The Gist Healthcare Podcast

Hospitals and health insurers were more compliant with price transparency laws and regulations in 2023, according to healthcare price data company Turquoise Health. Carol Skenes, Principal Strategist at Turquoise, joins the podcast to talk more about what this data means for consumers and the healthcare industry.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the last 15 years, ZocDoc has connected physicians and other healthcare professionals to patients seeking care through its tech-enabled online marketplace. On today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, Oliver Kharraz, MD, Founder and CEO of ZocDoc, joins the show to talk about how the company looks at the evolution of patient acquisition. You can check out ZocDoc’s white paper on patient acquis...

Venture capital firm General Catalyst’s healthcare arm plans to purchase Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health, and turn it into a for-profit system. CMS issues a final rule that aims to streamline health insurer prior authorizations. And, the FDA approves a groundbreaking CRISPR treatment for a second blood disease. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See...

Jarrard’s second survey in its “Beyond Burnout” series examines how nurses are feeling overall about their job satisfaction and career calling, as well as the level of trust they have in the organizations and leadership.  On today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, we hear the second part of JC’s conversation with David Jarrard, Executive Chair of Jarrard Inc., where they talk more about how...

A recent survey published by strategic healthcare communications consulting firm Jarrard Inc. finds that job satisfaction among nurses is increasing, with roughly two-thirds saying they plan to stay in the field.  Today, David Jarrard, Executive Chair of Jarrard Inc., joins the podcast to talk more about the survey.  You can find the second part of Jarrard’s “Beyond Burnout” survey serie...

Amazon and digital healthcare company Omada ink a deal focused on treating and preventing chronic conditions. The Department of Health and Human Services announces its new competition chief. And, Affordable Care Act plan enrollment reaches a record high for the 2024 plan year. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

The Biden Administration replaces an expanded provider conscience rule put in place during the Trump presidency. The Federal Trade Commission has banned a data broker from selling sensitive location information, like physician office visits. And, California becomes the first state to extend Medicaid to all eligible undocumented adults. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthca...

Senate Democrats launch an investigation into the price of asthma inhalers. Walgreens will pay health insurer Humana $360 million in a drug pricing settlement. And, the American Red Cross raises the alarm over a national blood shortage. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two midwestern health systems call off their proposed merger. The FDA–for the first time–has authorized a state to import some prescription drugs from Canada. And a new study finds that for pediatric cases ChatGPT has a higher error rate. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Burnout has been a major concern for healthcare providers for years, with clinicians pointing to administrative work being a chief contributing factor. Now, some organizations are testing new tools powered by artificial intelligence to help assist with that workload.  On today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, Kristine Lee, MD, Associate Executive Director of Virtual Medicine, Technology, a...

Cigna is reportedly close to finalizing a deal to sell its Medicare Advantage business. Eli Lilly unveils a new program to sell its blockbuster weight loss drugs directly to patients. And, hospitals around the country reinstate mask mandates amid a surge of COVID and other respiratory illnesses. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

BJC and St. Luke’s finalize their merger, creating a 28-hospital system across three Midwestern states. More Americans will pay less in out-of-pocket costs for insulin this year. And, a new study finds an increase in adverse events at hospitals acquired by private equity firms. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Hospitals and health systems have long grappled with high contingent labor costs, and that issue was put into stark relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this encore episode, Jeff Niles, Executive Vice President of Healthcare Workforce Logistics, joins the podcast to talk more about how the company works with systems to establish private label, vendor-neutral contingent workforce solutions to br...

Federal antitrust regulators finalize new merger guidelines that will have a significant impact on healthcare dealmaking. An independent Iowa pharmacy files a lawsuit against UnitedHealth and OptumRx alleging high back-end fees. And, we’re seeing a rise in respiratory illnesses–and a new COVID variant–ahead of the holidays. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Ho...

Two Pennsylvania-based health systems announce their plan to merge in the new year. New data shows that a majority of children who have lost Medicaid coverage this year came from just nine states. And, preliminary numbers show nearly 19 million people have enrolled in coverage through the ACA exchanges for the 2024 plan year. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Da...

Elevance Health’s proposed $2.5 billion acquisition of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is back in play. CMS reopens the No Surprises Act dispute portal. And, a new poll shows that Americans are growing more dissatisfied with healthcare. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, we hear the second part of JC’s conversation with Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about proposed penalties for healthcare providers that engage in information blocking and how they fit into the federal government’s overall interoperability goals.   You...

The Department of Health and Human Services released a set of three proposed monetary penalties for healthcare providers–both organizations and physicians–that engage in so-called information blocking. That practice interferes with, prevents, or discourages access, exchange, or use of electronic health information. It was banned in 2016’s 21st Century Cures Act. Today, Micky Tripathi, head of the...

Healthcare spending reached $4.5 trillion in the United States in 2022. A new class action lawsuit alleges Humana used an algorithm to deny care to Medicare Advantage patients. And, WW–formerly known as Weight Watchers–unveils its new telehealth service to prescribe blockbuster weight loss drugs. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

The Supreme Court agrees to review a lower federal court ruling that could curtail access to mifepristone…a key drug used in medication abortions. Massachusetts will remove stigmatizing mental health and prior drug use questions from its physician credentialing process. And, Nemours will launch a pediatric hospital-at-home program in 2024. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Heal...

The House passes a broad healthcare bill targeting site neutral payments, price transparency, and pharmacy benefit managers. A congressional inquiry finds that the nation’s largest pharmacy chains share medical data with law enforcement without a warrant. And, Moody’s downgrades Walgreens rating to ‘junk’ amid the pharmacy company's recent healthcare strategy push. That’s coming up on to...

Cigna and Humana abandon their reported merger. The FDA approves two groundbreaking gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease. And, Congressional lawmakers introduce a bill that would prevent Medicare payment cuts to physicians next year. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hospitals in states with restrictions–or even bans–on abortions are providing their physicians with little guidance on how to provide emergency abortion care. State laws are often unclear and don’t spell out exactly which exceptions are permitted and which are not. This leaves hospitals–and physicians–in a tricky situation as they navigate providing care while avoiding liability.  On today’s...

The Biden Administration will go after patents in an effort to bring down drug prices. Michigan’s governor signs two bills that increase fines for violence against healthcare workers. And, NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health rebrands as Endeavor Health. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Contract negotiations between Adventist Health and Blue Shield of California break down. Residents at Northwestern Medicine announce they plan to unionize. And, a new study finds that the number of FDA drug manufacturer inspections dropped sharply after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...