Morning Briefing: Monday, August 21, 2023
Medicaid enrollment, abortion law, mental toll of wildfires, malaria, corporal punishment, covid, and more are in the news.
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Wednesday's summaries cover ACA enrollment, 800,000 U.S. covid deaths, omicron's spread, treatments, FDA hearing, abortion, opioids and more.
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Wednesday's roundup covers Califf's confirmation, HIV, covid deaths, vaccine research, mandates, Medicaid, abortion, foot health and more.
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Morning Briefing: Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Tuesday's roundup covers colonoscopies, abortion laws, maternity care, health care costs, covid vaccines, opioids, mental health, and more.
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Scientists Search for Cause of Mysterious Covid-Related Inflammation in Children
Scientists treating kids for MIS-C point to rare genes, leaky guts and a “superantigen.”
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Congress Shelves Covid Funding for Now
The Biden administration’s request for billions more in funding to fight covid-19 hit a snag on Capitol Hill this week, as Democrats objected to Republican demands that money allocated to states but not yet spent be reclaimed. Meanwhile, the big annual spending bill about to cross the finish line addresses other health policy changes, such as giving the FDA authority to regulate “synthetic” nicotine. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Jessie Hellmann of Modern Healthcare join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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Anti-Vaccine Ideology Gains Ground as Lawmakers Seek to Erode Rules for Kids’ Shots
Legislators in Kansas are pushing bills to expand exemptions for school vaccines, allowing religious exemptions for all vaccine requirements in the state's schools without families having to provide any proof of their beliefs. Similar bills are being introduced around the nation as the anti-vaccine movement gains traction among politicians.
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Morning Briefing: Thursday, April 14, 2022
Thursday's roundup covers covid boosters, extending emergency and mask orders, mental health, opioids, abortion, maternal health, and more.
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Wednesday's roundup covers covid treatments, boosters, vaccine mandates, holiday fears, drug prices, abortion, water safety and more.
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Morning Briefing: Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Abortion laws, telehealth, malaria, covid, Fauci's next gig, a nurse strike, weight loss drugs, and the bill of the month are in today's news.
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Abortion vote, long covid, Wegovy heart benefits, LGBTQ+ health, nonprofit hospitals, daily steps, air pollution, and more are in the news.
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Morning Briefing: Friday, November 12, 2021
Friday's roundup covers booster shots, covid case reversal, child vaccines, veteran health, J&J, hospital news, mental health and more.
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Morning Briefing: Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Tuesday's roundup covers the ACA, CDC revamp plan, covid funds, vaccines, variants, Supreme Court, Medicare, abortion, marijuana, and more.
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Morning Briefing: Monday, December 13, 2021
Monday's roundup covers covid booster shots, omicron's spread, delta still surging, med school, abortion, Alzheimer's, opioids, flu and more.
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Morning Briefing: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Abortion laws, Medicare physician pay, covid vaccines and variants, health worker strike, opioids, obesity, and more are in the news.
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Morning Briefing: Friday, December 15, 2023
Prescriptions drug costs, Medicaid expansion, AI in health care, "long flu," RSV, a melanoma vaccine, tainted food, and more are in the news.
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A Health-Heavy State of the Union
President Joe Biden spent a large portion of his first State of the Union address talking about foreign affairs, but he also spent time on an array of health topics, including mental health, nursing home regulation, and toxic burn pits. Also this week, the administration unveiled a strategy to address the covid pandemic going forward. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Amy Goldstein of The Washington Post, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.