The Gist Healthcare Podcast

On the West Coast, the smoke is everywhere, even inside hospitals. COVID affects men and women differently but yet few studies breaking down outcomes by sex. And Cigna has become much more than a payer, and it’s rebranding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The head of the CDC says politics are not compromising scientific reports. More research reveals troubling racial disparities in COVID outcomes. And Medicare Advantage is revamping how it calculates payments for enrollees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new Wall Street Journal report sheds light on hospital-acquired COVID infections. Apple unveils its new watch that can read blood oxygen levels. And the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pulls back a controversial Medicaid financing rule.     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawmakers are investigating allegations that political appointees interfered with CDC reports. The head of a large vaccine manufacturer warns that it will be years before there’s enough for everyone to get inoculated. And the president signs another executive order to try and lower drug prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have data at our fingertips to figure out the best restaurant or when our takeout will be delivered, but as Dr. Daniel Stein says we don’t have nearly as much information about where to get surgery. Stein founded Embold Health to fix that and he discusses how the company uses data to help big companies send their employees to the best local providers.  To take the 5 question podcast survey go to GistHealthcare.com/survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Senate failed to pass a fifth coronavirus relief package. Some hospitals and nursing homes are under fire for not isolating COVID patients. And hard hit by the pandemic, physician staffing firm Mednax is selling its radiology practice. To take the anonymous Gist Healthcare Daily podcast survey go to Gisthealthcare.com/survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many in America’s largest cities haven’t been able to get healthcare during the pandemic. The fight between hospitals and drugmakers over discounts is heating up. And AstraZeneca had to stop it’s COVID-19 vaccine trial while it investigates an adverse outcome. To take take the podcast survey go to Gisthealthcare.com/survey   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pharmaceutical companies are pledging their commitment to safety amid fears about politics interfering with the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine. As schools and daycares resume, it’s hard for young kids to get a coronavirus test. And the Sturgis Motorcycle rally turned out to be a super spreader event. To take take the podcast survey go to Gisthealthcare.com/survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Jarrard, CEO of strategic communications firm Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, discusses new survey results about trust in the medical community and patients willingness to get a coronavirus vaccine or return to care.  To take the Gist Healthcare Daily podcast survey go to  gisthealthcare.com/survey  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

States are told to get ready for a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as next month. Hospitals will be required to reveal the rates they negotiate with Medicare Advantage insurers. And Georgia has a plan to leave Healthcare.gov.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.