The Gist Healthcare Podcast

During Thursday night townhalls, presidential candidates talked about coronavirus response plans, but little about future healthcare reforms. A ProPublica investigation, details how the White House has exerted influence over the CDC throughout the pandemic. And Georgia has federal approval for a limited Medicaid expansion.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harvard economists estimate the coronavirus will cost the US economy $16 trillion. Laboratories are having a hard time finding enough technologists. And seniors may not get those discount prescription cards President Trump promised, until after election day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trials for a coronavirus treatment and vaccine were halted for safety concerns. Children are still delaying medical care, and Children's hospitals are hurting. With adults and kids delaying care, insurers are making healthy profits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Democrats focused on healthcare during Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s first confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court. The NBA’s bubble is a coronavirus success story. And new data is showing K-12 schools may not be the superspreader environments some thought they could be.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the cost of job-based health insurance has increased over the past decade, many employers are continuing to shift those costs to employees. Centivo CEO Ashok Subramanian discusses how the recession caused by COVID is already pushing some companies to seek out new and lower-cost health insurance options. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Lefar, Executive Director of Strata Decision Technology, says health systems need to get used to the new normal of lower patient volumes. The company’s recent analysis of hospital data shows patients' behavior has changed, and hospitals can’t count on volumes returning to pre-pandemic levels.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vice presidential candidates talked about two different coronavirus realities during the debate. Despite years of warnings, an AP and PBS Frontline investigation found the US didn’t take adequate steps to secure a domestic medical supply chain. And for the first time, two women win the Nobel Prize in chemistry.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence are set to debate tonight in Utah. Insurance startup Clover Health is going public. And the FDA publishes stricter COVID vaccine approval guidelines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After four days in the hospital for COVID-19, President Trump returns to the White House. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledges that COVID can be spread through the air. And insurers are expanding Medicare Advantage offerings for the 2021 plan year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court is set to hear a case about states' power to regulate pharmacy middlemen. Leslie Walker with the health policy podcast Tradeoffs says a ruling could end up impacting states' ability to regulate healthcare.  To listen to the full Tradeoffs episode, which goes into more detail about the case, go to Tradeoffs.org or download it wherever you get your podcasts.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.