Morning Briefing for Wednesday, September 10, 2025
September 10, 2025
Morning Briefing
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First Edition: Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025
September 10, 2025
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
RFK Jr. Said ‘Everybody Can Get’ a Covid Vaccine. Is That True?
By Grace Abels, PolitiFact Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact
September 10, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Although the FDA has approved the vaccines for anyone 65 or older and anyone at least 6 months old who is at risk of a severe covid infection, barriers to coverage and access persist.
Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Were Aimed at ‘Able-Bodied Adults.’ Hospitals Say Kids Will Be Hurt.
By Phil Galewitz
September 10, 2025
KFF Health News Original
The GOP said its overhaul of Medicaid was aimed at reducing fraud and getting more adult beneficiaries to work. Among the likely side effects: fewer services and doctors for treating sick children.
Lice Pose No Health Threat, Yet Some Parents Push Back on Rules To Allow Affected Kids in Class
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
September 10, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Public health officials see lice as a nuisance, not a health threat, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended for years that students with live lice be allowed to remain in class. But as “no-nit” policies have been dropped in favor of “nonexclusion” rules, some school districts have seen parents and teachers push back.
Aunque no son una amenaza para la salud, algunos padres no quieren niños con piojos en la escuela
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
September 10, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Padres de Massachusetts, Texas, Ohio y Georgia les están pidiendo a sus distritos escolares que vuelvan a establecer reglas estrictas sobre liendres y piojos.
Recortes de Trump a Medicaid apuntaban a “adultos sanos”, pero hospitales advierten que niños sufrirán las consecuencias
By Phil Galewitz
September 10, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Algunos hospitales infantiles podrían perder miles de millones de dólares en ingresos una vez que se aplique por completo la amplia ley fiscal y de gasto de Trump, conocida por los republicanos como la One Big Beautiful Bill.
Poison Centers See Big Rise In Calls Related To Self-Harm From Preteens
September 9, 2025
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Meanwhile, a data analysis shows that nearly half of people age 15 and older living with diabetes are undiagnosed. Other public health news is on life expectancy, the effect of the pandemic on toddlers, remembering AIDS activist Michael Seltzer, and more.
Shield Laws Likely To Go To High Court As NY Steps Into Texas Abortion Case
September 9, 2025
Morning Briefing
As The New York Times explains, shield laws in at least eight states protect health care providers who prescribe abortion pills by telemedicine and send them to patients in states with bans. Other states making news: Louisiana, Texas, Wyoming, South Carolina, Utah, Maine, and others.
FDA OKs Trial For Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Transplants
September 9, 2025
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Stat reports that Boston-based eGenesis will likely begin the study early next year, aimed at helping patients with end-stage kidney disease. Other pharma and tech news is on Novartis, Summit Therapeutics, “smart cartilage,” and more.
White House Signals Cuts To Poor Americans’ SSI Disability Benefits
September 9, 2025
Morning Briefing
The proposed reversal would end the Biden-era rule for Supplemental Security Income that allowed those in need to still receive it even if someone in the household was on SNAP. It could affect hundreds of thousands of poor Americans. Meanwhile, California looks to ban private companies from charging fees to help file veterans’ disability claims.
FDA’s Makary Says Autism Report Isn’t Written, Calls WSJ Story ‘Premature’
September 9, 2025
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Chief Marty Makary says it hasn’t even been started yet but that it will be released “within a month,” Bloomberg reported. Meanwhile, Kenvue, the parent company of Tylenol, is seeing its stock drop after The Wall Street Journal’s story saying the government plans to link autism with Tylenol use during pregnancy.
Vaccine Policy Exposes Signs Of Strife Between MAHA Movement, President
September 9, 2025
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Stat explores the nuances in the language used by President Trump regarding vaccines, highlighting the difference in opinion between him and RFK Jr. “If I were at HHS, I would be very mindful of the president’s comments,” a former HHS official said.
FTC’s Sole Democrat Caught In Fray As Agency Abandons Noncompete Bans
September 9, 2025
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President Donald Trump had fired Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter in March, but she won a court reprieve and was reinstated. On Monday, however, the Supreme Court halted that lower court ruling. Meanwhile, the FTC voted 3-1 last week on the noncompete issue; Slaughter cast the dissenting vote. In a statement reported by Modern Healthcare, Slaughter said tossing the regulation was another attempt by Trump to “throw workers under the bus to ingratiate himself with corporations.”
Health Care Job Growth May Be Slowing, August Jobs Report Indicates
September 9, 2025
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Separately, more than 600 Kaiser Permanente certified nurse midwives and registered nurse anesthetists held a one-day strike in Northern California on Monday. Other industry news is on rural hospitals, the cost of ambulance services, hospital real estate, and more.
Luego de los recortes de Trump a la salud, estados enfrentan decisiones presupuestarias difíciles
By Stephanie Armour Christine Mai-Duc Sam Whitehead Arielle Zionts
September 9, 2025
KFF Health News Original
En conjunto, estas reducciones representan un cambio radical en la forma en que se financian y se ofrecen los programas estatales de salud.
First Edition: Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025
September 9, 2025
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
In the Fallout From Trump’s Health Funding Cuts, States Face Tough Budget Decisions
By Stephanie Armour Christine Mai-Duc Sam Whitehead Arielle Zionts
September 9, 2025
KFF Health News Original
The Trump administration has pushed a significant amount of health costs to states, whose budgets may already be strained by declining state tax revenues, a slowdown in pandemic spending, and economic uncertainty. State and local governments now face difficult decisions.
