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Viewpoints: Obamacare Dispute Exposes Political Dysfunction; CDC’s New Advisers Are Vaccine Skeptics

December 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers tackle these public health topics.

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Education Department Hands Out Mental Health Grants Worth $208M

December 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

This announcement comes after the Trump administration canceled more than 200 Biden-era mental health grants. The 65 new grant recipients are being encouraged to focus on “evidence-based student services,” with more than half of the grant money going to rural communities.

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Report: Top Health Insurers Not So Transparent On Negotiated Prices

December 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

An analysis shows that UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Cigna only partially disclosed price data, despite federal rules requiring full disclosure. The worry is that this could harm the nation’s employers when it comes time to choose workplace coverage. Plus: CMS’ new Medicare payment model focuses on digital health, chronic conditions, and prior authorizations.

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Oregon Breaks State Record Set In 1950 For Annual Cases Of Whooping Cough

December 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

“I worry people may not fully appreciate the risk pertussis poses,” said Dr. Howard Chiou, medical director for communicable diseases and immunizations at Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division. Oregon has reported 1,475 cases so far in 2025, surpassing the previous record of 1,420.

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Trump Weighs Reclassifying Pot; Study Cites Scant Benefit In Medical Use

December 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Cannabis is currently a Schedule 1 substance, on par with heroin and LSD. Reclassifying it as a Schedule III drug would put it in the same category as mild prescription painkillers. The change would ease barriers to research, The Washington Post reports.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, December 12, 2025

December 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Senate Blocks Rival Health Care Bills; ACA Premiums Expected To Soar

December 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Neither the Democrats’ proposal — extending Obamacare subsidies for three years — nor the Republicans’ plan — boosting health savings accounts — garnered enough votes to take the pressure off Americans facing higher health care costs. Lawmakers still have until next week to find a fix.

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Covid Vaccines Might Soon Come With Cautionary FDA ‘Black Box’ Label

December 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Dr. Vinay Prasad, the FDA’s director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, is said to be making plans to unveil by the end of this year a plan to include the most serious warnings on the inoculations. Moderna and Pfizer have maintained that their shots are safe and effective.

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First Edition: Friday, Dec. 12, 2025

December 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

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Vaccine Panel’s Hepatitis B Vote Signals Further Turbulence for Immunization Policy, Public Trust

By Céline Gounder December 12, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision to no longer recommend the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease.

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Sticker Shock: Obamacare Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers

By Julie Appleby Updated December 15, 2025 Originally Published December 12, 2025 KFF Health News Original

With subsidies that give consumers extra help paying their health insurance premiums set to expire, lawmakers are again debating the Affordable Care Act. The difference this time: It’s happening in the middle of ACA open enrollment.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Crunch Time for ACA Tax Credits

December 11, 2025 Podcast

Dec. 15 is the deadline to sign up for Affordable Care Act plans that begin Jan. 1, and Congress remains at odds over letting expanded tax credits for the plans’ premiums expire and increasing the cost of insurance for millions of Americans. Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to remake vaccine policy to reflect ideology rather than science. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Maya Goldman of Axios, and Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Georgetown professor Linda Blumberg about the GOP’s health plans.

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Research Roundup: The Latest Science, Discoveries, And Breakthroughs

December 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Viewpoints: It’s Time To Start Mpox Vaccine Booster Trials; GOP’s Cuts Will Create Substantial Coverage Losses

December 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss these public health topics.

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CDC: Suicide Rate Dropped Slightly In 2024, From Historically High Levels

December 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

AP reports that experts aren’t sure why the rate dropped, or whether that trend might continue. Other mental health news is on ChatGPT, social media, antidepressant tapering, and more.

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Hundreds Are Quarantined Amid Measles Outbreak In South Carolina

December 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

As of yesterday, South Carolina reported 111 measles cases, with 27 of those reported in less than a week. State epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell attributes the rapid increase to holiday gatherings and a low vaccination rate. Also: news from California, Massachusetts, Florida, Indiana, and elsewhere.

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More States Ban SNAP For Junk Food As Trump Admin Pushes MAHA Agenda

December 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee have agreed to restrict SNAP recipients from purchasing certain sugary drinks and food. The total number of states with restrictions is now 18.

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FDA Panel Urges Lifting Decades-Old Limits On Testosterone Medications

December 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

Urologists and experts on the committee say the drug labeling should be revised so that doctors may prescribe it for more uses. Testosterone replacement therapy has gained popularity on social media as a way for young men to increase muscle mass. Plus, Meta cuts some reproductive health accounts.

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Report: N.J. Nursing Home Owners Understaffed Facility, Filched Millions

December 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

“All indications are that what we have identified in this and in earlier reports is just the tip of the iceberg in the nursing home industry,” New Jersey Comptroller Kevin Walsh said after his office released the report Wednesday.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, December 11, 2025

December 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

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