Journalists Discuss FTC and Supreme Court Actions — And What’s Up With the Bird Flu
15 Jul
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Journalists Discuss FTC and Supreme Court Actions — And What’s Up With the Bird Flu

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Health News tamfitronics KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed the Federal Trade Commission criticizing pharmacy benefit managers on KCBS on July 9. He also discussed diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in medicine and bird flu on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on July 5 and June 28, respectively.Click here to hear Miller on KCBSClick here to hear Miller on “The Georgia Health Report” on July 5 Click here to hear Miller on “The Georgia Health Report” on June 28Read Lauren Sausser's “Mississippi Lacks Black Doctors, Even as Lawmakers Increasingly Target Diversity Programs”Read Amy Maxmen’s “‘We’re Flying Blind’: CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, but Experts See Repeat of Covid Missteps”KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed the Supreme Court decision to throw out a bankruptcy deal involving the makers of OxyContin, which...
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Lifesaving Drugs and Police Projects Mark First Use of Opioid Settlement Cash in California
13 Jul
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Lifesaving Drugs and Police Projects Mark First Use of Opioid Settlement Cash in California

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Health News tamfitronics SACRAMENTO — Sonja Verdugo lost her husband to an opioid overdose last year. She regularly delivers medical supplies to people using drugs who are living — and dying — on the streets of Los Angeles. And she advocates at Los Angeles City Hall for policies to address addiction and homelessness.Yet Verdugo didn’t know that hundreds of millions of dollars annually are flowing to California communities to combat the opioid crisis, a payout that began in 2022 and continues through 2038.The money comes from pharmaceutical companies that made, distributed, or sold prescription opioid painkillers and that agreed to pay about $50 billion nationwide to settle lawsuits over their role in the overdose epidemic. Even though a recent Supreme Court decision upended a settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, many other companies have already...
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: GOP Platform Muddies Abortion Waters
12 Jul
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: GOP Platform Muddies Abortion Waters

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Health News tamfitronics Can't see the audio player?Listen on:The HostRepublicans released a draft party platform in advance of the GOP national convention next week, and while it is being described as softening the party’s stance opposing abortion, support from major groups that oppose abortion suggests that claim may be something of a mirage.Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission is taking on the pharmacy benefits management industry as it prepares to file suit charging that the largest PBMs engage in anticompetitive behavior that raises patients’ drug costs.This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, Shefali Luthra of The 19th News, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call.PanelistsAmong the takeaways from this week’s episode:For the first time in decades, the GOP presidential platform will not include a call for...
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Listen: How the End of ‘Roe’ Is Reshaping the Medical Workforce
09 Jul
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Listen: How the End of ‘Roe’ Is Reshaping the Medical Workforce

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Health News tamfitronics It’s been two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, triggering a parade of restrictions and bans in conservative-led states. But the impact of those restrictions has bled into the world of medical education, forcing some new doctors to factor state abortion laws into their decisions about where to begin their careers.According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, for the second year in a row, students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply for residency positions this year in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions.In this episode of “The Indicator From Planet Money,” KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, reports on how the medical labor force is changing post-Roe v. Wade and why graduating medical students, from...
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