The Gist Healthcare Podcast

Although the center of excellence model has been around for years, it has been mainly used by mega-employers. San Francisco-based Carrum Health is making this more accessible to smaller companies through its digital marketplace that connects self-insured employers with a network of providers.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As booster debate intensifies in the US, the UK moves forward with its rollout. Hospitals are under pressure to add psychiatric beds. And Buzzfeed News traced the ivermectin as a covid treatment craze back to a questionable study out of Argentina. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As COVID becomes endemic, we need to learn to live with the virus. The federal government accuses Aetna of operating ghost networks to secure Medicaid contracts. Medicare Advantage plans support adding dental, vision, and hearing benefits to traditional Medicare as long as they get higher payments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hospitals continue to postpone non-emergent surgeries to preserve capacity for COVID patients. Stimulus dollars and government programs helped keep Americans out of poverty last year. And top vaccine regulators say there’s not enough evidence for booster shots. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hospitals react to Biden’s new vaccine requirement for healthcare workers. New transparency rules are released for air ambulance companies and insurers. And nursing homes prescribe antipsychotic medications to far more residents than reported. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden Administration plans to release another $25 billion in provider relief funding. Spreading false information about covid vaccines could cost physicians their license. And physician groups in Texas say the state’s new abortion law interferes with their ability to practice medicine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Biden extends COVID vaccine mandates to cover 100 million Americans. And the Biden Administration's plan to reduce prescription drug prices backs top Democratic policy plans, including allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As kids go back into the classroom, COVID cases rise. The FDA is set to decide which e-cigarette products can stay on the market. And as state vaccine requirements for healthcare workers go into effect, there are concerns it could wrosen staffing shortages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British digital-first value-based care company Babylon went from being virtually unknown in the US to managing the cost of care for more than 100,000 lives in a year. Babylon's Chief Business Officer Paul-Henri Ferrand discusses how the company is partnering with health plans, medical groups, and health systems to expand.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A judge approves Purdue Pharma’s controversial bankruptcy settlement and some states vow to appeal. What is more effective at encouraging vaccination: full vaccine approval, mandates, or incentives? And adding dental to Medicare could take years.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.