The Gist Healthcare Podcast

Two of the FDA’s top vaccine regulators are leaving as the COVID booster decision looms. Nurses are getting higher pay and more favorable contracts as hospitals are desperate for staff. And Apple is working on health tools that can track your fertility and blood pressure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a troubling trend, a few judges have ruled hospitals need to treat COVID patients with ivermectin. Sutter Health settles an antitrust lawsuit and Medicare Advantage fraud suit.  And telehealth giant Amwell completes its acquisition of two smaller digital health companies.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new study in The Lancet finds the Delta variant may actually cause more severe disease than previous strains. Jury selection starts in the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. And CVS and Walmart’s latest move into care delivery is offering mental healthcare in store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oregon hospitals are struggling to handle the influx of COVID patients, partly because the state has the fewest hospital beds per capita in the nation. In this episode, we'll hear how National Guard troops are helping one Oregon hospital inundated with COVID patients and short on staff.    To take the 5 question survey go to Gisthealthcare.com/survey   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During this Delta surge, more pregnant women are ending up severely ill with COVID and physicians urge vaccinations. Religious groups and affiliated hospitals require the COVID-19 vaccine. And insurers expand marketplace offerings. To take the 5 question survey go to Gisthealthcare.com/survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doctors beg people to get their first vaccine doses, while companies ask for booster shot approval. Mental health apps Ginger and Headspace merge. And desperate for staff, places in Nebraska say no COVID vaccine necessary.  To take the 5 question survey go to Gisthealthcare.com/survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The House advances the $3.5 trillion social spending package. Despite job losses from the pandemic, the uninsured rate stayed about the same. And the US Preventive Task Force is lowering the recommended age for Type 2 diabetes screening. To take the 5 question survey go to Gisthealthcare.com/survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the FDA gave full approval for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, a flood of new requirements followed. Google and Apple’s health initiatives struggle. And the latest groups to fight price transparency are businesses and pharmaceutical benefit managers. To take the 5 question survey go to Gisthealthcare.com/survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More companies are mandating COVID vaccines every day, but not all mandates are created equal. Just as patients were returning to hospitals the Delta wave hit. And Anthem strikes a partnership with senior-focused primary care company CareMax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Health officials now say everyone needs COVID vaccine boosters. Clinical staffing shortages are leading hospitals to pay as much as 20 percent more than previous surges for travel nurses. And Verily Life Sciences gets deeper into clinical trials with a new acquisition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.