The Gist Healthcare Podcast

By Gist Healthcare Daily

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 1,343 episodes available.

The Gist Healthcare Podcast episodes:

August 21, 2026 Friday, August 21, 2026
President Trump taps a White House health policy aide to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Health insurers denied at least 12% of prior authorization requests across all insurance markets last year. And a breakthrough vaccine could change how cancer is treated. Those stories on today’s episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.
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August 19, 2026 Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Fewer kindergartners were vaccinated during the last school year. A group of senators is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to restore canceled patient safety grants. And Universal Health Services finalizes its acquisition of Talkspace. Listen to the latest episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.
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August 07, 2026 Friday, August 7, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration approves the first mRNA influenza vaccine. More than 20 Democratic attorneys general sue the federal government over Affordable Care Act marketplace changes. And HCA Healthcare expands its Texas footprint with a major urgent care acquisition. Listen to the latest episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.
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August 05, 2026 Wednesday, August 5, 2026
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalizes Medicare hospital inpatient payment rates for fiscal year 2027. Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to the nationwide cyclospora outbreak. And a major pharmaceutical merger could be on the horizon. Listen to the latest episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.
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August 03, 2026 Putting patient safety into practice: improving access across healthcare organizations
Improving patient access requires more than new processes. It also requires clinicians, administrators, and healthcare leaders to work toward a shared goal. In Part 2 of our conversation, Victor Hassid, MD, Associate Vice President of Access Strategic Operations at MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses how organizations can align teams, overcome operational challenges and begin putting a patient safety approach to access into practice.

You can listen to the first half of the conversation here.

You can find Dr. Hassid's article in JAMA here. (paywall)
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17min
July 31, 2026 Friday, July 31, 2026
Humana will reduce its Medicare Advantage footprint again in 2027. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end a Medicare Part D premium stabilization program. And the American Red Cross has declared a national blood supply crisis. Listen to the latest episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.
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July 29, 2026 Wednesday, July 29, 2026
No Surprises Act payment disputes continue to rise. Centene raises its full-year financial outlook after a strong second quarter. And the FDA selects the first participant in its digital health pilot program. Listen to these stories and more on today's episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.
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July 27, 2026 Rethinking patient safety through the lens of access
Healthcare organizations have spent decades working to improve patient safety, but those efforts have traditionally focused on what happens after a patient enters the healthcare system. Dr. Victor Hassid, Associate Vice President of Access Strategic Operations at MD Anderson Cancer Center, joins the podcast to discuss why he believes patient safety begins much earlier and why delays and breakdowns in access should be viewed through the lens of patient safety.

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12min
July 24, 2026 Friday, July 24, 2026
The Trump administration limits most student visa stays to four years, potentially affecting foreign medical students. New data show clinics and physician practices drove healthcare bankruptcies in the first half of the year. And confirmed U.S. measles cases have reached a new milestone. Listen to the latest episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.
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July 22, 2026 Wednesday, July 22, 2026
The Trump administration freezes $1 billion in Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota. The Senate blocks an effort to halt Medicare's AI prior authorization pilot. And Eli Lilly expands into the psychedelic drug market. Listen to these stories and more on today's episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.
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