The inaugural JAMA Data Brief addresses a topic that grew in importance during the COVID-19 pandemic: health misinformation.

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Results from the KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Pilot Poll suggest that many people fall into what KFF refers to as the “malleable middle”: people who hear or read incorrect claims but are uncertain whether the information is accurate.

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So, the latest Mississippi Medicaid proposal under consideration appears to be a standard expansion for everyone below 100% FPL, with an Arkansas-style private option for folks in the 100-138% band (who are APTC-eligible at present, without expansion)

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also discussed on this week's #WTHealth podcast! kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/w…

Florida’s new law preventing localities from mandating heat protections could impact nearly 1.8 million nonelderly outdoor workers in the state, 4 in 10 of whom are Hispanic and 1 in 5 noncitizen immigrants. Read the latest analysis by KFF : kff.org/racial-equity-…

Another example of how health policy is like Groundhog Day, and the importance of embracing it.

Some big questions remain about how it will be enforced, but California is now on record setting a target rate of growth for health spending at 3% per year.

Antitrust enforcement was once a backwater of health policy, but it's getting renewed attention from policymakers as a tool for addressing high prices.

This has been quite a week so far for executive actions affecting health care:

Privacy protections for women seeking lawful abortions.
New staffing standards in nursing homes.
National standards for appointment wait times in Medicaid.
A ban on non-compete clauses for workers.

KFF analysis examines how state abortion limits following the Dobbs ruling have differing impacts by race and ethnicity
Black & American Indian or Alaska Native women are more likely than other groups to live in states with abortion bans and restrictions kff.org/womens-health-…

That COBRA reconciliation bill had an enormous amount of important health policy in it. But, it likely couldn't be considered under current budget reconciliation procedures.

Under current law, Medicare is prohibited from covering drugs prescribed for weight loss, but the door to coverage for other indications means more people with Medicare now have access to drugs that are effective for weight loss. NEW KFF
kff.org/medicare/issue…

NEWS: The Biden administration cracked down on nursing homes, issuing new minimum staffing requirements that a KFF analysis says most facilities don’t meet.

By Jordan Rau via KFFHealthNews

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Biden Administration Sets Higher Staffing Mandates. Most Nursing Homes Don’t Meet Them. kffhealthnews.org/MTg0MzQyMA via @kffhealthnews

The coordination at KFF is truly unmatched

CMSGov released the final nursing facility staffing rule today. It's similar to the proposed rule w/ one major add - an overall req of 3.48 hours.

KFF finds that ~1 in 5 facs currently meet the final staffing requirements. More on the final rule here: kff.org/policy-watch/n…