Administration Will Partially Fund SNAP, But It Could Take Months
November 4, 2025
Morning Briefing
November benefits will be paid out from the remaining $4.65 billion available in contingency funds. However, because of states’ outdated systems, the reduced benefits rollout might be delayed. Up to 42 million Americans have been affected. Meanwhile, Maryland says it will pay full SNAP benefits.
Medical Specialty Groups Implore Congress To Thwart Medicare Pay Cut
November 4, 2025
Morning Briefing
The 34 groups contend the efficiency adjustment policy recently issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would “have wide-ranging consequences, including significant financial pressures that could limit patient access to medical care.”
Maine Will Vote On Red Flag Gun Law Two Years After Deadly Mass Shooting
November 4, 2025
Morning Briefing
At issue is whether to make it easier for families to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person’s access to guns, AP reported. Other states making news: Illinois, Florida, Colorado, New Hampshire, and Louisiana.
First Edition: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025
November 4, 2025
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Louisiana Took Months To Sound Alarm After Two Babies Died in Whooping Cough Outbreak
By Rosemary Westwood, WWNO
November 4, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Louisiana health officials appear to have deviated from the usual steps for public health communications amid a whooping cough outbreak after it killed two infants.
Congressional Stalemate Creates Chaos for Obamacare Shoppers
By Michelle Andrews
November 4, 2025
KFF Health News Original
This year, Affordable Care Act marketplace consumers will need to be more informed than ever to navigate their health coverage choices.
Qué ocurre cuando tus médicos ya no están en la red de tu aseguradora
By Bram Sable-Smith
November 3, 2025
KFF Health News Original
En todo el país, las disputas contractuales son comunes, con más de 650 hospitales involucrados en conflictos públicos con aseguradoras desde 2021.
Gobierno de Trump ordena a programas estatales de Medicaid que ayuden a identificar a inmigrantes indocumentados
By Phil Galewitz
November 3, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Defensores de los derechos de los inmigrantes advierten que esta decisión sin precedentes podría llevar a que algunas personas pierdan su cobertura médica simplemente por no haber entregado a tiempo la documentación.
New York Judge Upholds Abortion Shield Laws, Dismisses Texas Lawsuit
November 3, 2025
Morning Briefing
The lawsuit was an attempt by Texas’ attorney general to compel a New York court to enforce a penalty by a Texas judge on a physician, Dr. Margaret Carpenter, barring her from sending abortion medication out of state. More news comes from California, North Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan, West Virginia, and New Jersey.
All Of The Americas Might Lose Measles-Elimination Status This Week
November 3, 2025
Morning Briefing
The hard-won status, which the Americas held for more than a quarter of a century, is on target to be lost because of a major outbreak in Canada of more than 5,100 confirmed and probable measles cases. The virus is considered endemic if an outbreak extends for 12 months.
Domestic Violence Support Depends Heavily On Shaky Federal Funding
November 3, 2025
Morning Briefing
The 19th reports that many domestic violence support programs have already been reorganized or shuttered, and President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would defund more. Other administration news is on the impact of USAID cuts, Texas’ role in the Make America Healthy Again movement, and more.
Morning Briefing for Monday, November 3, 2025
November 3, 2025
Morning Briefing
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Help With Heating Bills, Head Start, AIDS Funding At Peril Amid Shutdown
November 3, 2025
Morning Briefing
As millions of Americans await SNAP benefits, states are now warning low-income Americans that the money for energy assistance isn’t available. Plus, it’s ACA enrollment season.
Most Doctors Get A Medicare Pay Raise, But Some Specialists Will Get A Pay Cut
November 3, 2025
Morning Briefing
As Modern Healthcare reported, most primary care physicians who treat Medicare beneficiaries will receive a 2.5% raise next year under a new regulation issued Friday. However, there will be a 2.5% cut next year to payments for services like radiology and gastroenterology that are based on more than time spent delivering the service, Axios reported.
FDA Drug Official Steps Down, Is Sued By Drugmaker Over ‘Personal Vendetta’
November 3, 2025
Morning Briefing
George Tidmarsh left his post after a former business partner filed a complaint alleging Tidmarsh’s personal animosity, through his actions and public comments, was hurting his company. Tidmarsh denies any wrongdoing. Also: Kimberly-Clark is buying embattled Tylenol maker Kenvu.
First Edition: Monday, Nov. 3, 2025
November 3, 2025
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Sock Hops and Concerts: How Some Places Spent Opioid Settlement Cash
By Aneri Pattani
November 3, 2025
KFF Health News Original
States, counties, and cities are receiving millions in opioid settlement money to address the addiction crisis. The ways they spent the dollars in 2024 sometimes drew criticism from advocates and at least one state official, who alleged misuse.
Trump’s HHS Orders State Medicaid Programs To Help Find Undocumented Immigrants
By Phil Galewitz
Updated November 3, 2025
Originally Published November 3, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Federal health authorities have taken the “unprecedented” step of instructing states to investigate certain individuals on Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status, with five states reporting they’ve received more than 170,000 names collectively.
