The Gist Healthcare Podcast

The Justice Department reached an $8 billion settlement with opioid maker Purdue Pharma. Cases are spreading so fast in North Dakota, the state is asking people to contact trace themselves. And Nebraska gets approval for a two-tiered Medicaid system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scientists in the United Kingdom plan to study the coronavirus by intentionally infecting people. Premiums for those buying coverage on Healthcare.gov will decrease an average of 2 percent And Asia has been able to keep COVID outbreaks under control while the West is still struggling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With coronavirus cases increasing to levels not seen since the summer, the Trump administration's plans to contain the spread are unclear. Pfizer won’t be ready to seek emergency approval for a COVID-19 vaccine until mid-November. And early testing programs in New York City schools are showing low case numbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gist Healthcare's Jennifer Stewart talks with Senior Governance Advisor and former CEO of Jacksonville, Florida based Baptist Health Hugh Greene. He shares insights and lessons learned from leading a health system board for almost two decades and opportunities for health system executives to further strengthen governance.  Read more of Jennifer's insights on Gisthealthcare.com  Hosted on Acast. Se...

During Thursday night townhalls, presidential candidates talked about coronavirus response plans, but little about future healthcare reforms. A ProPublica investigation, details how the White House has exerted influence over the CDC throughout the pandemic. And Georgia has federal approval for a limited Medicaid expansion.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harvard economists estimate the coronavirus will cost the US economy $16 trillion. Laboratories are having a hard time finding enough technologists. And seniors may not get those discount prescription cards President Trump promised, until after election day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trials for a coronavirus treatment and vaccine were halted for safety concerns. Children are still delaying medical care, and Children's hospitals are hurting. With adults and kids delaying care, insurers are making healthy profits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Democrats focused on healthcare during Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s first confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court. The NBA’s bubble is a coronavirus success story. And new data is showing K-12 schools may not be the superspreader environments some thought they could be.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the cost of job-based health insurance has increased over the past decade, many employers are continuing to shift those costs to employees. Centivo CEO Ashok Subramanian discusses how the recession caused by COVID is already pushing some companies to seek out new and lower-cost health insurance options. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Lefar, Executive Director of Strata Decision Technology, says health systems need to get used to the new normal of lower patient volumes. The company’s recent analysis of hospital data shows patients' behavior has changed, and hospitals can’t count on volumes returning to pre-pandemic levels.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vice presidential candidates talked about two different coronavirus realities during the debate. Despite years of warnings, an AP and PBS Frontline investigation found the US didn’t take adequate steps to secure a domestic medical supply chain. And for the first time, two women win the Nobel Prize in chemistry.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence are set to debate tonight in Utah. Insurance startup Clover Health is going public. And the FDA publishes stricter COVID vaccine approval guidelines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After four days in the hospital for COVID-19, President Trump returns to the White House. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledges that COVID can be spread through the air. And insurers are expanding Medicare Advantage offerings for the 2021 plan year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court is set to hear a case about states' power to regulate pharmacy middlemen. Leslie Walker with the health policy podcast Tradeoffs says a ruling could end up impacting states' ability to regulate healthcare.  To listen to the full Tradeoffs episode, which goes into more detail about the case, go to Tradeoffs.org or download it wherever you get your podcasts.  Hosted on Acast. See a...

Hospitals will now get the COVID treatment remdesivir from the drugmaker and distributor rather than the government. The stop-gap government funding measure relaxes Medicare loan repayment terms. And a Lousiana-based Ochsner Health is merging with another Louisiana hospital system.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The federal government is sending millions of COVID test to states. Insurers are reducing telehealth benefits. And we dig into the details of Biden’s healthcare proposal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We learned little about either presidential candidate's healthcare plans during the first debate. The world reaches a grim milestone, more than one million people have died from COVID-19. And as federal business aid runs out, many more could lose health insurance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A social media site has emerged as an unlikely hero in the fight against vaccine misinformation. Concerns grow over conflicts of interest at a panel overseeing vaccine safety. And some psychologists say that when it comes to the COVID-19 death toll, Americans have an empathy problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gist Healthcare co-founders Chas Roades and Dr. Lisa Bielamowicz discuss how health systems and providers are building on telehealth gains made during the pandemic.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New York sets up its own COVID-19 vaccine safety review committee. Walmart is delivering COVID-19 tests with drones. And President Trump says he’s sending seniors discount cards for prescription drugs.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside hospitals, there’s a debate about whether the coronavirus is airborne.  The head of the FDA says science will dictate any COVID-19 vaccine approval. And Indiana opens restaurants, bars, and allows sporting events to resume. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The House passed a bill that would keep the government funded and relax medicare loan repayment terms.  The CDC walks back guidance saying the coronavirus is airborne. Nurses at an HCA Healthcare hospital North Carolina vote to unionize. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death leaves the fate of the Affordable Care Act uncertain. Black physicians create a panel to review a COVID vaccine. And advances in ICU care are helping COVID patients survive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Rushika Fernandopulle, co-founder and CEO of the value-based primary care organization Iora Health discusses how COVID led practices to reorganize around the patient, instead of the physical office.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the West Coast, the smoke is everywhere, even inside hospitals. COVID affects men and women differently but yet few studies breaking down outcomes by sex. And Cigna has become much more than a payer, and it’s rebranding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.