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Harris Proposes Home Health Care Expansion Under Medicare

October 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

Vice President Kamala Harris says if elected president she will push for increased Medicare coverage of long-term care services in the home for aging patients. Her campaign also talked about drug prices and PBMs Tuesday; the New York Times compares the presidential candidates’ positions on the issue.

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Baxter Restarts Shipping IV Products As Hospitals Cope With Shortage

October 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

The company is leaning on its global plants to help meet production demands after its Helene-damaged facility in North Carolina temporarily shut down. Meanwhile, hospitals, health care facilities, and workers in Florida prepare for Hurricane Milton’s direct hit.

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GSK’s Widely Used RSV Shot Retains 43% Potency In Third Year, Data Show

October 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, demand for vaccines targeting respiratory syncytial virus are down in the U.S. Also, if you are uncertain about whether you might have covid or the flu, the newly approved at-home Healgen Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test can give you results in 15 minutes.

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First Edition: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024

October 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Poppy Seed Brew Triggers Morphine Overdose, Drawing Attention of Lawmakers

By David Hilzenrath Illustration by Lydia Zuraw October 9, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Poppy seeds contaminated with opioids can be used to make a deadly brew, a watchdog says.

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Employers Haven’t a Clue How Their Drug Benefits Are Managed

By Arthur Allen October 9, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The Big Three pharmacy benefit managers say they return nearly all the rebates they get from drugmakers to the employers and insurers who hire them. But most employers seem to doubt that.

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An Arm and a Leg: ‘Baby Steps’ in the Fight Against Facility Fees

By Dan Weissmann October 9, 2024 Podcast

An extra $99 fee on top of a copay for a checkup didn’t sit right with a listener. Turns out, state legislators across the country aren’t buying it either.

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Asian Health Center Tries Unconventional Approach to Counseling

By Sarah Kwon October 9, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Facing a dire shortage of bilingual and culturally attuned therapists, an Oakland, California, community clinic serving Asian immigrants has trained staffers in a victim support unit to provide lay counseling.

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Calif. Ballot Measure Targets Drug Discount Program Spending

By Angela Hart October 8, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Californians in November will weigh in on a ballot initiative to increase scrutiny over the use of health-care dollars — particularly money from a federal drug discount program — meant to support patient care largely for low-income or indigent people. The revenue is sometimes used to address housing instability and homelessness among vulnerable patient populations. Voters […]

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‘Silence In Sikeston’ Podcast Finale: How Do You Build Trust?

October 8, 2024 Morning Briefing

Our “Silence in Sikeston” project, a multimedia collaboration from KFF Health News, Retro Report, and WORLD, explores the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police shooting on a rural Missouri community. Today, Episode 4 of our podcast explores the promise of systemic change and structural fixes for racism.

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Viewpoints: There’s More Proof Bird Flu Is Adapting To Infect Humans; New Laws Enforce Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric

October 8, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle these public health issues.

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Harris To Roll Out Medicare Policy To Help Seniors Get Covered Care At Home

October 8, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Democratic presidential candidate hopes to make it possible for Americans to stay in their homes while receiving elder care. Separately, PolitiFact says Republican nominee Donald Trump’s statement that Harris ‘wants to legalize fentanyl’ is bunk.

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Chicago Concertgoers Urged To Seek Medical Care After Bat Exposure

October 8, 2024 Morning Briefing

Although not all bats carry rabies, the city’s health department wants people to seek post-exposure prophylaxis if they were bitten, scratched, or had contact with a bat. Meanwhile, travelers from Rwanda soon will have to be tested for the deadly Marburg virus, CDC officials say.

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CVS Warns Of More Than 1,000 Layoffs Around New England Headquarters

October 8, 2024 Morning Briefing

In letters to the respective states warning of the upcoming layoffs, CVS signaled its plans to cut more than 630 jobs at it’s Woonsocket, Rhode Island, headquarters. Another 416 employees of the pharmacy giant’s Aetna subsidiary in Hartford, Connecticut, will also be laid off.

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As Humanity Reaches Peak Longevity, It’s Time To Rethink Retirement Age

October 8, 2024 Morning Briefing

Medical technology and research advances might not be giving the same boost they once did, a new study says. In other news, scientists take first images of waste-disposal mechanisms in living people’s brains, with Alzheimer’s treatment implications. Plus: the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, October 8, 2024

October 8, 2024 Morning Briefing

ACA open enrollment, abortion law, IVF, Hurricane Milton evacuations, lead pipes, Medicare, and more. Plus, the last episode of ‘Silence in Sikeston.’

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Hurricane Milton Sparks Hospital Evacuations, Affecting Thousands

October 8, 2024 Morning Briefing

As Florida braces for its second hurricane in two weeks, many health care facilities are preparing to evacuate patients and suspend services. Meanwhile, Politico reports that federal government disaster relief programs are near collapse.

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Supreme Court Rebuffs Cases On Abortion, IVF; Georgia Reinstates Abortion Ban

October 8, 2024 Morning Briefing

Lower courts’ rulings are allowed to stand on whether EMTALA supersedes the Texas abortion law and whether Alabamans may seek redress for the wrongful death of an embryo.

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EPA To Water Utilities: Replace All Lead Pipes Within A Decade

October 8, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule also restricts the amount of lead allowed in U.S. drinking water. Also in the news: a cyberattack on the nation’s largest water utility, the benefit of outside time on kids’ vision, cancer risk in acne creams and cleansers, and more.

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First Edition: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024

October 8, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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