The Gist Healthcare Podcast

In yet another twist, the FDA delays its review of COVID vaccines for young kids. Republicans call for the end of the public health emergency. And Signify Health acquires Caravan Health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new study finds COVID increases the risk of heart disease. A year later and most hospitals still aren’t complying with price transparency rules. And this week there were more mixed messages about whether to rip off our masks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CVS partners with Medable to expand clinical trial services. Digital health company Thirty Madison buys Nurx. And hospital CEOs say their top concern is labor shortages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Medicare is simultaneously rewarding and penalizing hospitals for patient safety and quality of care. Amazon Care plans to expand into 20 cities this year. And with Biden’s Chief science advisor resigning, three scientific and medical agencies are without permanent leadership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kaiser Permanente secures a no-bid California Medicaid contract. Governors in the Northeast say school mask mandates will soon end. And direct to consumer health companies are sharing data with third-party sites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pfizer is reportedly joining 12 other pharmaceutical companies in limiting 340B discounts to hospitals contracting with pharmacies to distribute medications. This episode details the saga between pharmaceutical companies and hospitals over the 340B program which has come under scrutiny in recent years. Hospitals say the drugmakers move to limit discounts and Medicare's decision to cut reimbursement are cutting into savings used to fund charity care and specialty pharmacy programs.   This episode is a rerun and was originally published in November of 2021.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senators work on a bipartisan package to address the country’s growing mental health crisis. The travel nursing industry defends itself after accusations by hospitals of price gouging. Medicare is out with a plan to provide free COVID tests over the counter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Biden revives his cancer moonshot plan to cut the death rate in half over the next 25 years. Anthem is staying the course on its partner not acquire strategy. And reaching the point where covid becomes endemic - is far from the end.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pfizer and BioNTech are asking the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their two-dose covid vaccine for kids under 5-years-old. Michigan health systems Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health are moving forward with their planned merger. Multiple states ask CMS for more flexibility in enforcing the COVID vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FDA fully approves Moderna’s covid vaccine. South Carolina is the latest state looking to scrap certificate of need laws. And there’s reported tension between the White House and the Secretary of Health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.