Assault Weapons Ban Signed Into State Law In Washington
April 26, 2023
Morning Briefing
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, signed a trio of gun reform measures into law Tuesday, including one that outlaws assault-style firearms like AR-15s and AK-47s. The restrictions are already being contested in court.
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023
Morning Briefing
Medicaid, drug cost bill, abortion access, the nursing shortage, gun violence, long covid, transgender health, and more are in the news.
Sanders And Cassidy Agree On Targeting PBMs In Drug Costs Bill
April 26, 2023
Morning Briefing
News outlets report on political progress made during bipartisan efforts to boost access to generic drugs, with a goal of increasing transparency demands on PBMs. Separately, a Medicare official has insisted drug price negotiations will include how important a drug is to patients.
How Many Would Go Uninsured Under House Debt Limit Plan?
April 26, 2023
Morning Briefing
Two estimates vastly differ. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s review of the House bill projects that about 600,000 would lose coverage with its proposed Medicaid work requirements. A Biden administration analysis says that 21 million people are at risk.
‘Secret Shopper’ Study Reveals Hospitals’ Confusion Over Abortion Laws
April 26, 2023
Morning Briefing
Oklahoma has two abortion laws on the books that allow for, but don’t define, an abortion in a medical emergency. When researchers called 34 hospitals in the state to inquire about their practices, they found that none could articulate a clear policy.
Tuberville Holds Up 184 More Military Promotions In Abortion Policy Protest
April 26, 2023
Morning Briefing
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, says he will block Defense Department personnel moves that must be authorized by the Senate until the Pentagon halts its new abortion policy.
First Edition: April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
How a 2019 Florida Law Catalyzed a Hospital-Building Boom
By Phil Galewitz and Lauren Sausser and Daniel Chang
April 26, 2023
KFF Health News Original
In Wesley Chapel, Fla., near Tampa, residents will soon have three general hospitals within a five-minute drive. The new construction is part of a hospital-building boom across Florida unleashed almost four years ago, when the state dropped a requirement that companies obtain government approval to open new hospitals.
As Federal Emergency Declaration Expires, the Picture of the Pandemic Grows Fuzzier
By Sam Whitehead
April 26, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The pandemic gave federal officials expanded power to access crucial data about the spread of covid-19, but that authority will change when the public health emergency sunsets in May. That, along with the end of popular covid trackers, will make it harder for policymakers and the public to keep an eye on covid and other threats.
¿Depresión? ¿Ansiedad? La contaminación atmosférica podría ser responsable
By Jim Robbins
April 25, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Las investigaciones demuestran que las partículas diminutas eluden los sistemas de filtrado del organismo al aspirarse por la nariz y la boca, y que viajan directamente al cerebro.
Programa forma médicos multiculturales, pero no siempre ejercen en áreas vulnerables
By Stephanie Stephens
April 25, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Investigadores han descubierto que el programa ha logrado diversificar la inscripción, pero no hay suficiente seguimiento a largo plazo para saber si estos graduados ejercen en las regiones donde más se necesitan.
Disability Rights Groups Sue to Overturn California’s Physician-Assisted Death Law
By Don Thompson
April 25, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Disability rights advocates and two individuals with disabilities sued Tuesday to overturn the state’s physician-assisted death law, arguing it is unconstitutional, violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, and makes it too easy for people with terminal diseases whose deaths aren’t imminent to kill themselves with a doctor’s help.
Presentan demanda para revocar ley de muerte asistida en California
By Don Thompson
April 25, 2023
KFF Health News Original
La ley original de California, que permite a los adultos con enfermedades terminales obtener recetas para medicamentos que pongan fin a su vida, se aprobó en 2016.
Florida Panel Allowed To Subpoena Some Gender Care Medical Records
April 25, 2023
Morning Briefing
Politico notes the Florida House Committee on Health & Human Services is “GOP-led” and is seeking records from two medical organizations that “support gender-affirming treatment for minors.” Meanwhile, in Missouri, the ACLU is suing to block restrictions on adults’ and children’s access to gender care.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, April 25, 2023
April 25, 2023
Morning Briefing
Presidential age, abortion access, Medicaid and SNAP, covid, weight-loss drug frenzy, opioids, medical records, and more are in the news.
Enforcement Powers Of Medical Board Of California To Get A Boost
April 25, 2023
Morning Briefing
The medical board may soon get a “significant boost to its enforcement powers” under a proposed shakeup, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports, but some critics say the changes aren’t extensive enough. Also in California, efforts to add diversity to a physician training program bear fruit.
Study: Primary Care Opioid Addiction Treatment Can Lower Overdoses
April 25, 2023
Morning Briefing
A new study from the University of Pittsburgh says people with opioid addiction who seek help in primary care settings may have lower overdose risks and longer lives than if they seek help elsewhere. Separately, fentanyl exposure risks for first responders is explained as being “extremely low.”
Weight-Loss Drug Frenzy Could Worsen ‘Fatphobia,’ Patients Say
April 25, 2023
Morning Briefing
As Stat reports, there is little consensus about whether treatments for obesity and eating disorders can safely coexist at all within the medical system. Other health industry news is on UW Health, Clover Health, Outcome Health, and more.
Florida Surgeon General Altered Study To Imply More Covid Shot Risk
April 25, 2023
Morning Briefing
New investigations reported by Politico say Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo personally altered key findings from a state-driven study to suggest cardiac death risks “to be more severe than previous versions.” Also in the news: an in-depth interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci.