The Gist Healthcare Podcast

Amazon is expanding its virtual care service to employees and other employers around the country. The Biden Administration is expanding COVID testing. And as consumer confidence returns will people go back to the doctor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The vast majority of people are getting both doses of the two-shot COVID-19 vaccines on time. Grand Rounds and Doctor on Demand announce plans to merge. And continuous glucose monitor companies are trying to reach the millions of diabetics, even though evidence about efficacy for some patients is still limited.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A New York Times investigation finds the CMS nursing home star rating system is broken. As telehealth providers cross state lines competition heats up.  And Biden Administration is set to roll out a public relations campaign to encourage skeptics to get vaccines.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two former competitors, a rural North Dakota critical access hospital and community health center, joined forces to rationalize care and better serve their community. We explore this unique collaboration and whether it can be replicated in other underserved communities.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Biden is directing states to make all adults will be eligible for the vaccine by May 1. The Supreme Court is no longer hearing a case challenging the legality of Medicaid work requirement case at the end of the month. And people are sharing their COVID vaccine status on dating apps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill heads to the President’s desk. A California judge approves the landmark antitrust settlement against Sacramento-based Sutter Health. And new recommendations suggest smokers get screened for lung cancer earlier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vaccine demand varies dramatically across the country. The new COVID relief bill includes a big boost in tax credits for individuals buying health insurance on the marketplace. And an article in the New Yorker investigates why COVID-19 has hit some more developed countries harder than lower-income countries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CDC says fully vaccinated people can gather together inside without masks. The federal government is offering big incentives to expand Medicaid. But will it convince the 12 holdout states? And new reporting finds New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s advisers altered reports to hide nursing home deaths. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Traditional health systems are facing an increasingly competitive market, as retailers, payers, and telehealth providers are getting deeper into the care delivery business. Newport News, VA-based Riverside Health System is using patient outreach and care navigation platform Upfront Healthcare to build consumer loyalty and drive patients back to the health system for missed care.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Regulators are investigating OneMedical for letting people jump the vaccine line. The Senate COVID relief bill includes more money for rural hospitals. And nonwhite caregivers say they face more discrimination when trying to get care for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.