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January 9, 2025

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This week on the KFF Health News Minute: Hyperthermia deaths are rising, and millions of people could lose Medicaid if the incoming Republican-controlled Congress follows through on proposed cuts to federal funding.

The KFF Health News Minute is available every Thursday on CBS News Radio.

This article was produced by KFF Health News, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF — the independent source for health policy research, polling, and journalism.

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<p><em>The KFF Health News Minute is available every Thursday on CBS News Radio.</em></p>

<p><em>This article was produced by </em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us"><em>KFF Health News</em></a><em>, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at </em><a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us/"><em>KFF</em></a><em> — the independent source for health policy research, polling, and journalism.</em> </p>

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