The Gist Healthcare Podcast

The fifth annual HLTH conference is currently underway in Las Vegas. Since it began in 2018, HLTH has become one of the premier healthcare and networking conferences in the country, bringing together healthcare stakeholders from the United States and across the globe. On today's episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, we have updates from the first two days of the conference, as well as some healthcare news updates from outside of HLTH. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Renton, Washington-based health system Providence recently unveiled Praia Health, its latest incubated technology. Praia is a platform-as-a-service developed for health systems to increase patient engagement by personalizing individuals' health journeys and seamlessly connecting them to the right services, products and resources. On today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, Sara Vaezy, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Digital Officer for Providence, joins to talk more about Praia Health, including its goals and the issues it aims to address.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minnesota’s Attorney General further scrutinizes two proposed cross-state health system mergers. Moderna’s combination flu and COVID vaccine advances to Phase 3 clinical trials. And, providers could face Medicare payment penalties under tougher quality program standards starting next year. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tens of thousands of Kaiser healthcare workers go on strike across several states. Progressive lawmakers call for greater scrutiny of UnitedHealth's pending acquisition of home care group Amedisys. And, Instacart partners with health insurance startup Alignment Health on co-branded Medicare Advantage plans. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Public health programs and safety net hospitals will continue to get federal funding - at least temporarily. Drug makers agree to negotiate drug prices with Medicare, even as they continue their legal fight over the process. And, parents and caregivers across the country struggle to get COVID vaccines for children. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than 75,000 Kaiser healthcare workers are set to strike across several states this week as their current employment contract expires. Cigna will pay $172 million to settle its Medicare Advantage fraud suit. And, a new report finds that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation has raised federal spending, not lowered it. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An estimated $100 billion in care is delivered every year in the infusion therapy market, and it’s expected to continue growing. Today, Uptiv Health CEO and co-founder Torben Nielsen joins the podcast to talk more about how Uptiv is trying to change the model for infusion care by  providing hybrid, whole-person care in partnership with specialists and hospitals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Numerous hospitals and health systems have recently had their credit rating downgraded. The Biden Administration says insurance issues for the updated COVID vaccines have been largely resolved. And, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana hit pause on their proposed merger. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.You can find the Kaufman Hall blog post referenced in the credit ratings story here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new report finds that safety net care providers bought nearly $54 billion of 340B discounted drugs last year. The Biden Administration wants to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports. And, Cano Health sells its Nevada and Texas primary care clinics to Humana. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

North Carolina will expand Medicaid before the end of the year…following a long budget approval process. President Biden signs a measure to overhaul the nation’s organ transplant system. And, employee healthcare navigation company Transcarent announces the launch of a new national provider network of 10 large nonprofit health systems. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.