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Federal Court Rejects Free Speech Argument Against Covid Mask-Wearing

February 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

A federal appeals court said Monday that refusing to wear a covid mask was not protected as free speech under the First Amendment, in a case where New Jersey residents had challenged mask-wearing rules at school board meetings. Also: Paxlovid costs; rising covid rates; and more.

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Colorado avanza con proyectos para conectar a trabajadores agrícolas con servicios de salud mental

By Vignesh Ramachandran February 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Los proyectos de ley en consideración abordarían la creciente necesidad de tratar los problemas de salud mental en áreas rurales, que se han visto exacerbados por los impactos de la pandemia y el cambio climático.

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Cerca de 10 millones ya perdieron Medicaid, y todavía faltan meses de purga

By Phil Galewitz February 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid y el Programa de Seguro de Salud Infantil crecieron hasta alcanzar un récord de 94 millones de inscritos durante la pandemia.

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First Edition: Feb. 7, 2024

February 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Colorado Moves to Connect Agricultural Workers With Mental Health Resources

By Vignesh Ramachandran February 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Advocates say two bills under consideration could help migrant communities but that more needs to be done.

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Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million

By Phil Galewitz February 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

While more Medicaid beneficiaries have been purged in the span of a year than ever before, enrollment is on track to settle at pre-pandemic levels.

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Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million

By Phil Galewitz February 6, 2024 KFF Health News Original

We’re halfway through the Medicaid “unwinding,” in which states are dropping people from the government health insurance program for the first time since the pandemic began. Millions of people have been dumped from the rolls since April, often for procedural issues like failing to respond to notices or return paperwork. But at the same time, […]

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Viewpoints: An Economist Is Changing The Organ Transplant Process; Can We Fix Inadequate Mental Health Care?

February 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers examine organ transplants, mental health care, abortion care, and more.

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Pharmacies Finding It Hard To Recruit Next Generation Of Pharmacists

February 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

“We have got to evolve this to get people excited to get back in the industry,” Rick Gates, chief pharmacy officer at Walgreens, told Axios. Separately, an analysis of injector pen patents for several widely used diabetes drugs (including Ozempic) found more than half have improperly listed patents.

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Studies Document Health Impact Of Police Violence On Black Americans

February 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

One study reports a pattern of sleep disturbances among Black people after a police-involved killing. Separate research finds racial disparities in injuries that occurred when Tasers and similar weapons were used by police to incapacitate people.

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Experts: Don’t Forget, Measles Is Actually Dangerous

February 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

NBC News warns that anti-vaccine activists are downplaying the dangers of measles, even though it’s a highly contagious disease. For every 1,000 measles cases, 200 kids may go to hospital and one to three may die. Meanwhile, a study found that eliminating non-medical exemptions drove up school vaccine uptake.

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CMS To Tighten Rule For Organ Donations Earmarked For Research

February 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is responding to complaints that organ procurement organizations are collecting human pancreases to meet federal benchmarks but are not ultimately being used for research.

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Some Republicans Don’t Want US To Join WHO Pandemic Treaty

February 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

Conservative House members are pushing back against the U.S. signing a global accord aimed at fighting future pandemic threats, arguing that American tax dollars could be used for other purposes.

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Hospitals Are In Peril Left And Right

February 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

News outlets report on the dire state many hospitals find themselves in. In North Carolina, Mission Hospital has been warned by CMS that it’s in “immediate jeopardy” over care deficiencies. In Western Wisconsin, two hospitals and 19 clinics will close soon. Other facilities’ woes are also in the news.

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Florida Sues To Allow It To Kick Kids Off Public Health Insurance

February 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

The lawsuit challenges federal requirements that states let children remain eligible for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program for 12 months before reviewing their status. Separately, groups pushing for health care equity are gathering petitions for expanding Medicaid in Florida.

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Publisher Retracts Studies On Abortion Pill As Supreme Court Case Looms

February 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

Three studies, including two on potential harms of mifepristone, were retracted by their publisher over a complaint of misleading data and that authors had affiliations with pro-life organizations. Meanwhile, Florida’s Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday about whether the abortion ballot measure language meets state rules.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, February 6, 2024

February 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

Medicaid coverage, hospital finances, abortion pill studies, the next pandemic, organ donations, measles cases, and more are in the news.

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First Edition: Feb. 6, 2024

February 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Is Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say ‘Yes’

By Angela Hart February 6, 2024 KFF Health News Original

States are using their Medicaid programs to offer poor and sick people housing services, such as paying six months’ rent or helping hunt for apartments. The trend comes in response to a growing homelessness epidemic, but experts caution this may not be the best use of limited health care money.

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Viewpoints: VX-548 Could Be Effective In The Opioid Battle; Will More States Break Away From CDC Covid Guidance?

February 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle new pain killers, CDC rules, medical education and more.

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