Resurge la hepatitis C, ¿podrá el plan de Biden eliminar este viejo flagelo en cinco años?
By Michelle Andrews
September 20, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Se calcula que el 40% de los más de 2 millones de personas con hepatitis C en Estados Unidos ni siquiera saben que la tienen, pero el virus puede estar dañando silenciosamente su hígado, causando cicatrices, insuficiencia hepática o cáncer de hígado.
Con cambios en Medicaid, residentes de zonas rurales se sienten abandonados a su suerte
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
September 20, 2023
KFF Health News Original
En las zonas rurales, la falta de acceso a navegadores, las personas que ayudan a los beneficiarios de Medicaid a mantener su cobertura o encontrar otro seguro si ya no reúnen los requisitos, podría agravar estas dificultades.
Viewpoints: Covid Isn’t Over For Everyone; Should Humans Create And Use An Artificial Womb?
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
Editorial writers delve into covid, artificial wombs, DBT, and more.
Your Favorite Junk Food? Big Tobacco May Have Worked To Get You Hooked
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
A new study suggests tobacco companies may have used similar strategies to get people hooked on processed foods like they did for cigarettes, the Washington Post says. It all centers on how tobacco giants bought major food makers in the 1980s.
NIH Making Progress On ‘Universal’ Flu Vaccine, Starts Human Trials
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
Perspectives: Why Are People With Down Syndrome Left Out Of Alzheimer’s Treatments?
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.
Oracle Health’s Millennium Electronic Records System Gets AI Digital Assistant
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
The voice-enabled generative artificial intelligence clinical digital assistant will help patients schedule appointments, review labs, and ask clinical questions as part of the patient portal. Meanwhile, GE HealthCare received a grant of more than $44 million to develop AI-assisted ultrasound technology.
North Carolina Budget Deal Moves Toward Medicaid Expansion
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
State lawmakers announced a budget deal, allowing Medicaid expansion to happen in the coming months. Meanwhile, in Florida and New Jersey, new programs are paying for family members to get nursing training for home care of medically fragile children.
FDA Surprises By Not Approving Nasal Spray Alternative To EpiPens
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
The medication would have been the first needle-free alternative to epinephrine autoinjectors. The FDA’s decision advises drugmaker ARS Pharmaceuticals that it needed to conduct another study on its “Neffy” spray. In May, an FDA committee had recommended approval.
CDC Advisory Panel Giving Incorrect Advice For Stopping Hospital Infections: Experts
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
Hundreds of health industry experts will send a second letter to the CDC asking the agency to hold public meetings over proposals to update its Isolation Precautions guidance. Also in the news: the NCQA’s 2023 health plan ratings, Medicare Advantage ads, and more.
Trump Called 6-Week Abortion Bans A ‘Terrible Thing.’ Now GOP Hits Back.
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
News outlets report a backlash over former President Donald Trump’s recent comments about abortion bans, with governors of states where six-week bans were passed doubling down on rhetoric about “protecting” life. Meanwhile, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who has been holding up all military promotions over Pentagon abortion policy, is said to be pushing an exception to his blockade.
As Shutdown Chances Grow, White House Warns Of Potential Fallout
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
Food inspections, cancer research, FEMA disaster relief, and others are among the health-related federal programs that would be impacted if the government shuts down. House Republican leaders are revising a proposed stopgap funding measure to try to lure more of their members, but time is running out to overcome the political impasse.
Covid, Ever Capricious, Is Falling In Some Areas, Rising In Others
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
Wastewater data suggest that the recent uptick in covid infections across the U.S. may have peaked … at least in some places. This news arrives even as reports say Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is testing positive, and as multiple Bay Area counties issue mask mandates amid rising cases.
Homeland Security Reveals Plans To Disrupt Illegal Fentanyl Networks
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
The plan, unveiled Tuesday, includes potentially more seizures of illegal fentanyl, and targeting supply and financial networks. Meanwhile, in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams called for a nationwide “assault” on the fentanyl epidemic. News outlets report on the fentanyl crisis across the country.
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
Medicaid, gun violence, combatting fentanyl, a looming shutdown, covid cases, abortion law, flu vaccines, and more are in the news.
Biden To Create Federal Office Of Gun Violence Prevention
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
President Joe Biden is expected to announce the move on Friday at a White House event. Gun-control groups have long sought a central office to spearhead federal government efforts to curb violence from firearms.
First Edition: Sept. 20, 2023
September 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
How Will Rural Americans Fare During Medicaid Unwinding? Experts Fear They’re on Their Own
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
September 20, 2023
KFF Health News Original
As states review their Medicaid rolls after the expiration of a pandemic-era prohibition against kicking recipients off the government insurance program, experts say the lack of help available to rural Americans in navigating insurance options puts them at greater risk of losing health coverage than people in metropolitan areas.
Hep C’s Number Comes Up: Can Biden’s 5-Year Plan Eliminate the Longtime Scourge?
By Michelle Andrews
September 20, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Before covid-19, hepatitis C held the distinction of claiming more American lives each year than any other infectious disease — that’s despite the marketing of several relatively affordable, highly effective treatments.
Viewpoints: Self-Care Doesn’t Appear To Be Working; Alabama Will Try Cruel New Execution Method
September 19, 2023
Morning Briefing
Editorial writers delve into self-care, death penalty methods, cancer, and more.