The Gist Healthcare Podcast

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 information.

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 Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, and Innovation at The Permanente Medical Group, joins the podcast to share what the 10,000-physician group is seeing from its current pilot of an ambient AI scribe.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 for more information.

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 information.

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 bring down costs and increase fill rates. This episode originally aired on May 22, 2023 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.