CMS Raises Medicare Pay For Hospices By 2.9% In Fiscal 2025
July 31, 2024
Morning Briefing
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ final hospice provider reimbursement boost is higher than the 2.6% proposed in March. Also in health industry and pharma news: HealthPartners, Community Health Systems, Mount Sinai, Eisai, Biogen, and more.
Since Roe Fell, More Women Have Tried To End Pregnancies By Themselves
July 31, 2024
Morning Briefing
Just as abortion rights supporters predicted: The number of women who “self-managed” their abortion — which means, as The Guardian notes, doing it outside the formal health care system — rose to 7% from 5% since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024
Morning Briefing
RSV season, preteen suicide rates, Project 2025’s plan for abortion and Medicaid, Medicare pay, bird flu, dementia, and more are in the new.
First Edition: July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Florida’s RSV Season Has Started, and It’s Coming Soon to the Rest of US. Here’s a Primer.
By Sam Ogozalek, Tampa Bay Times
July 31, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Florida’s RSV season begins earlier and runs longer than anywhere else in the U.S., according to the University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogens Institute. New vaccines can help, but most older adults, who are vulnerable to RSV, haven’t gotten them yet.
It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s a Medical Response Drone.
By Michelle Andrews
July 30, 2024
KFF Health News Original
What if the first responder on the scene of a cardiac arrest were a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator? When every second counts, public safety professionals are increasingly eyeing drones — which can fly 60 miles an hour and don’t get stuck in traffic — to deliver help faster than an ambulance or EMT. […]
Viewpoints: Farmworkers Need Protection Against H5N1; We Must Deal With Forever Chemicals ASAP
July 30, 2024
Morning Briefing
Editorial writers tackle bird flu, forever chemicals, Project 2025, and more.
Judge Cancels Trial Over North Dakota Abortion Ban, Might Dismiss Lawsuit
July 30, 2024
Morning Briefing
In other news, a ballot measure to protect abortion rights will be intentionally vague when it is put to New York voters because the State Board of Elections couldn’t agree on how to interpret the amendment. More news about abortion rights and bans comes from South Dakota, Iowa, and Florida.
FDA OKs Guardant Health’s Blood Test To Detect Colon Cancer
July 30, 2024
Morning Briefing
Experts hope the new test will catch cases early enough to allow easy treatments. Meanwhile, the U.S. has committed to buying HIV antiretroviral drugs through African suppliers; HIV modeling may not have enough data on trans people; and more.
Heading Into Season Of State Fairs, Experts Warily Eye H5N1 Dynamics
July 30, 2024
Morning Briefing
Due to H5N1 avian influenza, the Minnesota State Fair will not have birthing cows or newborn calves. Also in the news: New York’s stockpile of Tamiflu, an mRNA bird flu vaccine initiative, valley fever at a California music festival, and more.
Mass. Senators To Vote On Supervised Drug Consumption Sites
July 30, 2024
Morning Briefing
The so-called overdose prevention centers could help combat the impact of the opioid crisis. In San Francisco, Mayor London Breed proposes paying welfare recipients $100 weekly if they stay free from illicit drugs — a distinctly different stance than usual.
Baltimore City’s Top Health Official Terminated After Less Than 8 Months
July 30, 2024
Morning Briefing
The Baltimore Sun reports that Health Commissioner Ihuoma Emenuga has been terminated effective immediately and a source says that an investigation is “pending.” Also in health industry news: Lurie Children’s Hospital, St. Louis University Hospital, Steward Health Care, and more.
Cancer Death Rates Have Fallen Nearly 30% Over 25 Years
July 30, 2024
Morning Briefing
The Baltimore Sun focuses on what’s being called a “new era” in the battle against cancer, with profound improvements in cancer death rates in the last few decades. Also in the news: misdiagnoses, wildfire smoke and dementia, and more.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024
Morning Briefing
Election health politics, abortion access, immigrant health, bird flu, the drug crisis, cancer death rates, and more are in the news.
Biden Demands Sweeping Changes For Supreme Court
July 30, 2024
Morning Briefing
President Joe Biden on Monday endorsed proposals for 18-year term limits for justices and a mandatory ethics code. He also called for a constitutional amendment overturning the court’s recent ruling awarding former presidents full immunity. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) called the proposals “dead on arrival.”
Effects Of Low Birthrate Shape Vance’s Vision For America
July 30, 2024
Morning Briefing
The GOP vice presidential nominee has said he thinks fewer children in the country leads to social isolation and other issues for the children who are here. Also, as the presidential campaign kicks into high gear, Democrat Kamala Harris sharpens her focus on reproductive freedom for women.
First Edition: July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
En California, legisladores presionan para que inspectores de salud locales visiten instalaciones de inmigración
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
July 30, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Quieren que observen y documenten las irregularidades que se denuncian con frecuencia: hacinamiento y falta de acceso a cuidado médico y de salud mental.
California Lawmakers Debate Sending Local Health Inspectors Into Immigration Facilities
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
July 30, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Immigration is regulated by the federal government, but California lawmakers may give local public health inspectors the authority to inspect privately operated immigration detention facilities, citing complaints and lawsuits from detainees alleging inadequate medical care and unsanitary conditions.
Readers Weigh In on Abortion and Ways To Tackle the Opioid Crisis
July 30, 2024
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
