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Study Links Teen Pregnancies With Increased Premature Death Risk

March 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

A study in Canada found women who were pregnant as teens, even if they miscarried, were more likely to die before their 31st birthday. Meanwhile in Texas, the state medical board is set to consider guidance on medical abortion exceptions.

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Republican Senator Objects To IVF Access Bill For Veterans

March 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Sen. James Lankford, a Republican from Oklahoma, says he objects to the bill’s language and undefined costs, though he asserts he does support IVF. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he doesn’t believe Congress need to act on IVF-protecting legislation.

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Senators Mount Effort To Have PBM Regulations Included In Spending Bill

March 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Measures to tighten regulations for pharmacy benefit managers may be included in the March 22 spending bill if key lawmakers get their way.

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FDA Approves First Treatment For MASH Liver Disease

March 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

The drug, called Rezdiffra, is manufactured by Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. Separately, Gilead Pharmaceuticals says it will be able to quadruple production of its CAR-T cancer therapy by 2026 due to manufacturing process improvements.

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Trump Walks Back Comments On ‘Cutting’ Medicare, Social Security

March 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Former President Donald Trump clarified his earlier comments about the entitlement programs, telling Breitbart News that he would do nothing to “jeopardize or hurt Social Security or Medicare,” if elected to a second term.

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Survey Finds Nearly 7% Of American Adults Have Long Covid Symptoms

March 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

A new CDC survey revealed what’s being called an “alarming” rise in long covid cases in recent months. Separately, the CDC is also continuing to receive reports of MIS-C in children following a covid infection.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, March 15, 2024

March 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Cybersecurity, drug pricing, Medicare, PBM reforms, IVF, teen pregnancy, long covid, and more are in the news. Plus, your weekend reads.

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EPA Limits Carcinogenic Gas That Is Used To Sterilize Medical Devices

March 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Sterilizing facilities must drastically limit their emissions of ethylene oxide, a chemical that has been linked to cancer cases in communities around such buildings.

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Senators Grill Becerra On Cybersecurity Rules, Marijuana Restrictions

March 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra testified before the Senate Finance Committee Thursday. The ransomware attack on Change Healthcare dominated a lot of the questioning, along with other topics such as drug prices, the FDA’s cannabis recommendations, migrant health, and more.

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First Edition: March 15, 2024

March 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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How Your In-Network Health Coverage Can Vanish Before You Know It

By Elisabeth Rosenthal March 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

One of the most unfair aspects of medical insurance is this: Patients can change insurance only during end-of-year enrollment periods or at the time of “qualifying life events.” But insurers’ contracts with doctors, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies can change abruptly at any time.

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A New Orleans Neighborhood Confronts the Racist Legacy of a Toxic Stretch of Highway

By Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom March 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

New federal funds aim to address an array of problems created by highway construction in minority neighborhoods. These are economic, social, and, perhaps above all, public health problems. In New Orleans’ Treme neighborhood, competing plans for how to deal with harm done by the Claiborne Expressway reveal the challenge of how to mitigate them meaningfully.

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When Copay Assistance Backfires on Patients

By Julie Appleby March 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Drugmakers offer copay assistance programs to patients, but insurers are tapping into those funds, not counting the amounts toward patient deductibles. That leads to unexpected charges. But the practice is under growing scrutiny.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Maybe It’s a Health Care Election After All

March 14, 2024 Podcast

Health care wasn’t expected to be a major theme for this year’s elections. But as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured their respective party nominations this week, the future of both Medicare and the Affordable Care Act appears to be up for debate. Meanwhile, the cyberattack of the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Change Healthcare continues to do damage to the companies’ finances with no quick end in sight. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Kelly Henning of Bloomberg Philanthropies about a new, four-part documentary series on the history of public health, “The Invisible Shield.” Plus, for “extra credit” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too.

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Research Roundup: TB; Air Pollution; Maternal Obesity; Medical Resource Allocation

March 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.

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Viewpoints: Prior Authorization Can Be Deadly; Ableism Is Behind Anti-Vaccination Trend

March 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss dangerous prior authorizations, vaccine fears, tuition-free medical schools, and more.

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Researchers Warn Of New Amoeba Risk From Nasal Rinsing

March 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Using the right kind of water in your neti pot now seems extra important since the CDC has linked rare but deadly Acanthamoeba infections to nasal rinsing systems. Also in the news: A man living in an iron lung has died at age 78.

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645 People Died From Heat In Arizona’s Most Populous County Last Year

March 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

The figure is up over 50% on 2022’s number for the arid metro Phoenix area. Also in the news: loss of health care for immigrants in Illinois; a failed override of Nebraska’s governor’s veto of a “safe needles” bill; and more.

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Cannabis Policy Could Take A Hit After Report Showing More Teens Use THC

March 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Some health experts want more regulation of the cannabis market, citing health concerns and easy access for youths. In other news, Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a marijuana reform roundtable Friday.

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Nurse Who Accidentally Killed Patient Highlights Hospital’s Errors

March 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Former nurse RaDonda Vaught told CommonSpirit Health staff members that her accidental administering of the wrong medication was influenced by hospital issues like a faulty medication dispenser. Also in the news: Mass General Brigham, Mayo Clinic, and more.

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