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Biden Campaign Seizes On Trump’s Threat To Cut Medicare, Social Security

March 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

President Joe Biden will hold more than 13 news conferences through Friday across key swing states, all focused on protecting the entitlement programs, the Hill reports. Meanwhile, Politico reports that the CDC might also shrink if former President Donald Trump is elected.

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First Edition: March 13, 2024

March 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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A photo of a female nurse helping an elderly man using a walker down a corridor.

Concerns Grow Over Quality of Care as Investor Groups Buy Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes

By Harris Meyer March 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

For-profit groups own more than 70% of U.S. nursing homes. Industry leaders and researchers wonder whether corporations and investors can succeed where not-for-profit organizations have struggled. Or, will quality of care suffer in the name of making money?

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An up-close photo of a tipped-over prescription bottle against a black background. Opioid painkiller pills spill out of the bottle.

West Virginia City Once Battered by Opioid Overdoses Confronts ‘Fourth Wave’

By Taylor Sisk March 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Years of struggle prepared residents in Cabell County, West Virginia, to confront the latest wave of the opioid epidemic as mixtures of fentanyl and other drugs claim lives nationwide.

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Sun shines through a barbed wire fence.

Secret Contract Aims to Upend Landmark California Prison Litigation

By Don Thompson March 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

California has commissioned an exhaustive study of whether its prisons provide a constitutional level of mental health care, which it could use to try to end one of the lawsuits that have federal courts overseeing the state’s prisons. But corrections officials won’t disclose even basic details of the consultants’ contract, including its cost to taxpayers.

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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.

Movimientos en contra de las vacunas perjudican a los niños más vulnerables

By Amy Maxmen March 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

La desinformación, junto con un movimiento por el derecho de los padres que aleja la toma de decisiones de la salud pública, ha contribuido a las tasas de vacunación infantil más bajas en una década.

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Tal vez tu crédito ya no se destruya por una cuenta médica impaga

By Molly Castle Work March 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Rob Bonta, fiscal general de California, anunció que está apoyando una legislación para impedir que la deuda médica aparezca en los informes de crédito del consumidor.

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Viewpoints: Health Care Cyberattacks Are On The Rise; Measles Is Much Worse Than Some Parents Realize

March 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle health care cyberattacks, measles, CRISPR, and Pharmacy Benefit Managers.

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Scientists Now Say A Second Flu Strain Could Be Forced Into Extinction

March 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Recently, one flu strain was found to have gone extinct during the covid pandemic, influencing this year’s flu shots. Scientists say it may be possible to eradicate a second strain, of the total four, too. Also in the news: early ovarian cancer detection.

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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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