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Morning Briefing for Friday, November 7, 2025

November 7, 2025 Morning Briefing

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Full SNAP Payments Must Be Sent To States Now, Judge Tells Trump Admin

November 7, 2025 Morning Briefing

After weeks of back-and-forth over how much money should be paid out and when, a U.S. district judge set today as the deadline for the government to disburse funds. The administration plans to appeal. Plus, House Speaker Mike Johnson won’t ensure a vote on expiring ACA subsidies.

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CMS Announces Rx Deal For Medicaid; Trump Touts Plan To Discount GLP-1s

November 7, 2025 Morning Briefing

Medicaid’s new “GENEROUS” plan would allow participating states to buy certain drugs at prices that align with what is paid in other countries, Fierce Healthcare reported. In separate news, President Donald Trump’s weight loss drug announcement was interrupted when an attendee collapsed.

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First Edition: Friday, Nov. 7, 2025

November 7, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health

By Amy Maxmen Illustration by Oona Zenda November 7, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.

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Concerns Over Fairness, Access Rise as States Compete for Slice of $50B Rural Health Fund

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Arielle Zionts November 7, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Amid public forums and local cries for help, states are also talking with large health systems, technology companies, and others amid intensifying competition for shares of a $50 billion fund to improve rural health.

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A inmigrantes con problemas de salud se les podría negar la visa para entrar al país, por nueva directiva del gobierno de Trump

By Amanda Seitz November 6, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Los extranjeros que solicitan visas para vivir en Estados Unidos podrían ser rechazados si tienen ciertas afecciones médicas, como obesidad o diabetes, según una directiva emitida el jueves 6 de noviembre por la administración Trump.

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Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance

By Amanda Seitz November 6, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek visas to enter the U.S.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: The State of the Affordable Care Act

November 6, 2025 Podcast

Nov. 1 marked the start of open enrollment for 2026 health plans bought from Affordable Care Act marketplaces in most states. But this sign-up season is like no other in the health law’s 15-year history. It remains unclear, even at this late date, whether expanded tax credits launched during the pandemic in 2021 will be continued or allowed to expire, exposing millions of Americans to much higher out-of-pocket costs. In this special episode of “What the Health?” from KFF Health News and WAMU, host Julie Rovner interviews KFF vice president Cynthia Cox about the past, present, and possible future of the health law and how those who purchase ACA coverage should proceed during this time of uncertainty.

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La Casa Blanca llama “desperdicio” a fondo para emergencias creado luego del 9/11. Estados republicanos y demócratas dicen que es esencial

By Don Thompson November 6, 2025 KFF Health News Original

En los últimos 17 años, este fondo ha entregado casi $2.200 millones a estados, territorios, grandes ciudades y entidades para preparar los sistemas de salud ante futuras pandemias, ciberataques o tragedias con múltiples víctimas.

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Research Roundup: The Latest Science, Discoveries, And Breakthroughs

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Viewpoints: Is Universal Child Care Really Possible?; Seniors Who Depend On SNAP Are Struggling

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss these public health issues.

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Pa. Court Hears Medicaid Case That Could Redefine Abortion Access

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

Most of Wednesday’s proceedings focused on whether Pennsylvania women have a constitutional right to abortion care at all, one news outlet reported. Abortion is legal in Pennsylvania until the end of the 23rd week of pregnancy.

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FDA Pulls Back On Safety Inspections For Foreign Food, Blames Staffing Cuts

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

ProPublica reports the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half of its fresh fruit come from foreign markets, which have been increasingly linked to outbreaks of foodborne illnesses. The FDA has seen the loss of 1 in 5 of its workers responsible for ensuring America’s food and drug safety.

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Radiation May Be Redundant For Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

A study found that treatment with mastectomy, lymph-node surgery, and advanced anti-cancer drugs was sufficient for survival among women with early-stage breast cancer. Other news is on pancreatic cancer drugs, FDA warnings on unapproved botox, and more.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, November 6, 2025

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

Loss Of Telehealth During Shutdown Puts Medicare Patients In A Tough Spot

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

While health care providers wait for reimbursements to resume, they are either having patients pay up front or telling them to schedule an office visit. Both options have drawbacks for people who have difficulty accessing care. Plus, health care systems contend with the reverberations of the shutdown.

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‘Beyond Dire’: Understaffing, Facility Closures, Long Wait Times Plague VA

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

Between December 2024 and August 2025, the VA reported a net loss of thousands of health care positions, at a time when the population of aging veterans is increasing. Other health care news related to the armed forces is on disability benefits, male breast cancer, and Air Force grooming standards.

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Appeals Court Appears Skeptical Of NIH Policy On Research Payments

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

At issue, STAT explains, is the multibillion-dollar question of whether the National Institutes of Health violated federal law when it announced a plan to slash support for research overhead.

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First Edition: Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

November 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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