The Gist Healthcare Podcast

Top Republicans plead with the president to wear a mask. The nation's top infectious disease official warns coronavirus infections could soon top 100,000 a day. And Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden called for a more comprehensive COVID response. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gilead Sciences is charging American patients with private insurance more than $3,000 for its COVID-19 treatment. ICU beds in COVID hot spots across the South and West are filling up and demand for COVID tests is quickly outpacing supply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former CEO of Houston based Memorial Hermann Health System and current partner at Relia Healthcare Advisors, Chuck Stokes says the pandemic has exposed how fragmented acute care is from the public health infrastructure. He believes that new healthcare positions will continue to be created to help connect the two systems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experts believe coronavirus infection rates are 10 times the number of confirmed cases. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is trying to help independent practices get through the pandemic by changing how they are paid. And local officials are finding the virus is spreading through parties, not protests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily coronavirus cases are hitting levels not seen since April. Insurers don’t have to pay for return to work COVID-19 tests. And the Democrats introduce legislation to strengthen the Affordable Care Act.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A judge rules the government can require hospitals to disclose negotiated prices with insurers. The nation’s top infectious disease official is optimistic about a coronavirus vaccine. And Avalere estimates COVID-19 hospitalizations could end up costing $17B this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawmakers are calling for the Trump Administration to spend all of the coronavirus funding that was dedicated to testing and contact tracing. Local public health officials trying to contain the virus are facing threats. And COVID-19 cases are increasing at record rates across the globe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gist Healthcare's Senior Vice President, Development Jennifer Stewart discusses challenges COVID-19 has brought to the healthcare workforce. She tells us the pandemic has uncovered ways the workforce has grown brittle and created revenue losses that will force health system leaders to reconsider labor costs, workforce flexibility, and automation.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

A Supreme Court ruling on DACA means thousands of medical workers can stay in the country. Congress weighs how to regulate telehealth post-pandemic. And patients who recovered from COVID-19 may not have antibodies for more than a couple of months.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two healthcare mergers are the signs of more to come, after months of pandemic-induced financial stress. Colorado was able to open up without large COVID-19 case spikes. And with rising unemployment, millions of Americans are at risk of losing insurance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British researchers found a widely available steroid helped the sickest COVID-19 patients. Tenet Healthcare says patients are coming back. And lawmakers are investigating why so many people are dying in nursing homes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Medically Home co-founder and CEO Raphael Rakowski and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pippa Shulman discuss caring for COVID-19 patients through the hospital-at-home model and what the hospital of the future will look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Medically Home co-founder and CEO Raphael Rakowski and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pippa Shulman discuss hospital-at-home care,  which has become increasingly popular during the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

COVID hospitalizations and cases surge across the country as states reopen. Safety net providers are finally getting some federal aid. And South Korea, which has been a global model for its coronavirus response, is seeing an uptick in cases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

COVID tests are going to cost insurers billions. "The genie is out of the bottle on telehealth", said a top Trump administration health official. And face masks may be one of the best tools we have to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gist Healthcare's Director of Member Insight Michael Cuello talks about "triple-threat" counties, places with multiple types of "superspreader" facilities like nursing homes, correctional facilities, and meatpacking plants. Check out Gist's graphic about COVID-19 Outbreak Risk in Counties with "Superspreader Facilities" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Infectious disease experts worry that protests and reopening economies could lead to another surge in COVID cases. Hospitals that got federal stimulus dollars furloughed or laid off staff. And some patients are testing positive for COVID even after they recovered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

General Partner at venture capital platform LRV Health Keith Figlioli says he's watching to see which regulations are reinstated, such as restrictions on telehealth, which could have a big impact on virtual care innovations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. David Asch, a behavioral economist and the executive director of the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation says as people come out of lockdown they have different needs and safety concerns, and businesses are going to have to adapt.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CDC was caught flat-footed by the coronavirus pandemic. Scientists raise concerns about data behind two studies about COVID treatments. And private equity-backed healthcare companies got more than a billion dollars in CARES Act funding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

COVID has claimed the lives of almost 26,000 nursing home residents, and staff. California’s Attorney General wants more regulatory authority over healthcare mergers. And Steward Health Care physicians buy back a controlling share of their company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Large protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis are raising concerns about a spike in coronavirus cases. Oklahoma said it can no longer afford to expand Medicaid. And hospitals and physician practices are having trouble navigating CARES Act funding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As states lift restrictions and businesses start to reopen, many are turning to local health systems for guidance. Teke Drummond, the executive director of corporate partnerships for Penn Medicine HealthWorks at Lancaster General Hospital, said the system is helping businesses do temperature checks and take other preventive measures to stem COVID-19 outbreaks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

What is the most accurate way to count COVID deaths? Belgium counts suspected cases. A third of American adults are reporting signs of depression or anxiety. And in Japan, strict social distancing has helped keep the outbreak under control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Korea reports a spike in COVID-19 cases. Seniors will be able to buy prescription drug plans that cap out-of-pocket insulin costs. And despite the COVID vaccine race,  almost half of American’s said they wouldn’t get the shot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.