Steward Health Care Closures To Hit Over 900 Hospital Staff In Ohio
August 26, 2024
Morning Briefing
In other news from across the country, UNC Health tries a new “transparent” PBM system for employers; essential health information sharing in North Carolina through barbershops and beauty salons; gun laws in California; and more.
Walmart Great Value Apple Juice Recalled For High Arsenic Levels
August 26, 2024
Morning Briefing
Also in public health news: a diarrhea-causing parasite in Yellowstone County, Montana; a wildlife biologist contracts tularemia; the challenges of tracking heat-related deaths; and more.
Morning Briefing for Monday, August 26, 2024
August 26, 2024
Morning Briefing
New covid shot, Trump vs. Harris on drug prices, abortion law, West Nile virus, medical debt, plastics found in the brain, and more
Fauci Still Recuperating After Bout With West Nile Virus
August 26, 2024
Morning Briefing
“By far, this is the worst I’ve ever been with an illness,” the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said. Separately, some Massachusetts communities are closing outdoor areas after dusk in hopes of halting the spread of eastern equine encephalitis.
Fresh Round Of Free Covid Tests, Treatments Coming This Fall
August 26, 2024
Morning Briefing
In response to the latest covid wave, the federal government will reopen in late September its order-by-mail program for four free covid tests. Supplies of the antiviral drug Paxlovid also will be available at no charge for people with Medicare or Medicaid as well as those who are uninsured.
First Edition: Aug. 26, 2024
August 26, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The New Covid Vaccine Is Out. Why You Might Not Want To Rush To Get It.
By Arthur Allen Eliza Fawcett, Healthbeat Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat
Updated September 5, 2024
Originally Published August 26, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Although public health officials recommend the newly approved covid vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, it may make more sense to wait until closer to the holiday season.
Her Life Was at Risk. She Needed an Abortion. Insurance Refused To Pay.
By Sarah Varney
August 26, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Insurance coverage for abortion care in the U.S. is a hodgepodge. Patients often don’t know when or if a procedure or abortion pills are covered, and the proliferation of abortion bans has exacerbated the confusion.
Turning 26 and Struggling To Find Health Insurance? Tell Us About It.
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
August 26, 2024
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News and The New York Times are looking into a dreaded “adulting” milestone: finding your own medical insurance at 26.
For Pharma, Trump vs. Harris Is a Showdown Between Two Industry Foes
By Stephanie Armour
August 26, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Vice President Kamala Harris is seen as more aggressive than former President Donald Trump in taking on pharmaceutical companies, but Trump allies say he would also make lowering drug costs a top priority.
Ya está disponible la nueva vacuna contra covid, pero piensa bien cuándo conviene vacunarte
By Arthur Allen Eliza Fawcett, Healthbeat Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat
August 26, 2024
KFF Health News Original
La Administración de Drogas y Alimentos ha aprobado una vacuna actualizada contra covid para todas las personas de 6 meses en adelante, lo que renueva un dilema que ahora es anual: ¿Recibir la vacuna ya, con el brote de covid aún por todo el país, o reservarla para la ola invernal?
Cuando la aseguradora se niega a pagar un aborto que es médicamente necesario
By Sarah Varney
August 26, 2024
KFF Health News Original
En el país, la cobertura para la atención del aborto es laberíntica. A menudo, los pacientes no saben cuándo un procedimiento, o las píldoras abortivas, están cubiertas, si es que lo están; y la proliferación de prohibiciones ha exacerbado la confusión.
Para las farmacéuticas, la pelea entre Trump y Harris es entre dos enemigos de la industria
By Stephanie Armour
August 26, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Legisladores de ambos partidos atacan cada vez más a la industria, por los precios de los medicamentos que la mayoría de los estadounidenses consideran irrazonables.
Journalists Talk Shooting’s Toll on Children and State Handling of Opioid Settlement Funds
August 24, 2024
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last two weeks to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Let the General Election Commence
August 23, 2024
Podcast
Abortion and reproductive health issues headlined the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as expected. But what Vice President Kamala Harris has in mind for other health policies as the Democratic nominee remains something of a mystery. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump says he would not use the 19th-century Comstock Act to impose, in effect, a national ban on abortion, which angered his anti-abortion backers. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Johns Hopkins University, and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Tony Leys, who reported and wrote the latest KFF Health News-NPR “Bill of the Month” feature about a woman who fought back after being charged for two surgeries despite undergoing only one.
EU Countries Scolded, Urged To Share Mpox Stockpiles With Africa Now
August 23, 2024
Morning Briefing
A WHO official said if countries are “not willing to share, then we are not going to be able to stop the next pandemic.” France has already pledged 100,000 vaccines. Also, an infection in Thailand was confirmed as clade 1b — the new deadly mpox strain.
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
August 23, 2024
Morning Briefing
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are about total knee replacement, Matthew Perry, Pfizer, haute cuisine, and more.
Morning Briefing for Friday, August 23, 2024
August 23, 2024
Morning Briefing
Covid shots, Harris’ speech, reproductive health, hospital closure, wiping out medical debt, mpox, and more. Plus, your weekend reads.
