The Gist Healthcare Podcast

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 acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.