The Gist Healthcare Podcast

Over a standard course of treatment, cancer patients often spend hundreds of dollars, if not more than a thousand, on parking. Amid structural changes within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two top female scientists are leaving the agency. Advocates push for COVID survivor registries modeled after registries created after 9/11.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

States and retailers are navigating the new mask guidance, leading to a patchwork of rules. The Department of Health and Human Services is asking the Supreme Court to keep the site-neutral payment policy in place. And two hospital giants make a big investment in hospital-at-home care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gist healthcare co-founders Chas Roades and Dr. Lisa Bielamowicz talk about recent investment activity in primary care startups, which are trying to revamp the traditional practice model by putting consumers at the center.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CDC now says fully vaccinated people don't need masks in most places. Missouri Governor withdraws plans to expand Medicaid. The COVID crisis inspired a ton of research but exposed flaws in the evidence pipeline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Five lucky vaccinated Ohio adults stand to win a million dollars. A cyberattack is still crippling San Diego-based Scripps Health more than a week later. And as we approach the end of the public health emergency physicians, insurers and telehealth companies are pushing lawmakers to take permanent steps to expand telehealth flexibilities.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Close to one million people have bought health insurance during the special enrollment period. Hospitals and physicians are awaiting the last disbursement of relief dollars. And drugmakers are testing a medication for obesity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FDA expands the emergency use of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine for adolescents. Walmart buys telehealth company MeMD. And Cigna sees preventive care return to pre-pandemic levels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Concert Health CEO Spencer Hutchins discusses how the San Diego-based behavioral health medical group works in tandem with primary care providers to treat patients with behavioral health needs.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US is supporting the effort to waive patent protections for COVID vaccines. Almost all hospitals are still doing unnecessary procedures according to a Lown Institute study. And the story of a mental health hack in Finland should serve as a warning as the popularity of virtual mental apps grows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The next step in the vaccine rollout is the hardest, convincing vaccine-hesitant people to get shots. Hospitals inTexas are concerned about the Medicaid funding showdown. And The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine joins calls to reinvest in primary care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.