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IVF For Injured Single Vets, Same-Sex Couples To Be Covered By VA

March 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Department of Veterans Affairs had faced legal challenges alleging its IVF coverage was discriminatory. Meanwhile, in Minnesota, Democratic lawmakers push to boost coverage rules and protect access to IVF treatments.

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CDC To Assist With Measles Outbreak At Chicago Migrant Shelter

March 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Chicago Department of Public Health reports 3 more cases at the shelter, prompting a team of CDC experts to join efforts to stem infections. Measles cases in California are in the news, as well as the impact of growing vaccine delays or hesitancy.

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Health Providers Urge CMS To Extend Hospital-At-Home Waiver Program

March 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Johns Hopkins, Henry Ford Health, and the American Medical Association were among groups who signed a letter sent to congressional leaders Monday. Other news is on Steward Health, the VA’s EHR system, a nurse’s strike in Chicago, and more.

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Walgreens Settles Charges Of Infant Formula Price Inflation In New York

March 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

New York Attorney General Letitia James had accused Walgreens of inflating prices after the Abbott Labs recall led to a formula shortage. Also in the news: A child died from flu in Michigan; 10 states sue over a “sham” women’s cancer charity; and more.

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Lawsuit Settlement In Florida Unwinds Some ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Rules

March 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

The settlement says teachers and students can discuss LGBTQ+ matters and “largely” cancels impacts of signature legislation from Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Washington Post says. His office noted the law is still in effect.

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Study Highlights Doctors’ Failures To Give Opioid Addiction Drugs To Kids

March 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Boston Globe reports on a recent study that showed only 5% of pediatricians surveyed had ever prescribed two common opioid addiction treatments. Also in the news: Changes in methadone treatments are coming.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, March 12, 2024

March 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Anti-vaccine movement, Biden’s budget, measles, IVF, opioid addiction, nursing staffing, flu strains, and more are in the news.

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Biden’s Budget Proposal Reinforces His Health Policy Priorities

March 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

The White House released its proposed budget blueprint for FY2025 on Monday. Included health care provisions would: increase HHS discretionary spending by 1.7%; focus on Medicare solvency; invest in federal responses to cyberattacks; address coverage for people in states that did not expand Medicaid; and other measures.

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First Edition: March 12, 2024

March 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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A New $16,000 Postpartum Depression Drug Is Here. How Will Insurers Handle It?

By April Dembosky, KQED March 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A pill form of an effective drug for postpartum depression hit the market in December, but most insurers do not yet have a policy on when or whether they will pay for it. The hurdles to obtain its predecessor medication have advocates worried.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom tours ABC Recovery Center in Indio, California, on March 1 with Chris Yingling, its CEO. It is a sunny day and the sky is a clear, vivid blue.

California Voters Are Skeptical That More Money Is the Answer to Homelessness

By Angela Hart March 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature ballot measure to address mental illness, addiction, and homelessness with a $6.4 billion bond and other reforms, is barely ahead in the ongoing ballot count. The slim margin reflects a growing unease among Californians over the governor’s homelessness initiatives.

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Barb Dentz (right), sits beside state representative, Sam Whitson (left), in an office room. The walls are an olive green and are adorned by framed medals. An American flag stands in the corner, behind them.

How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Pits Parental Rights Against Public Health

By Amy Maxmen March 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Framed in the rhetoric of choice, Tennessee’s new law governing childhood vaccinations is among more than a dozen recently passed or pending nationwide that set parental freedom against community and children’s health.

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Colorado Isn’t Giving up on Its Drug Importation Dream

By Phil Galewitz March 11, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Colorado hopes to join Florida to become only the second state authorized to import prescription drugs from Canada. But they’re hitting the same hurdles: drugmakers — and the FDA. Colorado officials recently amended their 2022 importation application with the Food and Drug Administration, in the process revealing new correspondence that shows the state’s so-far fruitless […]

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Insurers Are Making It Hard To Get At-Home Ventilators

March 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

A report says doctors are complaining that insurers’ delays and denials are impacting patients who need a machine’s help to breathe. Also in the news: UnitedHealth quietly bought lots of outpatient centers, for the most part without announcing it had done so.

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Viewpoints: Insurance Companies Can Drop Patients Whenever; Choosing Between Doctor Vs. Urgent Care

March 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers examine insurance companies, urgent care, covid, and disabilities in academia.

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Republican Lawmakers Refusing To Adjust Unclear Abortion Bans

March 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

AP reports on how lawmakers aren’t planning to adjust any abortion bans even though medical professionals complain about risks from unclear exception rules. Stat notes there’s been a failure to even define what abortion is.

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Public Health Experts Worry As Trump Ramps Up Anti-Vax Messaging

March 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

The former president has been threatening to withhold money from schools with vaccine or mask mandates. Meanwhile, in West Virginia, Republican state lawmakers advanced a bill paring back a strict public school vaccine mandate.

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Manufacturer Of Failed ALS Drug Relyvrio Is Considering Withdrawing It

March 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

Though the FDA approved the drug less than two years ago, Amylyx’s ALS drug has now failed a large clinical trial. Separately, the FDA is delaying approval for an experimental Alzheimer’s drug so it can examine its effectiveness.

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Proportion Of US Prisoners Aged 55 Or Over Has Risen Dramatically

March 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

NPR notes that the proportion of prisoners who may be defined as “geriatric” is now about five times the 30 years-ago figure, and that prisons aren’t ready for this. Also in the news: organ age, an infant swing recall, and more.

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Oregon Governor Will Sign Bill To Reverse Decriminalization Of Drug Use

March 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

Three years after adopting the most liberal drug laws in the nation, a new Oregon bill would reintroduce criminal penalties for drug use, while also allowing officials some latitude in pushing for treatment or jail for offenders. Other regional public health news is reported from Maryland, California, Colorado, and Texas.

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