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US Sees Fewer Health Care Data Breaches This Year, But Cases Still High

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Other health care industry news is on the impact of immigration policies on nursing home staffing, a long-covid clinic closure in St. Louis, and more.

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North Carolina To Build Stand-Alone 500-Bed Children’s Hospital

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Raleigh-area facility will be built as a joint agreement between UNC Health and Duke Health. More news comes from Texas, New York, Arizona, and Maryland.

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Effectiveness Of Involuntary Mental Health Care Inconclusive, GAO Finds

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Despite HHS finding favorable outcomes, GAO disagrees, claiming the earlier assessments are unreliable due to methodological flaws. In other news: some common sweeteners can increase the risk of early puberty; Propecia causes fertility issues for some users; and more.

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Severe Climate-Related Disasters Affect Area Health Care For Years: Study

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

While severe climate-related disasters were linked with decreased access to health care infrastructure, moderate climate-related disasters were linked with increased access and redevelopment. In other news, GLP-1 drugs are showing promise in areas of addiction. Also: bariatric surgery, muscle loss, and menopause.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, July 14, 2025

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Medicaid cuts to affect insurers, hospitals fight for funds, medical debt, pneumonic plague, climate impact on health, and more.

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First Edition: Monday, July 14, 2025

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Viewpoints: There’s Still Hope For PEPFAR; Eliminating The LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention Line Is Dangerous

July 14, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss these public health issues.

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking in a House of Representatives hearing room. He is also seen on a screen behind him broadcasting the hearing.

Vested Interests. Influence Muscle. At RFK Jr.’s HHS, It’s Not Pharma. It’s Wellness.

By Stephanie Armour July 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lambasted federal agencies he accused of being overly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry. But he and other “Make America Healthy Again” notables have their own financial ties to the vast and largely unregulated $6.3 trillion global wellness industry that ethicists say raise red flags.

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In Rush To Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry

By Phil Galewitz and Stephanie Armour July 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The health industry couldn’t persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill for many reasons. A big one: Congressional Republicans were more worried about angering Trump than a backlash from hospitals and low-income constituents back home.

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Journalists Tally State and Local Health Care Implications of GOP Megabill

July 12, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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Trump Team’s Actions on Health Policy Clash With Its ‘MAHA Report’

By David Hilzenrath July 11, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.

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Health Systems Bolstering Ranks By Offering Loan Repayment For Pledges

July 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

Medical providers are employing methods to counter the Trump administration’s rules that make it harder for students to borrow money. Plus, the Joint Associations Group has a counterproposal to Trump’s research overhead cuts.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, July 11, 2025

July 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

Medicaid and Medicare fallout, FDA drug approvals, prediabetes in kids, sick leave, dementia, measles, opioid settlement funds, and more.

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Ballooning Deficit Caused By Trump’s Megabill Could Force Medicare Cuts

July 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

Unless Congress — with help from the Democrats — waives PAYGO Act requirements triggered by the legislation Republicans tout as “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Medicare could still see as much as $500 billion in cuts, even though the program was spared in the actual bill. In other fallout from the tax and immigration bill, some Planned Parenthood affiliates stop accepting Medicaid.

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Nearly 1 in 3 US Teens Has Prediabetes, CDC Data Indicate

July 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

The estimate, which was previously 1 in 5, is being questioned by scientists who note the absence of a peer-reviewed published paper or raw data, along with the unexplained change in the methodology used to calculate the figures.

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Missouri Repeals Voter-Approved Paid Sick Leave Provision

July 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe signed legislation that lifts the sick leave requirement beginning Aug. 28. Other states making news: Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, and California.

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FDA Posts 200 Letters Citing Initial Concerns About Approved Drugs

July 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

The FDA published a database of letters sent to drugmakers during the review process of medications that provide information on the agency’s initial feedback or requirements for more data. These communications are not usually made public.

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Common Pain Drug Gabapentin Linked To Dementia Diagnoses In Adults

July 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

Research shows that patients with six or more prescriptions for gabapentin, commonly used to treat lower back pain, were 29% more likely to be diagnosed with dementia and 85% more likely to be diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment within 10 years of their initial pain diagnosis.

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First Edition: Friday, July 11, 2025

July 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Viewpoints: Big Beautiful Law Will Be Ugly For Rural Hospitals; Medicaid Recipients Can’t Replace Farmworkers

July 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers examine these public health issues.

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