The Gist Healthcare Podcast

David Jarrard, CEO of strategic communications firm Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, discusses new survey results about trust in the medical community and patients willingness to get a coronavirus vaccine or return to care.  To take the Gist Healthcare Daily podcast survey go to  gisthealthcare.com/survey  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

States are told to get ready for a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as next month. Hospitals will be required to reveal the rates they negotiate with Medicare Advantage insurers. And Georgia has a plan to leave Healthcare.gov.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US will not participate in the global vaccine effort. Multiple studies show low-cost steroids are a good treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients. And the Wall Street Journal reports the government is going to start calling out hospitals for not reporting COVID metrics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A National Institutes of Health panel says there’s not enough evidence for convalescent plasma as a COVID-19 treatment. The government is speeding up Medicare’s coverage of new medical devices. And Apple and Google take a more active role in contact tracing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite the Trump Administration’s plan to cover COVID-19 care for the uninsured, some are still getting bills. Coronavirus is disrupting all kinds of medical education. And CVS expands its health plan offerings in concert with HealthHubs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are airing an episode from the health policy podcast Tradeoffs titled "Core to Who I Am"   The Tradeoffs team dug into the history of how healthcare organizations discriminated against transgender patients prior to the landmark protections included in the Affordable Care Act—which are now being fought over in the courts.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amid criticism for the CDC's new coronavirus testing guidance, the president announces the country will buy 150 million new rapid antigen tests from Abbott Laboratories. A new study gives clues as to why men are harder hit by COVID. And Amazon launches a new fitness tracker.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CDC quietly changed it’s guidance on COVID testing. Hospitals backed by private equity firms make more than non-PE owned hospitals. And the pharmaceutical industry has its own plan to lower drug prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the Republican National Convention, speakers president praise for expanding telehealth and fast-tracking experimental COVID-19 treatments. Nursing homes, hospitals, and laboratories will need to start reporting metrics to Medicare or face fines. and Amwell gets a big investment from Google. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump announced temporary approval of convalescent plasma as a COVID treatment. Hospitals have continued to sue patients for unpaid medical bills even during the pandemic. And the first documented case of someone getting coronavirus for a second time comes from Hong Kong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.