Supreme Court rejects challenge to Biden’s use of bully pulpit to fight Covid misinformation Sarah Owermohle By Sarah Owermohle June 26, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/26/supreme-court-white-house-social-media-covid-misinformation/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--dXUqVOgr8EFiI2J6UHKgz13zcB7wkOLld-C308KKasxZcU8_b77FYHp0zAuatF5sECK97e_THNG6oL8y_eDnfFgfFnw&_hsmi=313371527&utm_content=313371527&utm_source=hs_email All the health news you need from D.C. ahead of tonight’s debate The first presidential debate of the year between President Biden and former President Trump is set to take place this evening (9 pm ET, watch wherever you watch your debates). The duel comes after a big week of health news in D.C., where my STAT colleagues told me they are tracking a few key issues: Reproductive rights: We know where Biden stands and we know Trump backs states’ rights (except when they go “too far”). But between the recent mifepristone decision and the federal government’s clash with Idaho abortion law, where does Trump draw his line? Supreme Court unanimously rejects challenge to mailed abortion pills Sarah Owermohle By Sarah Owermohle June 13, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/13/supreme-court-mifepristone-mailed-abortion-pills/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--N1tu5wvxqcv5K2ENALLfJhDRXBbetJHMm_glItsZ9zIWSm04F-UP1kNtoBc1QnWQugH942h3iEVQMWGUbcG-pBJnDKw&_hsmi=313371527&utm_content=313371527&utm_source=hs_email The Supreme Court appears set to reject Idaho’s near-total abortion ban Sarah Owermohle By Sarah Owermohle June 26, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/26/supreme-court-emtala-idaho-abortion-ban-ruling/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8peK396BRvbaBqPInSXLTw_WCzy4zv-Cu2RJelW5YO63_NJiqTvJQAyXJHeV27__XlXVKe9NP27cCDEvAqAY-SO58W8w&_hsmi=313371527&utm_content=313371527&utm_source=hs_email Obamacare: Trump has railed repeatedly against the Affordable Care Act, but denied he’s looking to revisit a potential appeal. Biden will want to emphasize the law’s popularity and repeal-and-replace’s total failure. Trump surrogates hint at how he could reshape U.S. health care policy Sarah Owermohle By Sarah Owermohle https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/23/trump-health-care-policy/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--ExX893QpD5snBdML0gyCDYGYHYhFAkFRmfTrhO8mNZGVx_5YNDwQxqzws-SCJutsDo_B4lo7O9e84gvFTgeng7TH1IA&_hsmi=313371527&utm_content=313371527&utm_source=hs_email The age-old old age debate: Looming over tonight’s debate is the growing — and longtime — conversation about both candidates’ age and mental acuity. I’ve reported on the health of every president since Reagan. Here’s what I think about Trump and Biden By Lawrence K. AltmanFeb. 16, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/02/16/trump-biden-dementia-cognitive-health-lawrence-altman-presidential-history/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--gT9DOZMYCElf0_5VYXWK6cH56UKesXakBfMCdN4VIF75R9c4nMvQUn3Gahi8VAUJBzy4A8aVa3OzWGRyqNREgDFLFIA&_hsmi=313371527&utm_content=313371527&utm_source=hs_email Meanwhile, the Supreme Court yesterday rebuffed states and anti-lockdown advocates who said the government violated their First Amendment rights by asking social media giants to remove or limit coronavirus misinformation. And in the House, a panel proposed a new strategy for Medicare to cover weight loss drugs for older adults. House panel proposes new strategy for Medicare to cover weight loss drugs Wegovy, Zepbound Rachel Cohrs Zhang By Rachel Cohrs Zhang June 26, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/26/new-plan-medicare-coverage-weight-loss-drugs-wegovy-zepbound/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Qt0c3L-THkOlCPMEBbOET5sp2ngT9Z5NRo8vnBDX_YHcD1zNGOxx4qtbBfMkhUO02BOUhVXDXuTRab7dHGh9EdzPimg&_hsmi=313371527&utm_content=313371527&utm_source=hs_email