Planned Parenthood Draws Patients From 6 States To New Kansas Clinic
August 20, 2024
Morning Briefing
The new center in Pittsburg will offer reproductive health care for Kansans as well as abortion services to women who make the trek there from states where the procedure has been banned. Also, as more women are having to travel for care, abortion funds are running low.
First Edition: Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024
August 20, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Traveling To Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourism
By Debby Waldman
August 20, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Medical aid in death is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia. But only Oregon and Vermont explicitly allow out-of-state people who are terminally ill to die with assistance there. So far, at least 49 people have made the trek while state legislation stalls elsewhere.
Harris Did Not Vote To ‘Cut Medicare,’ Despite Trump’s Claim
By Jacob Gardenswartz
August 20, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Former President Donald Trump’s claim that Vice President Kamala Harris voted to “cut Medicare” is false, experts say.
Viajar para morir: la última forma de turismo médico
By Debby Waldman
August 20, 2024
KFF Health News Original
La muerte asistida sigue siendo un tema controversial. Es un derecho, o no se permite, dependiendo del estado en donde se viva.
Los contrastes de las fórmulas Harris-Walz y Trump-Vance en la atención de salud
By Stephanie Armour
August 19, 2024
KFF Health News Original
La elección de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris del gobernador de Minnesota, Tim Walz, como su compañero de fórmula está poniendo el tema de la atención médica en primer plano en la recta final hacia las elecciones presidenciales de noviembre.
Updated Covid Shots Might Get FDA Clearance As Soon As This Week
August 19, 2024
Morning Briefing
The shots, from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, will target the KP.2 strain of the virus. There’s no word on whether the FDA will address Novavax’s shot targeting JN.1. Meanwhile, the CDC says KP.3.1.1 is now the dominant strain in the U.S. (Feeling lost? Both KP.2 and KP.3 are part of the FLiRT variants, which are subvariants of JN.1, which is a subvariant of omicron.)
Humana Strikes $90 Million Settlement In Lawsuit On Medicare Overcharges
August 19, 2024
Morning Briefing
The agreement would settle a lawsuit by a whistleblower who alleges that the health insurer overcharged the federal Medicare program while administering prescription drug benefits. Humana did not admit wrongdoing in the agreement.
HCA Profit-Centric Management Drove Mission Hospital Doctors Away: Report
August 19, 2024
Morning Briefing
A new report from Wake Forest University found a poor working environment for nurses and dangerous situations for patients were caused by HCA’s management style at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, 6 Steward Health hospitals now have new owners.
Supreme Court: 10 States Can Ignore LGBTQ+ Anti-Discrimination Rules
August 19, 2024
Morning Briefing
Ten Republican-led states had challenged Title IX expansion, and the Supreme Court declined to lift lower court bans on enforcing the anti-discrimination rules for students. Meanwhile, a new parental-consent law concerning medical treatments is said to worry school nurses in Tennessee.
First At-Home Test For Syphilis Coming To Stores This Fall
August 19, 2024
Morning Briefing
The test, which is called First To Know and will cost $29.98, uses a drop of blood and offers results in about 15 minutes. Other news is on pap smears, salpingectomies, and uterus transplants.
New Mechanical Heart Uses Clever Magnetic Tech From Rail Industry
August 19, 2024
Morning Briefing
The new BiVACOR artificial heart uses a magnetic levitating rotor to pump blood, eliminating wear issues seen with more traditional artificial heart pumps. The nation, meanwhile, is facing a shortage of donated blood—particularly the useful Type O variant.
CDC Warns Pregnant People To Avoid Cuba In Oropouche Virus Outbreak
August 19, 2024
Morning Briefing
The disease is spread by small flies and some types of mosquitoes and can cause sudden fever, severe headaches, and chills. Meanwhile, the first human case of mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis since 2020 in Massachusetts was reported.
Morning Briefing for Monday, August 19, 2024
August 19, 2024
Morning Briefing
Shuttered hospitals, presidential tickets’ health plans, this fall’s covid shots, Medicare, anxiety, medical innovations, and more
Reproductive Health, Medical Costs To Feature At Democrats’ Convention
August 19, 2024
Morning Briefing
The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago today. The docket includes three women who will tell their pregnancy stories. Other speakers are expected to spotlight health issues like drug prices and medical debt.
First Edition: Monday, Aug. 19, 2024
August 19, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Inside the Political Fight To Build a Rural Georgia Hospital
By Andy Miller Sam Whitehead
August 19, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Political drama involving a rural Georgia county reflects how state regulations that govern when and where hospitals can be built or expanded are evolving.
Harris-Walz Ticket Sharpens Contrast With Trump-Vance on Health Care
By Stephanie Armour
August 19, 2024
KFF Health News Original
As Democrats convene in Chicago to make official their presidential and vice presidential nominees, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz together are raising the prominence of health care as a 2024 election issue.
Bipartisan Effort Paves Way for Reviving Shuttered Hospitals in Georgia
By Andy Miller Sam Whitehead
August 19, 2024
KFF Health News Original
“Certificate of need” laws, largely supported by the hospital industry, limit health facility construction in 35 states and Washington, D.C. Georgia lawmakers decided its law was complicating the reviving of two hospitals critical to their communities.
