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Morning Briefing for Monday, March 16, 2026

March 16, 2026 Morning Briefing

First Edition: Monday, March 16, 2026

March 16, 2026 Morning Briefing

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

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Doctores alertan sobre una complicación mortal asociada a los brotes de sarampión

By Rae Ellen Bichell March 16, 2026 KFF Health News Original

El sarampión causa complicaciones —que van desde diarrea hasta la muerte— en 3 de cada 10 personas infectadas. Algunas aparecen de inmediato, mientras que otras tardan semanas o meses en manifestarse.

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Is It Worth Your Time and Money To Set Up an HSA?

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony and Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio March 16, 2026 KFF Health News Original

If you have a high-deductible health insurance plan, you’re probably eligible to use a health savings account. It can be an administrative headache, but it can save you money in the long run. Here’s what you need to know.

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In Switching to Original Medicare, Beware of Medigap Plan Refusals

By Michelle Andrews March 16, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Open enrollment season lasts until March 31 for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage who want to switch to original Medicare, but there’s a potential hitch.

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Reckoning With State and Federal Cuts, Los Angeles Safety-Net Clinics Push for a New Tax

By Bernard J. Wolfson March 16, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Across California and the nation, health providers, advocates, local officials, and state legislators are eyeing tax increases to offset a loss of more than $900 billion in federal Medicaid dollars as a result of the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In Los Angeles County, community clinics have banded together in support of a half-cent sales tax.

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Sheldon Ekirch walks along a street in her neighborhood.

Aurorizacion previa, el proceso para obtener terapias o medicamentos, es una costosa pesadilla para los pacientes

By Lauren Sausser March 16, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Cada año millones de pacientes enfrentan negativas a través del proceso de autorización previa, que exige que sus doctores obtengan aprobación anticipada de las aseguradoras antes de continuar con la atención médica.

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Journalists Talk Medicaid Work Mandate in Georgia and Wage Garnishment Bill in Colorado

March 14, 2026 KFF Health News Original

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

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‘Dark Money’ Group Angles for Higher Medicare Advantage Payments

By Fred Schulte and Maia Rosenfeld and David Hilzenrath March 13, 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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A New Normal: US Marks 6 Years Since Declaring A National Covid Emergency

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

What’s changed, and what hasn’t, since President Donald Trump declared the U.S. emergency on March 13, 2020. At the time, nearly 2,000 Americans were infected with the virus. But at-home covid tests and vaccines wouldn’t become available until much later that year.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on USAID, social prescribing, the sex lives of seniors, and more.

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Viewpoints: Americans Suffer From Public Health Alarm Fatigue; Hawley’s Disdain For Missourians’ Health Rights

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss these public health issues.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, March 13, 2026

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

Vaccine Panel Follows WHO’s Advice, Adds Subclade K To Fall Flu Shots

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

In fact, the Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee recommended that all three viral strains be changed in this fall’s doses. FDA Commissioner Martin Makary must sign off on the change. Meanwhile, as measles cases wane in South Carolina, other states report upticks.

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Medicare Advantage Spending A $76B Boon For Insurers, MedPAC Reports

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is calling on Congress to rein in spending after it found tens of billions of dollars in overpayments. The insurance industry is pushing back on those findings.

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CMS Issues Organ Donation Guidelines After Reports Of Families Being Rushed

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

Organ procurement organizations and hospitals said the guidelines are already being followed, MedPage Today reported. “Patient care and safety always come first,” Jeffrey Trageser, president of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations, said in an emailed statement. Plus: A woman who received a partial liver transplant says she no longer has evidence of liver cancer.

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Despite Medical Groups’ Opposition, Fla. Might Again License Naturopaths

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

Legislation to license and regulate naturopathic doctors (NDs) has cleared the state Legislature. Florida stopped offering licenses to NDs in 1959. Meanwhile, the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians have consistently stated that NDs are not physicians, MedPage Today reported.

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Herbal Supplement Recalled After Tests Find Erectile Dysfunction Drug In It

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

A product named “Volume” from Primal Supplements Group has been pulled off the shelves after it was found to contain sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra. The ingredient was not listed on the supplement’s label.

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First Edition: Friday, March 13, 2026

March 13, 2026 Morning Briefing

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

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Doctors Warn of a Deadly Complication From Measles Outbreaks

By Rae Ellen Bichell March 13, 2026 KFF Health News Original

U.S. doctors are getting the word out about how to spot a rare measles complication that had been a relic of the past: subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. It affects a person years after a measles infection, often starting with mobility issues and progressing to paralysis. It’s nearly always fatal.

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