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MultiCare Agrees To Settle Claims That It Permitted Unnecessary Surgeries

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

The health system settled with the federal government and Washington state over spinal surgery procedures at its facilities between 2019 and 2021. Other health industry news is on Molina, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Epic, and more.

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Female Gulf War Veterans More Likely To Hit Menopause Earlier, Study Finds

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

Researchers found that of the veterans exposed to toxins, 15% said they had reached menopause before age 45, three times faster than women who had not deployed to the Gulf War, Military.com reported. Separately, an Arizona judge ordered the state to stop enforcing abortion restrictions that “infringe on a woman’s ‘autonomous decision making.’”

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18 Have Died From Bitter Cold In NYC; City Opens More Warming Centers

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

“It’s actually colder today in New York City than in parts of Antarctica,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Sunday on X. Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 Con Edison customers in Brooklyn were without power Sunday into Monday because of an electrical problem, The New York Times reported.

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Viewpoints: Trump’s CMS Deserves Praise, ACA’s Key Architect Says; Many Predictions About Pot Use Were Wrong

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers weigh in on these topics and others.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, February 9, 2026

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

Amid Surging Measles Cases, Dr. Oz Implores People To Get The Vaccine

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

As the United States flirts with losing its measles elimination designation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator endorsed the vaccine: “We have a solution for our problem.” His statement came as the CDC reported another spike across the nation and as health officials worked to contain the spread of the virus after a contagious person attended the March for Life rally.

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CMS Chief Alleges Social Services Fraud In Maine, Calls It ‘Another Big Crisis’

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

Dr. Mehmet Oz has likened the alleged fraud in Maine to Minnesota’s welfare fraud scandal, which led to the immigration crackdown efforts run by ICE in that state. Plus: A New York judge extended a preliminary injunction blocking social service cuts in five Democratic-led states.

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Cheaper Generics Exist For Many Drugs Promised At Lower Cost On TrumpRx

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

Stat reports that at least 18 brand-name drugs on TrumpRx are available in generic form for cheaper through GoodRx or Cost Plus Drugs. Plus: Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon called TrumpRx “nothing more than a glorified coupon book.”

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First Edition: Monday, Feb. 9, 2026

February 9, 2026 Morning Briefing

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

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Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Assignments to Guantánamo

By Amy Maxmen February 9, 2026 KFF Health News Original

U.S. Public Health Service doctors and nurses are being deployed to Guantánamo and other detention centers as President Donald Trump escalates mass arrests in his campaign to curb immigration. Some have resigned in protest. Others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.

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Watch: Is MAHA the New MAGA?

By Hannah Norman and Bram Sable-Smith February 9, 2026 KFF Health News Original

With fractures emerging in the Make America Great Again movement, some Republicans are looking to capitalize on its “MAHA” counterpart ahead of the midterms.

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This Ballad Hospital, Flooded by Hurricane Helene, Will Be Rebuilt for $44M in a Flood Plain

By Brett Kelman February 9, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Ballad Health, the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly, plans to rebuild Unicoi County Hospital on land that two climate modeling companies say is at risk of flooding.

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Journalists Describe Drivers of High Health Costs and Spell Out the Science of Protein

February 7, 2026 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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Newsom Tries To Thread Needle on Immigrant Health as Ambitions Turn National

By Christine Mai-Duc February 6, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.

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Con ICE usando datos de Medicaid, hospitales y estados están en medio de una encrucijada: informar o no a sus pacientes inmigrantes

By Phil Galewitz and Amanda Seitz February 6, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Ponerlos al tanto de estos riesgos podría disuadirlos de inscribirse en el Medicaid de Emergencia, que ofrece atención médica de urgencias a inmigrantes que no califican para la cobertura regular de Medicaid.

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A Dose Of Upbeat And Inspiring News

February 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

Today’s stories are on making art accessible for people with disabilities, mental health care for veterans, giving hope to breast cancer survivors, and more.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

February 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on Guardian Caps, near-death experiences, dissociative identity disorder, and more.

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Viewpoints: Physicians Must Loudly Condemn Sex Abuse And Epstein Files; HHS Ignoring Evidence So It Fits Policy

February 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers weigh in on these topics and others.

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CDC Ordered To Revoke $602M In ‘Woke’ Health Funds From Blue States

February 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

The health programs facing cuts include HIV prevention efforts in Illinois, health disparity mitigation in Colorado, and LGBTQ studies in California. The Trump administration also moved to eliminate job protections from as many as 50,000 federal workers.

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RFK Jr. Claims Dietary Changes Can Cure Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder

February 6, 2026 Morning Briefing

Scholars quickly pointed out that although scientists are studying whether diet “might be helpful” in patients with schizophrenia, “no credible evidence” exists to support the claim made by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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