The Gist Healthcare Podcast

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The Gist Healthcare Podcast from Kaufman Hall delivers the top healthcare business and policy news in under 10 minutes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Host J. Carlisle Larsen gives you the “gist” ... more

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The podcast currently has 1,259 episodes available.

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October 31, 2025 Friday, October 31, 2025
Millions of Americans relying on food assistance could lose benefits as the government shutdown continues. A new study explores how proposed H-1B visa changes may affect staffing in rural hospitals. Plus, a court ruling dismisses a case from nurse practitioners challenging the definition of “doctor.” All that and more on today’s episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.
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October 29, 2025 Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Texas files suit against the maker of Tylenol, alleging hidden autism risks. Furloughed CMS employees are called back to manage Medicare and ACA enrollment. And Cigna takes a new approach to drug pricing by moving away from rebates. Hear these stories and more on The Gist Healthcare Podcast.
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October 27, 2025 Monday October 27, 2025
In this episode of the Gist Healthcare Podcast, the nation’s second-largest measles outbreak continues to expand along the Arizona–Utah border. Family job-based health insurance premiums hit an average of $27,000 in 2025, while UnitedHealth Group launches an AI tool designed to accelerate medical claims processing.
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8min
October 24, 2025 Friday, October 24, 2025
Moderate House Republicans are urging Speaker Mike Johnson to take up the issue of expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits once the shutdown ends. A new poll shows declining trust in President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while DocGo moves to acquire SteadyMD. Those stories and more on The Gist Healthcare Podcast.
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9min
October 22, 2025 Wednesday, October 22, 2025
In today’s episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast, we look at three headlines shaping healthcare this week: rising 2026 ACA exchange prices, California’s plan to sell its own insulin, and Prospect Medical Holdings’ move to sell more hospitals.
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8min
October 13, 2025 Why Pregnant Women Are Still Missing From Drug Trials and Why It Matters Now
For decades, pregnant women have been excluded from most clinical drug trials. The policy was meant to protect mothers and babies, but it has left major gaps in medical knowledge. Now, renewed debate over the safety of common medicines like Tylenol has brought those gaps into sharp focus.

In this episode, STAT News reporter Lizzy Lawrence joins host J. Carlisle Larsen to discuss how history, politics, and caution shaped the science of pregnancy, and what it will take to ensure women are fully included in research that affects their health.

You can read her piece here.
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October 10, 2025 Friday, October 10, 2025
In today’s episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast, we look at headlines making waves in the industry: Qualtrics’ plan to acquire Press Ganey Forsta in a multibillion-dollar deal, new polling that shows a decline in public trust in the CDC, and a report revealing that some potentially unnecessary back surgeries have cost Medicare nearly $2 billion over three years.
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October 08, 2025 Wednesday, October 8, 2025
In this episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast, President Trump signals that he's open to healthcare discussions with Democratic lawmakers as part of efforts to end the government shutdown. General Catalyst’s HATCo has finalized its acquisition of Summa Health. And the CDC approves new vaccine recommendations.
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October 01, 2025 Wednesday, October 1, 2025
In this episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast, we cover the political fight over extending Affordable Care Act tax credits as lawmakers avert a shutdown. The Trump administration has reached a deal with Pfizer to lower drug costs in the United States. And dueling lawsuits reflect how competition is intensifying in the AI healthcare space.
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8min
September 29, 2025 Monday, September 29, 2025
President Trump is expected to propose changes to the nation’s largest work visa program, with implications for healthcare staffing. A CMS pilot adding prior authorizations to traditional Medicare is facing pushback from Congressional leaders. A major medical supply manufacturer is reportedly planning a high-profile IPO next month. More on these stories in today’s episode of the Gist Healthcare podcast.
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