Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
March 31, 2023
Morning Briefing
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on malpractice, menstruation, mental health, prosthetics, and more.
Morning Briefing for Friday, March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023
Morning Briefing
Judge’s preventive care decision, Medicaid cliff’s start, abortion law, mental health, guns, and more are in the news. Plus, weekend reads.
Puzzling Child Hepatitis Cases May Be Linked To Barrage Of Common Viruses
March 31, 2023
Morning Briefing
Three independent studies have found evidence that a common childhood virus — adeno-associated virus 2, or AAV2 — may be a primary culprit behind last year’s outbreak of rare hepatitis cases among kids worldwide. The research shows, though, that it needed the aid of other “helper” viruses to infect the liver.
For The 7th Time, House Democrats Try Bill To Protect Federal Abortion Rights
March 31, 2023
Morning Briefing
The Women’s Health Protection Act, which would enshrine federal abortion rights and protect interstate travel for care, was introduced in the House for the seventh time. The bill is unlikely to advance in the Republican-controlled chamber.
Coverage For Millions Drops Off Medicaid Cliff As Covid Protections End
March 31, 2023
Morning Briefing
An anticipated 15 million low-income Americans will drop off Medicaid rolls as federal pandemic protections begin to unwind. Some states are telling people not to panic, and some are working to avoid a coverage gap for patients. Changing Republican stances on sex education and birth control are also in the news.
Patients May Carry Costs After Judge Strikes Down ACA’s Free Preventive Care Provision
March 31, 2023
Morning Briefing
A federal judge on Thursday overturned a portion of the Affordable Care Act that makes preventive services, such as some cancer screenings and some drugs, free to enrollees. The decision could affect health costs for insurance policyholders nationwide, though the decision is expected to be challenged in court.
First Edition: March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Readers and Tweeters Are Horrified by Harm Tied to Dental Device
March 31, 2023
KFF Health News Original
KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
In Texas, Medicaid Coverage Ends Soon After Childbirth. Will Lawmakers Allow More Time?
By Elena Rivera, KERA
March 31, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage ends just two months after childbirth in Texas — some advocates and researchers say that cutoff contributes to maternal deaths and illnesses in the state.
Decisión de un juez haría que algunas pruebas de detección de cáncer sin costo fueran cosa del pasado
By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews
March 30, 2023
KFF Health News Original
La decisión podría afectar los exámenes de detección sin copago y servicios preventivos similares que la mayoría de los estadounidenses con seguro tienen como parte de sus planes de salud.
Judge’s Decision Would Make Some No-Cost Cancer Screenings a Thing of the Past
By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews
March 30, 2023
KFF Health News Original
A U.S. District Court ruling overturned the section of the Affordable Care Act that makes preventive health services — from colonoscopies to diabetes screenings and more — available at no cost to consumers.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': A Judicial Body Blow to the ACA
March 30, 2023
Podcast
A federal judge in Texas has dealt a big setback to the Affordable Care Act. The same judge who tried in 2018 to declare the entire ACA unconstitutional has now ruled that the law’s main provisions for preventive care are unconstitutional and, therefore, unenforceable nationwide. Also this week, North Carolina became the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the ACA. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
Se pagarán $50,000 millones como liquidación del acuerdo sobre opioides. Veremos cómo se gastan
By Aneri Pattani
March 30, 2023
KFF Health News Original
La mayoría de los acuerdos estipulan que los estados deben gastar al menos el 85% del dinero que recibirán, en los próximos 15 años, en el tratamiento y la prevención de adicciones.
Research Roundup: Covid; Cancer; Migraines; Dementia; Coffee
March 30, 2023
Morning Briefing
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
‘Brutality’ Of Mental Health System Assailed At Irvo Otieno’s Funeral In Va.
March 30, 2023
Morning Briefing
Seven sheriff’s deputies and three hospital workers are accused of second-degree murder in the March 6 death of Otieno, 28, who prosecutors say was pinned to the floor and smothered at Central State Hospital in Henrico County, Virginia.
After A Century Of Upswing, American IQs May Be Falling Again
March 30, 2023
Morning Briefing
A study found that although Americans’ IQs rose dramatically over the last century, new measurements across three of four broad domains of intelligence show that IQs may now be slipping downward. Also: a new breast cancer gene, food allergies, honey bees for tracking city-dwellers’ health, and more.
Facing Competition, J&J Stops Efforts Toward RSV Vaccine
March 30, 2023
Morning Briefing
Bloomberg says Johnson & Johnson’s exit from the race to make a respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for adults leaves open a $10 billion market. Separately, the WHO warned that the world has “arrived in the post-antibiotic era” over a lack of development of new drugs capable of tackling deadly superbugs.
UnitedHealthcare Will Ax Around 20% Of Existing Prior Authorizations
March 30, 2023
Morning Briefing
The changed policy, which will affect commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid members, will begin in the third quarter and will mean providers merely have to notify the insurer about pending care. Among other news, a debate over how to fund the 988 crisis line amid growing demand.
Senate Votes To End Covid National Emergency Order; Biden Will Sign Bill
March 30, 2023
Morning Briefing
The order was implemented by former President Donald Trump in 2020 and was due to end in May. Meanwhile, research shows that AstraZeneca’s covid shot may have posed a higher risk of death from heart issues to young women, though there are questions over the applicability of the results.