The Gist Healthcare Podcast

The Biden Administration is set to roll out a plan to give most Americans COVID vaccine booster shots. National Medicare Advantage spending continues to rise. And UnitedHealth launches its direct-to-consumer play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Immunocompromised Americans can now get COVID vaccine boosters. More insurers decline to cover the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm. And a new study challenges our long-held assumptions about metabolism.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This latest Delta surge is putting public health officials and hospitals on their heels as beds fill up and hospitals struggle to find enough staff.  Gist Healthcare co-founders Chas Roades and Lisa Bielamowicz discuss how hospitals are dealing with the fourth wave.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Biden throws his support behind giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices. Costly health system cyberattacks are at an all-time high. And as the Delta variant surges across the US, consumers' confidence in traveling and other public activities is falling. According to a Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock survey, nearly a third of consumers said they are less likely to seek non-emergent in-person care.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some employers are considering charging unvaccinated employees higher premiums or the cost of testing. CVS Health launches its virtual first primary care offering to companies. And patients in Western North Carolina sue HCA Healthcare.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As more companies mandate COVID vaccines, a law prevents hospitals from doing so in Montana. While ICUs fill up in Texas, the governor asks hospitals to postpone elective care. And with the infrastructure bill behind them, Democratic Senators move onto their $3.5 trillion budget resolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As kids make up a larger share of covid cases, pediatricians implore the FDA to move quickly to approve the shots for young kids. Morgan Health makes its first investment. And rising COVID cases combined with patients returning for delayed care dampen health insurer profitability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Passon, CEO of data strategy consulting firm Ancore Health discusses recent trends his firm has been watching in physician compensation. He outlines the need to update physician pay approaches to keep pace with the changing economics of health system medical groups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vaccinated Americans are most concerned about the Delta variant while many unvaccinated think the shot is riskier than the disease. Enhanced federal subsidies caused individual insurance premiums to drop by 40 percent. And nursing homes start to mandate vaccines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The WHO says hold off on booster shots, but some Americans are already finding ways to get them. Medical boards start cracking down on physicians spreading vaccine misinformation. And the FTC says it can’t keep up with merger filings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.