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Over Half Of Health Workers Say Racial Discrimination Against Patients Is A Major Problem

February 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

In a survey of U.S. health workers, 47% said they have personally witnessed racism or discrimination against patients. That number is higher among Black and Latino health care professionals.

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Public Health Crisis: Secret List Reveals The Top Sellers Of Guns Used In Crimes

February 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Stores connected to mass shootings appear on the list, including Bass Pro Shops in Denver, which sold a Glock handgun and a Remington shotgun involved in the mass shooting at an Aurora movie theater in 2012 that left 12 dead. As USA Today reported, the list is seen as a warning to the shops that criminals are targeting them for gun trafficking and straw purchasing.

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CDC Considers Recommending A Spring Covid Booster For Some

February 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

People at risk of severe complications from a covid infection may be recommended to get yet another covid shot in the coming months. Meanwhile Americans’ falling confidence in vaccines was the subject of a House hearing, though some in the room even used the time to spread covid misinformation.

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First Edition: Feb. 16, 2024

February 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Note to readers: KFF Health News’ First Edition will not be published Monday, Feb. 19, in celebration of the Presidents Day holiday. See you Tuesday!

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Patrick Dunnagan stands outside his North Carolina home on a sunny day. He wears a plaid shirt and glasses.

Southern Lawmakers Rethink Long-Standing Opposition to Medicaid Expansion

By Daniel Chang and Andy Miller February 16, 2024 KFF Health News Original

While many Republican state lawmakers remain firmly against Medicaid expansion, some key leaders in holdout states are showing a willingness to reconsider. Public opinion, financial incentives, and widening health care needs make resistance harder.

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Patients See First Savings From Biden’s Drug Price Push, as Pharma Lines Up Its Lawyers

By Arthur Allen February 16, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A restructuring of the Medicare drug benefit has wiped out big drug bills for people who need expensive medicines. But the legal battle over drug negotiations means uncertainty over long-term savings.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Biden Wins Early Court Test for Medicare Drug Negotiations

February 15, 2024 Podcast

A federal district court judge dismissed a lawsuit attempting to invalidate the Biden administration’s Medicare prescription-drug price negotiation program. But the suit turned on a technicality, and several more court challenges are in the pipeline. Meanwhile, health policy pops up in Super Bowl ads, as Congress approaches yet another funding deadline. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.

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States Get in on the Prior Authorization Crackdown

By Bram Sable-Smith February 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Last month, my colleague Lauren Sausser told you about the Biden administration’s crackdown on insurance plans’ prior authorization policies, with new rules for certain health plans participating in federal programs such as Medicare Advantage or the Affordable Care Act marketplace. States are getting in on the action, too. Prior authorization, sometimes called pre-certification, requires patients […]

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Research Roundup: Antibiotic Overuse; Heart Disease; Covid; Alzheimer’s

February 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Viewpoints: Are Weight-Loss Drugs Effective Or Dangerous?; Independent Physicians Are Disappearing

February 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle weight-loss drugs, independent doctors, abortion bans, and more.

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Joyous Super Bowl Celebration Turns To Horror After Gunfire Erupts In KC

February 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Tens of thousands of people fled the scene in chaos after shots were fired into the crowd, killing one woman and injuring 21 other people, including children. The attack came on the sixth anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 people.

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NIH Boosts Long Covid Study Funding By $515 Million

February 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

This is a nearly 50% increase on the project’s budget, Stat reports. Separately, research found that the risk of suffering chronic fatigue is much higher among covid patients than for people who haven’t had covid. Scientists also concluded that covid home test accuracy matches clinician-given tests.

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Eicos Science Injection Is First FDA-Approved Frostbite Treatment

February 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

The drug will be sold under the brand name Aurlumyn and is expected to be available in the spring, though pricing is not yet known. Meanwhile, prescriptions for the first pill to treat postpartum depression are said to be “off to a promising start” after its launch.

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To Tackle Staffing Shortage, University Of Georgia Gets A Medical School

February 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

The university will launch an independent medical school amid the ongoing shortage of medical professionals. In other industry news, cyberattacks on hospitals are expected to increase; some services are restored at Lurie Children’s Hospital after a cyberattack; and more.

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Fitness Tracker Data Hints At Body Temps As A Depression Symptom

February 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

A new study found participants with higher body temperatures also reported higher rates of depressive symptoms, though it’s not clear which way the causal link flows. Also in the news: Science finds walking, yoga and strength training can tackle depression as well as therapy.

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1,000 People A Day Signed Up In North Carolina’s Medicaid Expansion

February 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

When North Carolina launched its Medicaid expansion on Dec. 1, it was estimated some 600,000 people would get coverage over two years. In the first two months, 58% of that goal has been reached. Also in the news: nearly all states have extended postpartum coverage; and California’s new Medi-Cal eligibility rules.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, February 15, 2024

February 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Drug shortages, Medicaid expansion, FDA action, medical education, long covid, gun violence, depression, and more are in the news.

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FTC To Investigate How Purchasing Organizations Impact Drug Shortages

February 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Stat reports that the FTC will look into the role that group purchasing organizations (GPOs) and wholesalers play in controlling the availability and cost of critical medicines to hospitals and other medical facilities in the U.S.

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Nuevas normas de elegibilidad son un alivio financiero para casi 2 millones de personas en Medi-Cal

By Bernard J. Wolfson February 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Este grupo se equiparará a los aproximadamente 12 millones de otros beneficiarios que no tienen límites de activos.

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First Edition: Feb. 15, 2024

February 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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