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In Chronic Pain, This Teenager ‘Could Barely Do Anything.’ Insurer Wouldn’t Cover Surgery.

By Lauren Sausser September 25, 2024 KFF Health News Original

An Alabama teen was told he needed surgery for debilitating hip pain. But his family’s insurer denied coverage for the procedure, which lacked a medical billing code. Expected to pay more than $7,000, his father charged it to credit cards.

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California Governor Signs Law Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports

By Molly Castle Work September 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

New California legislation will bar unpaid medical bills from showing up on consumer credit reports starting in January. However, the banking industry muscled in eleventh-hour amendments that weakened the protections for patients, the bill’s lead sponsor says.

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Por ley, la deuda médica ya no puede estar en los reportes de crédito en California

By Molly Castle Work September 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Al menos ocho estados han prohibido que las facturas médicas aparezcan en los informes de crédito de los consumidores en los últimos dos años.

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States’ Efforts To Alter Arcane Hospital Rules Mix Politics With Drama

By Sam Whitehead September 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Georgia is one of dozens of states that require health-care facilities to ask for permission to build or expand by obtaining “certificates of need.” Basically, state regulators get to decide whether a town needs a new hospital or long-term care center. If the need is deemed real, they’re granted a “CON.” The intent of the […]

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Viewpoints: Strange Symptom With West Nile Virus; GOP Health Insurance Plan Would Exclude Many

September 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle these public health issues.

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Citing Fraud And Device Misuse, HHS Seeks Check On Remote Patient Care

September 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

As more patients switched to remote patient monitoring, the cost to Medicare ballooned to $311 million, up from just $15 million in 2019 before the covid-19 pandemic. Also in the news: telehealth addiction treatment, the organ transplant network, and more.

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Senate Democrats Seek Another Vote On Emergency Access To Abortion

September 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

The unanimous consent effort is intended to show just where lawmakers stand on this issue ahead of November’s general election. It is not expected to pass.

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New Yorker Infected With EEE Dies; Vt. Mosquito Testing Shows Improvement

September 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, on Monday announced ways the state will try to curb the disease’s spread, including making mosquito repellent available to visitors at state parks and campgrounds.

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Lawsuit Accuses Epic Systems Of Monopolist Practices In EHR Market

September 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

In addition to seeking damages in its lawsuit, Particle Health wants Epic to discontinue its alleged anticompetitive practices in regards to patient data.

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Jurors Reject Mental Illness Argument For Colorado Supermarket Gunman

September 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

Lawyers for the gunman, who fatally shot 10 people in a Boulder grocery store in 2021, tried to argue his mental illness made him incapable of knowing right from wrong. Jurors disagreed. Other news includes a battle over a DuPont trust, the drug-related death of a trans activist, and more.

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HIV Infection Rate Tumbled By 20% In San Francisco Last Year

September 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

The number of new diagnoses in 2023 was 133, the lowest it has been in decades. The abrupt drop in infections represents a success after years of slow progress against the disease. Also in the news: A study shows diabetes drug metformin might slow aging.

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Amneal Pharmaceuticals Sues To Block Colorado’s Free EpiPen Push

September 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

Colorado’s law, passed last year, to make Amneal provide free generic EpiPens to pharmacies is facing a challenge from the company, which argues it’s effectively an illegal property taking. Among other news, Purdue Pharma’s settlement talks with the Sackler family are extended to November.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, September 24, 2024

September 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

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US Severe Obesity Rate Swells

September 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

About 1 in 10 of survey respondents indicated they are severely obese. It’s too soon to know whether obesity treatments and drugs will ease the problem, researchers say. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk’s CEO is expected to testify today in a Senate panel hearing about the high cost of weight loss drugs.

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First Edition: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024

September 24, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Aumentan los casos de hipertensión mortal durante el embarazo

By Katheryn Houghton September 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Hoy en día, más embarazadas reciben diagnósticos de presión arterial peligrosamente alta, un hallazgo que podría salvar vidas.

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Vance Rewrites History About Trump and Obamacare

By Julie Appleby September 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

During the Trump administration, enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans fell by more than 2 million people and the number of uninsured Americans rose.

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Estudio revela que los casos de gripe aviar siguen sin detectarse

By Amy Maxmen September 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Si los casos de gripe aviar no se van informando, los oficiales de salud corren el riesgo de tardar en notar si el virus se vuelve más contagioso.

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The Public Health Consequences of Public Housing Failures

By Renuka Rayasam September 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Every year more than 10,000 taxpayer-supported public housing units are lost to disrepair. But federal lawmakers routinely ignore the full amount, around $115 billion, needed to keep the units in “decent, safe and sanitary” condition. One-time funds for public housing repairs were cut from the final version of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to appeal […]

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Viewpoints: How Easily Could Obamacare Be Dismantled?; More Menopause Research Is Crucial

September 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers weigh in on these public health issues.

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