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Feds Subpoena Hospitals For Wide Range Of Sensitive Trans Care Info

August 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Justice Department demanded access to sensitive information related to medical care for transgender patients under age 19, including billing documents, communications with drug manufacturers, and personal data such as birth dates, Social Security numbers and addresses.

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UnitedHealth Adds ‘Public Responsibility Committee’ To Its Board

August 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

The goal, Bloomberg reports, is to bolster governance and oversight as UnitedHealth aims to improve its standing with shareholders, regulators, and the public. Other health industry news is on Elevance Health, Aetna, Epic, hospital inpatient costs, and more.

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Some Breast Cancer Tumors Steal From Fat Cells To Power Growth, Study Finds

August 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco found that the energy heist is a critical step in fueling a triple-negative breast cancer’s development. They hope their discovery leads to a cure for the often-deadly cancer and others. Other studies look at colon, lung, and pancreatic cancers.

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To Prevent Illness In Infants, Parents Urged To Mix Formula More Carefully

August 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

Parents should boil water, add formula, and then wait. Researchers found that not following these steps — which isn’t spelled out in packaging instructions — could lead to serious illness in infants. More public health news is on Omega-3 in adults and children, a covid surge, and more.

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First Edition: Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025

August 21, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Try This When Your Doctor Says ‘Yes’ to a Preventive Test but Insurance Says ‘No’

By Jackie Fortiér Illustrations by Oona Zenda August 21, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A joint project of NPR and KFF Health News, Health Care Helpline helps you navigate the health system hurdles between you and good care. Send us your tricky questions, and we may tap a policy sleuth to puzzle them out. Here is what to do if your preventive care gets denied.

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How Older People Are Reaping Brain Benefits From New Tech

By Paula Span August 21, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Overuse of digital gadgets harms teenagers, research suggests. But ubiquitous technology may be helping older Americans stay sharp.

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Headaches Over the Health System?

August 20, 2025 Page

Pre-authorization delay? No in-network specialists? Dispute over costs? Confusion after a hospital discharge? Long wait times in the ER? Share your story. Health Care Helpline helps you navigate the hurdles between you and good care. Send us your tricky question and we may tap a policy sleuth to puzzle it out. This crowdsourced project is […]

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Kentucky Bans ‘Designer Xanax’ In Response To Increasing Overdoses

August 20, 2025 Morning Briefing

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, announced Monday that bromazolam, aka “Designer Xanax,” has been reclassified as a Schedule 1 drug. Other states making news: Connecticut, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Florida, California, and Texas.

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Viewpoints: Price Transparency Will Restore Trust In Health Care; Extreme Heat Is Killing Outdoor Workers

August 20, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers tackle these public health issues.

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CMS Plans To Remove Noncitizens From Medicaid And CHIP

August 20, 2025 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, Iowa Medicaid work requirements are set to go into effect in January. Also: the impact of Medicaid cuts on Black children; provider reimbursement rate cuts in North Carolina; and more.

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RFK Jr. Scoffs At Pediatrics Group For Still Encouraging Covid Vaccines

August 20, 2025 Morning Briefing

After the American Academy of Pediatrics broke with HHS guidance, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused the group of being in the pocket of pharmaceutical companies. AAP says its guidance is based on science. Vaccine researchers weighed in, saying: “There is no scientific evidence to support the changes that HHS made to covid vaccine recommendations.”

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Rising Health Care Costs For Employers Means Less Coverage For Employees

August 20, 2025 Morning Briefing

A report by the Business Group on Health showing health care costs projected to rise 9% in 2026 has caused companies to reevaluate benefits and contracts for the coming year. A survey shows 66% of employers are worried Medicaid and Medicare cuts will mean hospital cost increases for the commercially insured.

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In A First, FDA OKs Glucose Monitoring System For Weight Management

August 20, 2025 Morning Briefing

The system, from Signos, offers three- and six-month plans ($139 and $129 a month, respectively), and the company will send all of the continuous glucose monitors a patient needs, CNBC reported. Plus: Some veterans are losing insurance coverage for weight loss drugs.

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HHS Authorizes FDA To Use Animal Drugs To Fight Screwworms

August 20, 2025 Morning Briefing

Although there are no specific FDA-approved drugs in the U.S. to treat the parasite, the emergency authorization paves the way for the use of animal drug products approved for other purposes or available in other countries. Plus: Legionnaires’ disease, plague, measles, and more.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, August 20, 2025

August 20, 2025 Morning Briefing

First Edition: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025

August 20, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Estrategia antivacunas de Kennedy podría forzar el retiro de vacunas del mercado, advierten fabricantes

By Stephanie Armour August 20, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Muchos de sus seguidores se oponen a las vacunas y creen que son peligrosas, a pesar de la evidencia científica que demuestra lo contrario.

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Optum Rx Invokes Open Meetings Law To Fight Kentucky Counties on Opioid Suits

By Aneri Pattani August 20, 2025 KFF Health News Original

In a Goliath-versus-David fight, UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, has filed lawsuits in five counties to stop them from including the company in national opioid litigation.

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Planned Parenthood Bets on Redistricting To Push Back Against GOP Funding Cuts

By Christine Mai-Duc August 20, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Alarmed at Republicans’ deep cuts to health care and restrictions on reproductive rights, advocates are supporting California’s effort to counter a mid-decade gerrymander by the Texas GOP to pad their party’s fragile U.S. House majority.

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