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FTC Finds Top Three PBMs Took In Billions From Inflated Drug Costs

January 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

During a roughly five-year span, CVS Health, Cigna, and UnitedHealth benefited the most from increasing prices for generic drugs that treated illnesses such as HIV and cancer. Some of the price hikes topped 1000%. Other news is on the price of drugs under Trump; how the shift to online therapy has worsened disparities in care; and more.

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Insurers Won’t Be Required To Cover Free OTC Birth Control After All

January 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Biden administration ran out of time to expand contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act, The 19th reports. It’s not likely the incoming Trump administration would support such a mandate. More news is about abortion pill stockpiles, an OB-GYN mobile van, Meta’s LGBTQ+ policy, and more.

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FDA Wants Easier-To-See Nutrition Labels On Most Packaged Foods, Drinks

January 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

The proposal would require brands to list sodium, sugar, and fat on the fronts of packages in an effort to help people make better choices. Also in the news: A possible overhaul in how obesity is defined.

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A Drink A Day Might Be Fine. More Than That? Not So Much, Study Finds.

January 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

The risk of premature death increases when people consume a couple of drinks a day, an HHS report says. A trade group disagrees, arguing the report is “rife with bias and conflicts of interest.” And in other health news, a federal judge has temporarily blocked a new warning label on cigarettes.

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Biden Team Begins Cooperation With Trump Officials On Bird Flu Response

January 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

“We sent them all of the information on our work,” a Biden health official told NBC News. Public health officials raise concern that a lack of coordination could imperil the response to the emerging H5N1 threat. Other news is on the current norovirus wave and MIS-C recovery.

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Trump Administration Could Squelch Biomedical Innovation, Experts Warn

January 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

Although some concede reforms are needed at the National Institutes of Health, and specifically the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, overhauling the agency whose research saves lives is a concern. ProPublica explains why.

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Newly Sworn In, W.Va. Governor Immediately OKs Vaccine Exemptions

January 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

On his first full day in office, Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey approved religious exemptions from school vaccinations. Also: the threat of contaminated water from the California wildfires; a new Mississippi law that stops people from being jailed while awaiting mental health care; and more.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, January 15, 2025

January 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

KFF Health News is on Instagram and TikTok! Watch our videos and follow along as we break down health care headlines and policy.

First Edition: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025

January 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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A woman, giving birth, is laying in a large bath rests her head on a man outside of the bath in an embrace. A woman in blacks scrubs and a stethoscope leans against the bath in conversation with the pair.

Midwives Blame California Rules for Hampering Birth Centers Amid Maternity Care Crisis

By Ronnie Cohen January 15, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Birth centers, where midwives deliver babies with emergency backup from hospitals, can offer an alternative for families as hospitals close maternity units. But the state’s stiff regulations and what many call a dysfunctional licensing process are hobbling new initiatives and forcing some facilities to shut down.

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I’m Moving Forward and Facing the Uncertainty of Aging

By Judith Graham Updated January 21, 2025 Originally Published January 15, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Our “Navigating Aging” columnist sets off on a new phase in life with lessons she’s learned reporting on aging and health.

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TB-Infected Pennsylvania Teen Returns To School, Putting Contacts On Notice

January 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

The student, who was awaiting clearance from a doctor to return to normal activities, was promptly isolated and sent home, officials assured. Meanwhile, as flu and RSV cases remain high across the country, covid ramps up. Also, Chinese scientists are studying a potentially novel tickborne virus.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, January 14, 2025

January 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

CMS Finalizes Rule To Crack Down On Obamacare Plan-Switching Schemes

January 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

The final rule includes an update to the consent form agents and brokers provide to customers and also makes it easier for CMS to suspend agents and brokers who market exchange plans, Modern Healthcare reported. The policy changed after KFF Health News reported that brokers were switching people without their permission.

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With Days To Go, Biden’s Unfinished Business Includes 3 Health Care Rules

January 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

The fates of regulations regarding Medicare, remote prescribing, and the No Surprises Act appear likely to fall to the incoming Trump administration. Meanwhile, opposition to Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. swells as he awaits his Senate confirmation hearing.

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Conn. Governor Vows Hospitals To Stay Open Through Prospect Bankruptcy

January 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Prospect Medical Holdings filed for bankruptcy Saturday, but officials in Connecticut are reassuring residents and employees that the local hospitals won’t close. Other news includes: incentives for nursing home jobs; a Gallup poll on the most trusted professions; and more.

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Some Health Care Facilities Still Closed As Deadly Fires Tear Through Calif.

January 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Doctors are advising those who are pregnant to limit exposure to smoke and toxins. Also, fires are releasing harmful heavy metals and toxins into the air that firefighter gear is not equipped to filter. Other news is on medical marijuana in Illinois; non-doctors training to provide abortions; and more.

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Truveta Says It Will Create Huge Archive Of Patients’ Genetic Data

January 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

The health data company, based in Bellevue, Washington, plans to collect leftover specimens from consenting patients who get routine health care at participating facilities, Stat reported. Also in the news: Neuralink, J&J, Bayer, Nvidia, Amazon Web Services, and more.

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Staggering Increase In Dementia Cases Predicted By 2060, New Study Shows

January 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

By 2060, 1 million adults per year will develop dementia, according to a study published in Nature Medicine. Also in the news, chronic cannabis use may lead to chronic illness; Eli Lilly hopes to release a new weight loss pill; and more.

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Viewpoints: Medicaid Could Work With These Improvements; Regulation Would Make Raw Milk Less Risky

January 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss these public health topics.

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