The Gist Healthcare Podcast

Amazon’s One Medical inks more partnerships with health systems across the country. New York lawmakers propose tighter cybersecurity restrictions for hospitals. And, life expectancy for men in the US drops to 73 years--six years less than women--according to a new study. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Health systems sue the Health Resources and Services Administration over its recent reversal of its 340B off-site clinic registration policy. Pharmacy benefit managers would face tighter restrictions under a new Senate bill. And, private equity firm Thoma Bravo finalizes its acquisition of electronic health records vendor NextGen. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, Brad Kittredge, founder and CEO of digital mental healthcare provider platform Brightside Health, joins to talk more about the services Brightside provides. He also discusses the organization’s recent announcement that it will expand access to Medicaid and Medicare populations through its partnerships with health insurers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers approve a new four-year contract a month after their historic, large-scale strike. Amazon offers a reduced membership price to One Medical for its Prime subscribers. And, the Food and Drug Administration approves Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 drug–tirzapetide–for chronic weight management. 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 across the country have seen an alarming increase in both the frequency and severity of workplace violence incidents. Toni Ardabell, Chief of Clinical Enterprise Operations for Inova Health System in Falls Church, Virginia joins Gist Healthcare Daily to talk more about how Inova has created a  multidisciplinary team to better address the issue and create a safer environment for staff and patients.  This episode originally aired on July 31, 2023 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden Administration proposes stricter marketing rules for Medicare Advantage plans. North Carolina’s Attorney General threatens to sue for-profit health system HCA for violating its Mission Health purchasing agreement. And, the rate of hospital-acquired infections has dropped after a surge during the pandemic. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CMS issues its final Medicare reimbursement rules for 2024, with outpatient facilities seeing a pay bump and physicians facing payment cuts. The American Hospital Association challenges the Department of Health and Human Services over its third-party web tracking rule in a new lawsuit. And, a new Minnesota law requires hospitals in the state to inform patients of financial assistance before collecting medical debt. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For months, federal lawmakers in Washington D.C. have been at odds over reauthorizing the United States President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief–better known as PEPFAR–a U.S. initiative to address the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. The program has largely had bipartisan support on the Hill since it was first introduced in 2003 under then-President George W. Bush's administration. However, in recent months, its reauthorization has been held up by Republicans who allege the funding is being used to pay for abortions overseas, a claim PEPFAR administrators have denied. On today’s episode of Gist HealthcareDaily, Washington Post national health reporter Dan Diamond joins to talk more about the current fight on Capitol Hill and how it recently came to light that $1 billion in federal funds are being withheld from the program by Republican lawmakers. Here’s some of Dan’s recent reporting on the issue:Republicans delay more than $1 billion in HIV program funding (Published: October 26, 2023)Lifesaving HIV program faces a new threat: U.S. abortion politics (Published: July 29, 2023)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Walmart strikes a deal with Orlando Health, its first health system partnership. CMS backtracks on proposed home health Medicare payment cuts. And, infant mortality in the United States rose for the first time in two decades, according to a new report. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Health tech unicorn Olive AI winds down its operations and sells its assets. Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations have cost the U-S economy more than $77 billion in downtime alone. And, new analysis from the Lown Institute finds that nearly a quarter of hospital stent procedures are unnecessary and drive up costs. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.