The Gist Healthcare Podcast

Walmart will start selling its own brand of analog insulin. With the Supreme Court declining to hear the case, Medicare’s site-neutral payment rule in place. And e-cigarette maker Juul agrees to pay North Carolina 40 million dollars to settle a lawsuit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden Administration is taking steps to bolster the ACA marketplaces. Nearly 7 in 10 physicians are employed by insurers, private equity firms, or other companies. And hospitals are dealing with more cyberattacks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After being berated, harassed, and bullied throughout the pandemic - public health experts report feeling anxious and depressed. Vaccines are the key to beating the Delta variant, yet convincing holdouts is challenging. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has tapped Daniel Tsai to lead the agency’s Medicaid division. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Sanpei, Chief Strategy Officer at Centennial, Colorado-based Centura Health discusses the new 'Colorado Option' and lessons learned from other states.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A judge rules Missouri’s ballot measure to expand Medicaid is unconstitutional. Eli Lilly plans to test the FDA’s new standard and apply for approval of its Alzheimer’s drug. And the latest health tech insurer startup, Bright Health, goes public. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

COVID cases are surging in parts of the Midwest where few are vaccinated. DuPage Medical Group expands into Indiana. And a Wall Street Journal article details the entangled relationship between Steward Health Care and its landlord. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite big-ticket incentives vaccinations are still slow in young adults. Medicaid enrollment hit record highs during 2020. And could the plethora of remote monitoring lead us to a world where doctors are always watching us but never at the bedside? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nashville-based health system LifePoint Health announced plans to acquire Louisville-based Kindred Healthcare. The VA says it will now cover gender-affirming surgeries. And Democratic Senators are considering expanding Medicare benefits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In May, the Lown Institute published a ranking of which hospitals deliver the greatest amount of “low value” care. In this episode president of the nonpartisan think tank, Dr. Vikas Saini discusses the methodology used in constructing that measure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Affordable Care Act has survived its latest legal Supreme Court challenge. Michigan’s Beaumont Health is hoping a third merger attempt is a charm. And vaccinated immunocompromised patients may get more benefit from a third dose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.