Inside the High-Stakes Battle Over Vaccine Injury Compensation, Autism, and Public Trust By Céline Gounder ++++

Inside the High-Stakes Battle Over Vaccine Injury Compensation, Autism, and Public Trust By Céline Gounder The evidence is unequivocal: Vaccines do not cause autism. Yet adding autism to the list of conditions covered by a federal payout program, as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems inclined to do, could threaten its financial viability. Such a move also would suggest that the science is unsettled, that vaccines may be riskier than diseases, which is a fallacy. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/autism-vaccine-injury-compensation-program-public-health-trust/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--tbQKQHw3F_-nIsjAjzbNuZCbSX7pNFWU3a362hOrk8jNBFLh8n7d_4l8gMilEHLEMtqVg8tqpSrdaqAYpmb2TXYVqkg&_hsmi=384625855&utm_content=384625855&utm_source=hs_email Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado Started Revamping Its Vaccine Policies in the Spring By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio Amid concerns that HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is undermining trust in vaccines and public health science, some states are seeking new sources of scientific consensus and changing how they regulate insurance companies, prescribers, and pharmacists. Colorado has been at the front of this wave. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/colorado-states-vaccine-recommendations-cdc-acip-rfk-pharmacists-insurance/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_wDpqYrZTHaTWVvQUZDIt6TOiSHx18o9whnuffGC3FfcSxZAya1lnI-TsyiHxw50UdRDHWI4lpmYL2c6e6vsjpwwqXNQ&_hsmi=384625855&utm_content=384625855&utm_source=hs_email Cops on Ketamine? Largely Unregulated Mental Health Treatment Faces Hurdles By Katja Ridderbusch Ketamine, long used as an anesthetic or illegal party drug, is being combined with psychotherapy to treat severe depression and post-traumatic stress — a potential tool for those with high trauma rates, like firefighters and police officers. Yet the drug’s stigma and unregulated marketplace leave first responders in uncharted territory. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/ketamine-first-responders-depression-ptsd-trauma-unregulated-north-carolina/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_8jkMWn6U__a8D-Wn0JGnTbAT5a-eKAswEXRgPFLkLcjT__aEfOyHHjhTaGAireISYKWYFBRF4tBy3_xYE7WZf75T8Hg&_hsmi=384625855&utm_content=384625855&utm_source=hs_email Listen: Why 'TrumpRx' Might Not Save You Money By Julie Rovner On the "Today, Explained" podcast, KFF Health News' Julie Rovner recaps the TrumpRx announcement and why the direct-to-consumer initiative may not save you money on prescription drugs if you have insurance through your employer or the government. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/julie-rovner-today-explained-podcast-trumprx-announcement-prescription-drug-costs/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_53Nh2oKmqPiEFzz1nHZDjXo5CHgL9PEP1pvzDZzumGLfEh5Qe2KCesdpB52fGIA9ujIqRkpVXlxTSikwWuGHxoDmvtg&_hsmi=384625855&utm_content=384625855&utm_source=hs_email