The Gist Healthcare Podcast

The House advances the $3.5 trillion social spending package. Despite job losses from the pandemic, the uninsured rate stayed about the same. And the US Preventive Task Force is lowering the recommended age for Type 2 diabetes screening. To take the 5 question survey go to Gisthealthcare.com/survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the FDA gave full approval for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, a flood of new requirements followed. Google and Apple’s health initiatives struggle. And the latest groups to fight price transparency are businesses and pharmaceutical benefit managers. To take the 5 question survey go to Gisthealthcare.com/survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More companies are mandating COVID vaccines every day, but not all mandates are created equal. Just as patients were returning to hospitals the Delta wave hit. And Anthem strikes a partnership with senior-focused primary care company CareMax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Health officials now say everyone needs COVID vaccine boosters. Clinical staffing shortages are leading hospitals to pay as much as 20 percent more than previous surges for travel nurses. And Verily Life Sciences gets deeper into clinical trials with a new acquisition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden Administration is set to roll out a plan to give most Americans COVID vaccine booster shots. National Medicare Advantage spending continues to rise. And UnitedHealth launches its direct-to-consumer play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Immunocompromised Americans can now get COVID vaccine boosters. More insurers decline to cover the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm. And a new study challenges our long-held assumptions about metabolism.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This latest Delta surge is putting public health officials and hospitals on their heels as beds fill up and hospitals struggle to find enough staff.  Gist Healthcare co-founders Chas Roades and Lisa Bielamowicz discuss how hospitals are dealing with the fourth wave.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Biden throws his support behind giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices. Costly health system cyberattacks are at an all-time high. And as the Delta variant surges across the US, consumers' confidence in traveling and other public activities is falling. According to a Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock survey, nearly a third of consumers said they are less likely to seek non-emergent in-person care.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some employers are considering charging unvaccinated employees higher premiums or the cost of testing. CVS Health launches its virtual first primary care offering to companies. And patients in Western North Carolina sue HCA Healthcare.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As more companies mandate COVID vaccines, a law prevents hospitals from doing so in Montana. While ICUs fill up in Texas, the governor asks hospitals to postpone elective care. And with the infrastructure bill behind them, Democratic Senators move onto their $3.5 trillion budget resolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.