The Gist Healthcare Podcast

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.

The Department of Health and Human Services is proposing new penalties for providers that engage in information blocking. A new executive order from President Biden zeroes in on artificial intelligence, particularly in healthcare. And, pharmacists and workers at the nation’s largest pharmacy retail chains go on strike. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Department of Health and Human Services reverses its COVID-era 340B off-site clinic policy. The Biden Administration proposes an overhaul of the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process. And, the federal government will stop covering COVID drugs this week. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At this year’s HLTH conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, JC sat down with Sachin Jain, MD, CEO of SCAN Health Plan, a not-for-profit provider of Medicare Advantage plans based in Long Beach, California. They discuss SCAN’s planned merger with Care Oregon and broader competition in the MA market as well as the growing tension between providers and MA plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Walmart expands a pilot benefit program that provides doula care for postpartum employees nationwide. CVS pulls some decongestants from shelves that were recently found to be ineffective. And, a new survey finds that healthcare is still unaffordable, even for those with insurance. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CDC recommends rationing a RSV shot for babies due to shortages. The Senate HELP committee advances President Biden’s National Institutes of Health nominee, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli. And, a new survey finds that the number of healthcare workers experiencing workplace harassment doubled in 2022, and is negatively impacting their mental health. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henry Ford Health and Ascension Michigan enter into a $10.5 billion joint venture. National vitamin and supplement retailer GNC gets into virtual telehealth. And, Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement expansion sees slow enrollment during its first quarter. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina moves to buy FastMed urgent care centers in the state. More than nine million people have been removed from state Medicaid rolls six months into the redetermination process. And, new analysis looks at how many rural hospitals have switched to the new Rural Emergency Hospital designation. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congressional committees have weighed legislation over the past months that would further regulate pharmacy benefit managers, if passed. But these bills may not have a significant impact on drug spending, and could even have the opposite of their intended effects, according to new analysis from the Brookings Institution. On today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, Matthew Fiedler, Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution and senior fellow with the Brookings Schaeffer Initiative on Health Policy, joins to talk more about what he and his team found. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Walgreens and startup health insurer Alignment Health partner on Medicare Advantage plans for 2024. Amazon’s One Medical quietly rebrands its Iora Health senior care clinics. And, new analysis finds that family premiums rose an average of 7% for employer-sponsored health coverage this year. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.