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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Let the General Election Commence

August 23, 2024 Podcast

Abortion and reproductive health issues headlined the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as expected. But what Vice President Kamala Harris has in mind for other health policies as the Democratic nominee remains something of a mystery. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump says he would not use the 19th-century Comstock Act to impose, in effect, a national ban on abortion, which angered his anti-abortion backers. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Johns Hopkins University, and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Tony Leys, who reported and wrote the latest KFF Health News-NPR “Bill of the Month” feature about a woman who fought back after being charged for two surgeries despite undergoing only one.

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EU Countries Scolded, Urged To Share Mpox Stockpiles With Africa Now

August 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

A WHO official said if countries are “not willing to share, then we are not going to be able to stop the next pandemic.” France has already pledged 100,000 vaccines. Also, an infection in Thailand was confirmed as clade 1b — the new deadly mpox strain.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

August 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are about total knee replacement, Matthew Perry, Pfizer, haute cuisine, and more.

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Viewpoints: Health Insurers Used AI To Wrongly Deny Coverage; Should You Practice Medical Minimalism?

August 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss these public health topics.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, August 23, 2024

August 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Covid shots, Harris’ speech, reproductive health, hospital closure, wiping out medical debt, mpox, and more. Plus, your weekend reads.

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After False Advertising Accusation, EpicGenetics Halts 2 Blood Test Sales

August 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Also in the news, gene-editing startup Tome Biosciences; insights into near-death experiences from psychedelics; the cost of Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi; and more.

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Updated Covid Vaccines Will Be Here In Days. Will People Line Up?

August 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

The FDA on Thursday gave the green light for Pfizer and Moderna’s updated shots, which target a strain of omicron called KP.2. It’s unclear whether the shots will help with this summer’s covid wave because it takes about two weeks after vaccination for an immune response to kick in.

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Arkansas Supreme Court Ruling Keeps Abortion Initiative Off The Ballot

August 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

The state’s Supreme Court justices decided 4-3 to uphold Republican Secretary of State John Thurston’s rejection of a ballot measure — saying that paperwork was not submitted on time — that would have put the question of expanding abortion access before voters this November.

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Accepting Nomination, Kamala Harris Hammers Abortion Bans, Project 2025

August 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Democratic nominee for president did not mince words when discussing Republicans’ restrictions on women’s health care: “Simply put, they are out of their minds.” Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, in an interview before Harris’ speech, again said he has “no idea” what Project 2025 is.

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Steward Asks Pennsylvania To Pony Up $1.5M To Keep Sharon Hospital Open

August 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

State officials are considering the request even as a judge has determined that it’s OK for the bankrupt hospital operator to close two other facilities in Ohio. Also in the news, Evolent Health, Mission Hospital, the Veterans Administration, and more.

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Deal Wipes Out $366M In Medical Debt For 193,000 Southerners

August 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

The debt-canceling agreement involves patients of Ochsner Health’s hospitals and clinics in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Other news from around the nation comes from Florida, Texas, California, New Jersey, Missouri, and Iowa.

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First Edition: Friday, Aug. 23, 2024

August 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Disability Rights Activist Pushes Government To Let Him Participate in Society

By Tony Leys August 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Garret Frey won a U.S. Supreme Court case as a teenager who needed assistance to attend high school. Now, he’s gained concessions under Iowa’s Medicaid program to help him live at home instead of in a care facility.

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Trump Drastically Inflates Annual Fentanyl Death Numbers

By Jacob Gardenswartz August 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The former president’s claim of 300,000 annual opioid deaths contradicts government statistics.

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Project 2025 Would Recast HHS as the Federal Department of Life

By Stephanie Armour August 22, 2024 KFF Health News Original

It has become a rhetorical theme for Democrats working to hold on to the White House: Allies of former president Donald Trump, they say, want to infuse conservative ideals into how the federal government does business. That vision is outlined in the Project 2025 “Mandate for Leadership,” a 900-page blueprint produced by the conservative Heritage Foundation and other conservative organizations […]

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Concerns Over Alzheimer’s Drug Risk For People With Down Syndrome

August 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

Among the worries: a possible brain bleed risk from lecanemab in certain people. Other news is on harnessing Zika virus as a therapy to destroy certain cancers; temperature tracking of mail-ordered drugs; and more.

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60% Of Supermarket Baby Foods Packed With Sugar, Salt: Study

August 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

CNN reports on the new study, which found that 60% of 651 foods marketed for children fell short of the recommended World Health Organization nutritional guidelines. Also in health and wellness news: Pear Therapeutics, Yamacraw Village, author Rick Steves, and more.

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Different Takes: Phil Donahue Showed Empathy For AIDS Patients When Few Did; Raw Milk Is Full Of Nasty Bugs

August 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss these health topics and others.

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First Case Of Mpox Detected In Wayne County, Michigan, Since 2022

August 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

Officials state the public risk is low but suggest people who might be at risk get vaccinated. Meanwhile, a suspected case of mpox on a cargo ship turns out to be chicken pox.

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California County To Buy Troubled Private Hospital To Preserve Care

August 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Regional Medical Center had been slated for major cutbacks, but Santa Clara County has stepped in and reached a tentative purchase agreement with its owner. Separately, California lawmakers are considering whether to block private equity health deals.

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