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Walgreens To Shut 60 Underperforming VillageMD Clinics To Save Costs

October 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

The closures are part of a $1 billion cost-saving push, which could also see some stores’ opening hours changed and other nonessential projects shuttered. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk is warning of a surge in counterfeit versions of its Wegovy and Ozempic drugs being sold online.

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Research Finds Some Cancer Cells Can Siphon Energy From T Cells

October 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

The new study shows how some cancerous cells tap mitochondria for energy from the immune system’s T cells. In other research, a study found young women get lung cancer at higher rates than men. Also: the FDA approved Pfizer’s Braftovi and Mektovi against some non-small cell lung cancers.

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Insurance Dispute Could Kick Nearly 200,000 Patients Out Of Network In NC

October 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

UNC Health and UnitedHealthcare are in the middle of a contract negotiation and said in a letter to patients that the two parties are far apart on reimbursement policies and rate increases. In other news, Kaiser Permanente has resumed contract talks with its workers.

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Medicare Premiums Will Go Up 6% Next Year, CMS Announces

October 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a 6% hike in premiums for Medicare Part A and B in 2024. Meanwhile, open enrollment for next year’s plans starts this weekend.

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Lawmakers Optimistic For Action This Year On Bills Cracking Down On PBMs

October 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Capitol Hill denizens and industry stakeholders tell Modern Healthcare that there’s a good chance for passing reforms related to pharmacy benefit managers in 2023. Meanwhile, Stat reports on state efforts to control prescription drug costs.

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As Of Wednesday, 7 Million Americans Have Had Updated Covid Shots

October 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

The figure is roughly 2% of the population. Meanwhile, CDC Director Mandy Cohen visited a Bay Area covid vaccine clinic and urged people, especially seniors, to get the updated covid shots.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, October 13, 2023

October 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Vaccines, Medicare premiums, PBMs, long covid, vaping, cancer, brain mapping, and more. Plus, enter our Halloween haiku contest.

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Philip Morris Mounts Lobbying Push Against WHO’s Anti-Vape Efforts

October 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Philip Morris is perhaps best known as the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, but reports reveal it’s attempting to accuse the World Health Organization of attacking vapes and similar products. Meanwhile, the FDA on Thursday blocked six flavors of British American Tobacco’s main vape brand.

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First Edition: Oct. 13, 2023

October 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Goody Gumdrops! It’s Freakin’ Time to Submit Your Scariest Halloween Health Care Haikus.

October 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Submissions are open for KFF Health News’ fifth annual Halloween Haiku competition. Send us your best scary poems — if you dare.

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The New Vaccines and You: Americans Better Armed Than Ever Against the Winter Blechs

By Amy Maxmen October 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Flu, covid, and respiratory viruses kill thousands of Americans each year, but the latest batch of vaccines could save lives.

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Rare ‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacterium Spreads North as Oceans Warm

By Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay Times October 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A rise in cases of Vibrio vulnificus and its spread northward have heightened concern about the bacterium, which can cause human tissue to rot and skin to decay. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is trying to make more doctors aware of the dangerous pathogen.

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California prohíbe el controversial diagnóstico de “delirio excitado”

By Samantha Young October 12, 2023 KFF Health News Original

El gobernador demócrata Gavin Newsom firmó un proyecto de ley el 8 de octubre para prohibir que los forenses, doctores, y examinadores médicos incluyeran el síndrome de “delirio excitado” en certificados de defunción o informes de autopsias.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Health Funding in Question in a Speaker-Less Congress

October 12, 2023 Podcast

A bitterly divided Congress managed to keep the federal government running for several more weeks, while House Republicans struggle — again — to choose a leader. Meanwhile, many people removed from state Medicaid rolls are not finding their way to Affordable Care Act insurance, and a major investigation by The Washington Post attributes the decline in U.S. life expectancy to more than covid-19 and opioids. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Victoria Knight of Axios, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews physician-author-playwright Samuel Shem about “Our Hospital,” his new novel about the health workforce in the age of covid.

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India Says Cough Syrup Factory Linked To Child Deaths Can Reopen

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Most production at a Marion Biotech factory can now restart. The firm is one of several that the WHO linked to over 100 child deaths since the middle of last year. In Israel, the health minister has instructed the country’s public hospitals to turn away wounded Hamas members.

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Research Roundup: Iron Deficiency And Depression; Infection Control; Covid

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Different Takes: Taxpayers Must Foot The Bill For Florida’s Secret Covid Data

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers weigh in on covid, nutrition, abortion, and other topics.

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In 2020, Assaults Were 6% Of All Injuries Treated In Emergency Rooms

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics data doesn’t include sexual assaults but does highlight the impact of violence on the health system, Axios notes. Also in the news: an AI tool for spotting brain tumors during surgery; kidney disease links to cardiac arrest risks for Hispanic adults; and more.

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Wisconsin Assembly Set To Vote On Banning Gender Care For Youths

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Bills before the assembly also seek to ban trans women and girls from competing on women’s sports teams. Meanwhile in North Carolina, a doctor and a family with a transgender child are suing to challenge a new state law banning gender care for trans minors.

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Grocery Delivery Service Instacart Expands Its Health Partnerships

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

The goal is to enhance patient access to nutritious food and promote a healthy lifestyle, Becker’s Hospital Review explains. Among other news items, the process for settling billing disputes between insurers and providers is still a mess.

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