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Planned Parenthood Won’t See Funds Under Trump’s Watch, Vance Vows

October 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

On another front in reproductive rights, Florida’s Health Department has promised legal action against a local TV network if it continues to run a campaign ad advocating for the right to abortion care. Also, longtime abortion critic Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is curiously quiet about the subject these days.

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Trump Pivots On Support For Controversial Plan To Slash Drug Prices

October 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

Former President Donald Trump had previously promised to bring back an executive order he signed in 2020 to ensure Medicare paid no more than other developed nations for prescription drugs, but Stat reports he has now backed away from it. Also, a preview of health-related cases on the Supreme Court docket.

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CMS Proposes Rule That Targets Rogue Brokers Switching Obamacare Plans

October 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the proposed regulation Friday to update rules governing the Affordable Care Act that would enable stricter oversight of health insurance marketers. Bad actors have been switching people’s health plan enrollment without permission.

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Out Of The Trash Bin: How Cobenfy’s Unusual Journey Could Change Pharma

October 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

Bristol Myers Squibb’s schizophrenia drug, which received FDA approval last week, took a long and winding road to get there. Three decades ago, Eli Lilly developed the drug’s forerunner, xanomeline, in an attempt to treat Alzheimer’s. Could more pharma companies learn from this example?

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American Biologists Share Nobel Prize For Work On Discovery Of MicroRNA

October 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

Victor Ambros’ discovery of gene activity by microRNA in 1993 was considered an anomaly at the time. Further work by Gary Ruvkun broke the doors wide open for its study and its potential for treating cancer and other diseases.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, October 7, 2024

October 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

Medical debt, pulse oximeters, overdose deaths, Obamacare plan-switching schemes, drug prices, Hurricane Helene’s aftermath, and more

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Overdose Deaths Drop 10%, Data Show

October 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

Over a 12-month period ending in April, about 101,000 people died after overdosing. More news tied to opioids is about telehealth treatment, tracking prescriptions, gift cards for negative tests, and more.

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First Edition: Monday, Oct. 7, 2024

October 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket, Towels to Woman It Denied an Abortion, California AG Said

By Molly Castle Work October 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

In California, where abortion rights are guaranteed, there’s a loophole. The growth of Catholic hospital systems, which restrict reproductive health care, has left patients with no other option for care. That will be the case for pregnant women in Northern California, with a hospital set to close its birth center.

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FDA’s Promised Guidance on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely To End Decades of Racial Bias

By Arthur Allen October 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

For decades, the pulse oximeters used in hospitals, ambulances, and homes have underestimated the oxygen needs of darker-skinned patients. The FDA is preparing guidelines to fix that. But will the new rules go far enough?

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Even Political Rivals Agree That Medical Debt Is an Urgent Issue

By Noam N. Levey October 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

In red and blue states, state lawmakers from both parties are expanding protections for patients burdened by medical debt.

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Incluso los rivales políticos coinciden en que es urgente resolver el problema de la deuda médica

By Noam N. Levey October 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Desde 2021, en más de 20 estados se han promulgado nuevas leyes para frenar la facturación abusiva de los hospitales, ampliar la atención caritativa a los pacientes con ingresos más bajos y frenar a los recaudadores de deudas.

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Por qué se habla de discriminación racial al tomar el nivel de oxígeno

By Arthur Allen October 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Fiscales estatales y senadores de EE.UU. han presionado a la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos para que tome medidas que ayuden a eliminar la desviación racial en los oxímetros de pulso.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: The Health of the Campaign

October 4, 2024 Podcast

The 2024 presidential race is taking on a familiar tone — with Democrats accusing Republicans of wanting to ban abortion and repeal the Affordable Care Act and Republicans insisting they have no such plans. Voters will determine whom they believe. Meanwhile, for the second time in a month, a state judge overturned an abortion ban, but few expect the decision to settle the matter. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Lauren Sausser, who reported and wrote the latest KFF Health News-Washington Post “Bill of the Month,” about a teenage athlete whose needed surgery lacked a billing code.

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On the Campaign Trail, Democrats Call Out Opponents on Abortion

By Molly Castle Work October 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As Nov. 5 approaches and the struggle for control of the U.S. House reaches a fever pitch, Democrats are doing everything they can to tie their Republican opponents to their antiabortion voting records. Some Republican candidates, meanwhile, seem to be softening their positions. And political analysts say it’s part of a larger trend playing out […]

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Researchers Find Possible Cause Of Voices People With Schizophrenia Hear

October 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

New research shines a light into schizophrenic auditory hallucinations: They may be linked to “noisy” or “broken” motor signals sent across the brain when people are preparing to speak. In other mental health news: marijuana use, a potential KP mental health worker strike, gun laws in Massachusetts, and more.

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Viewpoints: Scurvy May Be More Common Than We Think; Is Melania Trump Really Pro-Choice?

October 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers delve into these public health issues.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

October 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on the Boar’s Head listeria outbreak, getting sober, antibiotic resistance, mpox, and more.

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Mississippi Health Department Ups Distribution Of Free Naloxone

October 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Also in news from around the nation: a hospital requirement in Florida and Texas to ask patients about their immigration status, a new health care option for small businesses in Oklahoma, and more.

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First Mpox Diagnostic Test For Emergency Use Wins WHO Approval

October 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Reuters notes the PCR test, which samples skin lesion swabs, will boost testing in countries with mpox outbreaks. Meanwhile, Ghana has confirmed its first mpox case, though the exact variant is not yet known.

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