDC will respond to Freedom of Information Act requests after relevant staff members were put on leave.

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USDA Scraps Rule That Would Have Curtailed Salmonella-Tainted Poultry

April 25, 2025 Morning Briefing

Under a Biden administration effort, companies would not have been able to sell turkey or chicken meat that exceeded an acceptable level of the bacteria, which is known to cause food poisoning. Also, researchers are sounding the alarm about the U.S. measles vaccination rate.

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Closing Of Rockledge Hospital In Fla. Leaves More Than 60,000 Without ER

April 25, 2025 Morning Briefing

Orlando Health, citing poor conditions and neglect, shuttered the hospital and its emergency room on Wednesday, Central Florida Public Media reported. Meanwhile, businesses in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, have expressed worry over the loss of customers amid Crozer Health Hospitals’ closure.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025 Morning Briefing

First Edition: Friday, April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Moms in Crisis, Jobs Lost: The Human Cost of Trump’s Addiction Funding Cuts

By Aneri Pattani April 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

In many cases, the money flowed to addiction recovery programs that help rebuild lives by driving people to medical appointments and court hearings, crafting résumés and training them for new jobs, finding them housing, and helping them build social connections unrelated to drugs.

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What ‘Fertilization President’ Trump Can Learn From State Efforts To Expand IVF Access

By Sarah Kwon April 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

State-level efforts to regulate fertility coverage reveal the gauntlet of budgetary and political hurdles such initiatives face — obstacles that have led to millions of people being left out even when mandates become law.

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El costo humano de los recortes de Trump a los programas de tratamiento de adicciones

By Aneri Pattani April 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Las personas en recuperación no saben de recortes y crisis políticas. Ellos, y sus mentores, quieren esperanza y una vida mejor.

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