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HHS Props Up Privacy Protections For Abortion Patients And Providers

April 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

The new rule, in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, lets providers rebuff efforts from those who seek to use health care info in criminal cases. Meanwhile, doctors are keeping a close eye on a case before the Supreme Court that looks at EMTALA.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Nursing home staffing, Medicaid “unwinding,” medical record privacy, Medicare Advantage, homelessness, measles, and more are in the news.

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Nursing Homes Slam Staffing Rule: ‘How Can [We] Hire More RNs When They Do Not Exist?’

April 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Biden administration on Monday finalized a mandate for nursing homes to hire more nurses and aides, KFF Health News and others reported. Providers balked at the rule, saying it will siphon workers from other long-term care settings and only adds to the worker shortage from the pandemic.

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First Edition: April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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California Legislators Debate Froot Loops and Free Condoms

By Don Thompson April 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

California state lawmakers this year are continuing their progressive tilt on health policy, debating bills banning an ingredient in Froot Loops and offering free condoms for high schoolers.

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Para frenar las muertes por fentanilo, reparten kits para revertir las sobredosis puerta por puerta

By Nicole Leonard, WHYY April 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

En Philadelphia, funcionarios esperan que este enfoque proactivo transforme a la naloxona en un artículo que esté en los botiquines, para evitar que las personas mueran por sobredosis, especialmente los residentes negros.

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Unsheltered People Are Losing Medicaid in Redetermination Mix-Ups

By Aaron Bolton, MTPR April 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Some of the nearly 130,000 Montanans who have lost Medicaid coverage as the state reevaluates eligibility are homeless. That’s in part because Montana kicked more than 80,000 people off the program for technical reasons rather than income ineligibility. For unhoused people who were disenrolled, getting back on Medicaid can be extraordinarily difficult.

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Biden Administration Sets Higher Staffing Mandates. Most Nursing Homes Don’t Meet Them.

By Jordan Rau Updated April 24, 2024 Originally Published April 22, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The staffing regulation was disparaged by the industry as unattainable. Patient advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Labor unions welcomed the requirement.

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Viewpoints: Abortion Exceptions Aren’t Worth The Paper They’re Printed On; We Need Better Ways To Regulate PFAS

April 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle consequences of overturning Roe, the plague of “forever chemicals,” and more.

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Nursing Home Residents Lagging In Covid Vaccines, CDC Study Finds

April 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also reports that fewer Americans are now sick with covid, the flu, and RSV. In other news, a global effort to create a plan to combat future pandemics appears to have stalled.

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Scientists Mount Study To Test Diabetes Drug’s Anti-Aging Powers

April 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

Metformin is a widely popular diabetes drug with anti-inflammatory effects that might help protect against some age-related ailments, including cognitive decline. Separately, the DEA is warning that Adderall abuse could become another opioid crisis-like event.

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Massachusetts Making Huge Effort To Overhaul Nursing Care For The Elderly

April 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

As part of a lawsuit settlement, Massachusetts has committed $1 billion in spending for new housing and community support services so that nursing home residents can return to their communities. Separately, reports explore alternative options to nursing home care for older people who need support.

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Arizona Abortion Ban Will Be Enforced Starting June 8

April 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

The ban stemming from an 1864 law that the Arizona Supreme Court upheld will not be enforced until June, the state attorney general said. Fallout from the controversial court decision is also being felt in California, the legislature, and campaigns.

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Supreme Court To Hear Momentous Case On Abortion Care In Emergencies

April 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

Justices will hear arguments Wednesday centering on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, which requires hospitals to provide stabilizing care. The Biden administration has told states that the federal law applies to abortion services, even in ones that have banned the procedure.

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About 1 In 5 Could Get A Bird Flu Shot In An Emergency, Feds Say

April 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

About a fifth of the population could be vaccinated inside four months if the current bird flu outbreak crossed to people and began to spread. Meanwhile, bird flu vaccine development is “not where we need to be,” according to a top WHO official.

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House Panel Will Confront UnitedHealth CEO Over Cyberattack

April 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

Andrew Witty is due to testify before a House subcommittee on May 1 regarding the Change Healthcare hack and its impact on the health industry and patients. Reports say some providers found the attack’s impact worse than the pandemic.

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More Measles Cases Reported So Far This Year Than In All Of 2022: CDC

April 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

At least 125 cases across 17 states have been counted by the CDC. The most recent annual peak year for measles infections was 2022. In other news, the EPA has designated PFAS “forever” chemicals as a Superfund hazardous material.

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Lower-Income Patients Have Farther To Go For Abortion Care, Data Show

April 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

Axios maps the drive times to nearest clinics from states with strict bans in place, while Salon dives deeper into the cost of traveling for out-of-state care.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

Emergency health care, abortion law, bird flu, UnitedHealth hack, measles, nursing homes, covid, forever chemicals, and more are in the news.

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First Edition: April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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