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First Edition: June 6, 2024

June 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Wins at the Ballot Box for Abortion Rights Still Mean Court Battles for Access

By Bram Sable-Smith June 6, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Michigan and Ohio serve as cautionary tales for states whose voters will decide abortion ballot initiatives this year: Even if the measures pass, it would take time to unwind conflicting laws.

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Perspectives: HPV Vaccine Is Safe For All; Did An Op-Ed Influence The Rise In Prescription Prices?

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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Viewpoints: It’s Time To Update Laws On Food Allergies; Abortion Exceptions In Texas Are Too Complex

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle food allergies, abortion laws, addiction, and more.

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Judge Rules CMS Miscalculated Medicare Star Rating for SCAN Health

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

SCAN Health Plan had sued CMS, saying regulators didn’t properly calculate the insurer’s Medicare Advantage rating. The decision could have industrywide implications, Modern Healthcare says.

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Too Many Still Believe MMR Vaccine Causes Autism; Progress Being Made In New Antibiotic Creation

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.

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Gene Therapy Gives 5 Children With Total Deafness The Ability To Hear

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

Newly published research covers the success of the first trial of a breakthrough gene therapy in which the treatment was applied to children in both ears. Meanwhile, a transplanted pig kidney is removed from a human patient, but not because of the kidney itself: A heart pump issue was the cause.

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For Some At-Risk Groups, The CDC Now Advises Post-Sex Antibiotics

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

A dose of doxycycline within 72 hours of having sex is now the post-exposure prophylaxis measure recommended by the CDC for people at a higher risk of contracting bacterial STIs. Separately, research shows teens with strong family ties are less likely to have sex at young ages.

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Appeals Court Revives Sutter Health $411 Million Antitrust Class Action

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

The California health provider is accused of anticompetitive behavior that increased insurance costs and now must face a new trial. Also in the news: possible reforms for the 340B drug discount program, insurers address the affordable housing crisis, and more.

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Different Virus, ‘Same Mistakes’: Birx Sounds Alarm About Bird Flu Response

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

Deborah Birx, the former federal coronavirus response coordinator, thinks the U.S. should be testing cows and people often for the H5N1 bird flu virus so that we don’t reach pandemic stage. Meanwhile, Michigan pumps the breaks on field trips to dairy farms. Mpox and covid are also in the news.

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Special Report: Pharmacies In Crisis

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

AP takes a deep dive into the shortage of pharmacies and how a tidal wave of closures has affected the health care of residents — especially Black people and Latinos — in underserved or rural regions.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, June 5, 2024

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

Psychedelics, maternal deaths, Medicare star ratings, bird flu, pandemic internet subsidies, pharmacies in crisis, and more are in the news.

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FDA Panel Advises Against MDMA As Treatment For PTSD

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

Although advisers noted the promise of psychedelic use for patients who suffer trauma, they agreed clinical trials so far haven’t yielded convincing results. California-based Lykos Therapeutics said it would continue to work with the FDA to ease doubts.

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US Maternal Deaths Still Higher Than Other High-Income Nations: Study

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

The good news: Maternal deaths in the U.S. have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels. The bad, according to a study, is that those numbers exceed rates in other high-income nations, and the figures get worse for Black mothers. Another finding of the report is that most of the deaths are happening within the first year after birth.

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First Edition: June 5, 2024

June 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Myrna Broncho is standing outdoors beside a wooden fence that lines a large, open field on a sunny day.

End of Pandemic Internet Subsidies Threatens a Health Care Lifeline for Rural America

By Sarah Jane Tribble June 5, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As the Affordable Connectivity Program runs out of money, millions of people face a jump in internet costs or lost connections if federal lawmakers don’t pass a funding extension.

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Health Worker for a Nonprofit? The New Ban on Noncompete Contracts May Not Help You

By Harris Meyer June 5, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Provider groups are disappointed that the Federal Trade Commission’s new rule may not protect those who work for nonprofit hospitals and health care facilities, which employ the largest number of medical professionals.

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A stethoscope rests on top of a pile of U.S. dollar bills and finance report papers.

California Becomes Latest State To Try Capping Health Care Spending

By Bernard J. Wolfson June 5, 2024 KFF Health News Original

California is the ninth state to set annual health spending targets for the industry. Already hospitals and doctors are voicing resistance to the fledgling Office of Health Care Affordability, even as they avoid overtly opposing its goals.

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Watch: Anthony Fauci Defends Feds’ Covid Response, Calling Lawmakers’ Accusations ‘Preposterous’

By Hannah Norman June 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

At a June 3 congressional hearing that underscored the nation’s deep political divide over the coronavirus pandemic response, the longtime National Institutes of Health official addressed the agency’s controversies head-on.

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Research Suggests Thinking Twice Before Drinking Alcohol On A Plane

June 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

German scientists found that consuming alcohol during flights led to blood oxygen decreases and heart rate increases. Other health and wellness news is on projected rates of cardiovascular disease, salt’s effect on the microbiome, spirituality in health care, and more.

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