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DIGITAL TRACKING: Via University of Michigan, VERBATIM: “About half (52%) of parents report tracking their young adult child’s location using a cell phone or similar device. Tracking is more common among parents of young adults 18-20 compared to age 21-25, and more common for daughters than sons.”
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THE FEDS: Via News Medical, VERBATIM: “Trust in U.S. public health agencies, most notably the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has declined sharply one year into new federal leadership. By 2026, just 50% of the public trusts CDC recommendations, down steeply from 77% the previous year. Although trust in state and local agencies has also dropped, these remain more trusted than their federal counterparts.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4azAQCq
MORE: Via HealthDay, VERBATIM: “This decline in trust is driven by deep partisan divides, the survey found. Between 2025 to 2026, trust in CDC health recommendations fell from 92% to 34% among Democrats, and from 77% to 47% among Independents.
At the same time, trust for such recommendations among Republicans rose slightly, from 63% to 67%.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4uFOxqC
HEALTHCARE: Via Stateline, VERBATIM: “Forty-six percent of U.S. adults — regardless of insurance type — reported struggling to afford healthcare last year, according to a report released Wednesday by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research think tank. The report analyzed findings from a December 2025 survey of 10,000 working-age adults across the nation. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the research comes at a time of U.S. cost-of-living concerns and economic woes.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/43zPea5
MEDS: Via Surescripts, VERBATIM: “Surescripts, the nation’s leading health intelligence network, released a new report with the results of a national survey of 1,007 U.S. adults conducted by The Harris Poll, revealing that more than half (56%) of patients experience challenges when accessing prescriptions, citing cost, delays and prior authorizations as significant barriers.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4owCz0Y
MIDDLE AGE: Via Arizona State, VERBATIM: “For many Americans, middle age is becoming more challenging than it was for previous generations. People born in the 1960s and early 1970s report higher levels of loneliness and depression, along with poorer memory and reduced physical strength compared with those who came before them.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4xzmOun
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MEDICAID SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FOR ALL OF US: Medicaid keeps Minnesota’s hospitals strong and ensures communities across the state have access to care. Policymakers must protect Medicaid so every Minnesotan — regardless of income or health status — can get the care they need, when they need it. LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/3FtrCuH (SPONSORED: Minnesota Hospital Association)
HEALTH IN MN
THIS MONTH: Via KSTP-TV, VERBATIM: “June is CPR and AED Awareness Month, and Minnesota Live is marking the occasion with a powerful and deeply personal story about sudden cardiac arrest. The new book Deadline follows Dave Ogle’s harrowing experience and the remarkable role his wife Kris played in saving his life.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4gmFkjs
NEXT MONTH: From the MN AG via Eventbrite, VERBATIM: “Attorney General Ellison will hold a community meeting about the proposed acquisition of Allina Health by Sutter Health.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4aTYCsW
MEDICARE: Via KARE-TV, VERBATIM: “Fairview Health Services is dropping UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans next year. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, Fairview said it will no longer schedule appointments or services for patients with UHC Medicare Advantage. In a statement, M Health Fairview Chief Medical Officer Jaya Kumar said,” QUOTE: “This decision was not made lightly. We worked in good faith for years to find a sustainable path forward, but ongoing prior authorization delays, claim denials, and escalating complexity have made it increasingly difficult for patients to access the timely, high-quality care they deserve.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3ScJWyK
FOOD: Via MinnPost, VERBATIM: “Sitting inside her cozily decorated house in St. Paul’s North End, 69-year-old Kamee Yang began to list some of her favorite foods, like milk, leafy greens and squash . . . Compared to a few years ago, comfort is a big leap. At a routine doctor’s appointment, Yang, who manages health conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure, screened positive for food insecurity. It triggered her eligibility for Fair Table, a program offered by her health care provider supplying free boxes of fresh food, prepared meals, food vouchers and ready-to-use food bags to patients in need.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4vfTOpW
LEGISLATORS STEPPED UP FOR HCMC, BUT MORE SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR RURAL HOSPITALS: Savings from the 340B drug program help local hospitals sustain access to cancer treatment, specialty services, and technology investments in rural communities. While drug companies continue to raise prices and rake in profits, rural hospitals will be forced to stretch limited resources even further if legislators don’t step up to strengthen the 340B program. READ MORE: Tough times for rural hospitals after legislative session - KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News (SPONSORED: Essentia Health)
DC + HEALTH
MEDICAID: Via KFF, VERBATIM: “Forty states and DC currently receive $93 billion in annual federal Medicaid spending through state directed payments (SDPs) and may be at risk due to forthcoming limits on these payments, according to new KFF estimates.”
“Annual federal spending on SDPs is highest in California (an estimated $10.6 billion)—followed by Texas ($6.3 billion), North Carolina ($5.2 billion), and Illinois ($5.1 billion).” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4azFGj4
VACCINE POLICY: Via The New York Times, VERBATIM: “The Trump administration has requested an expedited appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a series of decisions on vaccines made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., including rescinding routine recommendations for immunizations against a half-dozen childhood diseases. Mr. Kennedy announced in a social media post on Friday that the administration had filed the motion to expedite appeal so that federal vaccine advisers could meet to decide whether to recommend shots before the fall flu season.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3S8N9zq
STUDY: Via The Hill, VERBATIM: “Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is demanding answers from a science journal on why a study regarding vaccination and sudden infant death was removed from the publication . . . The study in question was authored solely by Neil Z. Miller and was among those cited by Kennedy’s former personal lawyer Aaron Siri in a presentation he gave before a federal vaccine panel in support of altering the childhood immunization schedule.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4gmxdU3
EXTENDING CARE: Via Mayo Clinic, VERBATIM: “Mayo Clinic is helping shape a new model for delivering hospital-level care beyond traditional settings through an initiative that brings advanced, high-quality care directly to patients in rural and underserved communities. The project is part of a larger federal effort known as the ARPA-H (Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health) PARADIGM (Platform Accelerating Rural Access to Distributed and Integrated Medical Care) program.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4owGRFC
ACQUISITION: Via Medtech Dive, VERBATIM: “Medtronic said Friday it has completed the $550 million takeover of neurovascular technology company Scientia Vascular. The deal, which Medtronic disclosed in March, covers guidewire technologies for stroke that are designed to equip physicians to access hard-to-reach parts of the brain.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3SfCSBo
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CWD: Via University of Calgary, VERBATIM: “A new study found that chronic wasting disease can sometimes spread silently, with infectious prions present even in animals that show no symptoms. While there is no confirmed human risk, researchers say the disease’s ability to evolve and spread across species warrants close attention.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4ax34xG
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