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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Medicaid enrollment, abortion law, mental toll of wildfires, malaria, corporal punishment, covid, and more are in the news.
Wednesday's summaries cover ACA enrollment, 800,000 U.S. covid deaths, omicron's spread, treatments, FDA hearing, abortion, opioids and more.
Wednesday's roundup covers Califf's confirmation, HIV, covid deaths, vaccine research, mandates, Medicaid, abortion, foot health and more.
Tuesday's roundup covers colonoscopies, abortion laws, maternity care, health care costs, covid vaccines, opioids, mental health, and more.
Scientists treating kids for MIS-C point to rare genes, leaky guts and a “superantigen.”
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.
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.
Thursday's roundup covers covid boosters, extending emergency and mask orders, mental health, opioids, abortion, maternal health, and more.
Wednesday's roundup covers covid treatments, boosters, vaccine mandates, holiday fears, drug prices, abortion, water safety and more.
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.
Abortion vote, long covid, Wegovy heart benefits, LGBTQ+ health, nonprofit hospitals, daily steps, air pollution, and more are in the news.
Friday's roundup covers booster shots, covid case reversal, child vaccines, veteran health, J&J, hospital news, mental health and more.
Tuesday's roundup covers the ACA, CDC revamp plan, covid funds, vaccines, variants, Supreme Court, Medicare, abortion, marijuana, and more.
Monday's roundup covers covid booster shots, omicron's spread, delta still surging, med school, abortion, Alzheimer's, opioids, flu and more.
Abortion laws, Medicare physician pay, covid vaccines and variants, health worker strike, opioids, obesity, and more are in the news.
Prescriptions drug costs, Medicaid expansion, AI in health care, "long flu," RSV, a melanoma vaccine, tainted food, and more are in the news.
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.
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