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Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’

July 15, 2025 KFF Health News Original

“Health Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from the KFF Health News newsroom to the airwaves each week.

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CMS Proposes 2.5% Medicare Doctor Pay Rate Increase In 2026

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

Separately, CMS is proposing to start a competitive bidding program for medical goods such as glucose monitors and insulin pumps, Modern Healthcare reports. Also: Rural hospitals look to add services as a potential way to weather the looming cuts.

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HHS Reviews Create Bottlenecks At Indian Health Service Facilities

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

New HHS contract reviews are delaying care and filling of vacancies, IHS insiders tell Stat News. Meanwhile, KFF Health News dives into rehabilitation hospitals.

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Mass Overdose Event In Baltimore Hospitalizes More Than 2 Dozen

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

The event, caused by a bad batch of an unspecified drug, prompted a surge in 911 calls. Experts think a potent batch of fentanyl might have caused the overdoses and that the specific blend is still out there. Other states making news: Iowa, New York, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

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Study: No Link Between Aluminum In Vaccines And Kids’ Chronic Diseases

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

The 24-year study of more than 1.2 million children in Denmark found that aluminum exposure didn’t raise the risk of autism, asthma, or other chronic diseases. Other science and research news is on smoking cessation, dementia, inflammatory bowel disease, and more.

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Menopause In Focus: 15 States Launch Bills Supporting Women’s Health

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

The legislation relates to insurance coverage for menopause care, awareness and education, and clinician training. More news is on weight-loss drugs and kids, medicine recalls, and more.

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Viewpoints: AI Has Alarming Effects On Mental Health; Clinical Research Studies Are Risky After DOGE Cuts

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle these public health topics.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, July 15, 2025

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

Errors in rehab hospitals, HHS layoffs resume, Medicare doc pay, Medicaid cuts, mass overdose, vaccine rates, and more are in the news.

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Layoffs Formally Resume At HHS As Agency Undergoes Restructuring

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

Almost all employees who had received a layoff email on April 1 have now been officially severed from the agency, an HHS spokesperson says. Other administration news includes the gutting of the Education Department; federal cuts hitting Texas school programs; and more.

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First Edition: Tuesday, July 15, 2025

July 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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How To Find the Right Medical Rehab Services

By Jordan Rau July 15, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Specialized hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and home health agencies provide rehab therapy. Insurers may limit the services you can get.

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Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed

By Jordan Rau and Irena Hwang, The New York Times July 15, 2025 KFF Health News Original

For-profit hospitals provide most inpatient physical therapy but tend to have worse readmission rates to general hospitals. Medicare doesn’t tell consumers about troubling inspections.

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Hospitals Ready Lobbying Efforts To Fight Big Cuts From Trump’s Megabill

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Delayed implementation until 2028 gives hospitals time to persuade Congress to rescind $340 billion in cuts to their budgets. The Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act included the money to pay for tax cuts and other priorities. Separately, the legislation is also expected to impact insurers due to the volatility in Medicaid-eligible patients.

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Judge Reverses Biden-Era Rule That Wiped Medical Debt Off Credit Reports

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that the FDA may offer to fast-track drug reviews for companies that lower their U.S drug prices. Also: a billion-dollar backlog of delayed grants at HHS, and more.

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Arizonan Dies Of Pneumonic Plague

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

The diagnosis was confirmed through rapid testing after the Coconino County resident was admitted to Flagstaff Medical Center. Pneumonic plague is the only form of the plague that can be transmitted person to person, but officials say the risk of exposure is low.

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Severe Climate-Related Disasters Affect Area Health Care For Years: Study

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

While severe climate-related disasters were linked with decreased access to health care infrastructure, moderate climate-related disasters were linked with increased access and redevelopment. In other news, GLP-1 drugs are showing promise in areas of addiction. Also: bariatric surgery, muscle loss, and menopause.

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US Sees Fewer Health Care Data Breaches This Year, But Cases Still High

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Other health care industry news is on the impact of immigration policies on nursing home staffing, a long-covid clinic closure in St. Louis, and more.

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Effectiveness Of Involuntary Mental Health Care Inconclusive, GAO Finds

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Despite HHS finding favorable outcomes, GAO disagrees, claiming the earlier assessments are unreliable due to methodological flaws. In other news: some common sweeteners can increase the risk of early puberty; Propecia causes fertility issues for some users; and more.

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North Carolina To Build Stand-Alone 500-Bed Children’s Hospital

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Raleigh-area facility will be built as a joint agreement between UNC Health and Duke Health. More news comes from Texas, New York, Arizona, and Maryland.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, July 14, 2025

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Medicaid cuts to affect insurers, hospitals fight for funds, medical debt, pneumonic plague, climate impact on health, and more.

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