The Gist Healthcare Podcast

Mortality rates for COVID-19 vary wildly between private and public hospitals in New York City. The FDA will not approve a coronavirus vaccine unless it's proven effective, and the country’s decimated public health system faces more budget cuts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top Republicans plead with the president to wear a mask. The nation's top infectious disease official warns coronavirus infections could soon top 100,000 a day. And Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden called for a more comprehensive COVID response. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gilead Sciences is charging American patients with private insurance more than $3,000 for its COVID-19 treatment. ICU beds in COVID hot spots across the South and West are filling up and demand for COVID tests is quickly outpacing supply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former CEO of Houston based Memorial Hermann Health System and current partner at Relia Healthcare Advisors, Chuck Stokes says the pandemic has exposed how fragmented acute care is from the public health infrastructure. He believes that new healthcare positions will continue to be created to help connect the two systems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experts believe coronavirus infection rates are 10 times the number of confirmed cases. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is trying to help independent practices get through the pandemic by changing how they are paid. And local officials are finding the virus is spreading through parties, not protests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily coronavirus cases are hitting levels not seen since April. Insurers don’t have to pay for return to work COVID-19 tests. And the Democrats introduce legislation to strengthen the Affordable Care Act.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A judge rules the government can require hospitals to disclose negotiated prices with insurers. The nation’s top infectious disease official is optimistic about a coronavirus vaccine. And Avalere estimates COVID-19 hospitalizations could end up costing $17B this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawmakers are calling for the Trump Administration to spend all of the coronavirus funding that was dedicated to testing and contact tracing. Local public health officials trying to contain the virus are facing threats. And COVID-19 cases are increasing at record rates across the globe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gist Healthcare's Senior Vice President, Development Jennifer Stewart discusses challenges COVID-19 has brought to the healthcare workforce. She tells us the pandemic has uncovered ways the workforce has grown brittle and created revenue losses that will force health system leaders to reconsider labor costs, workforce flexibility, and automation.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Supreme Court ruling on DACA means thousands of medical workers can stay in the country. Congress weighs how to regulate telehealth post-pandemic. And patients who recovered from COVID-19 may not have antibodies for more than a couple of months.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.