The Gist Healthcare Podcast

New federal regulations around the way states finance their Medicaid programs could have huge implications. Partner at policy advisory firm Manatt Health Anne Karl explains just how much hospitals and states stand to lose.

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The federal government is offering states more flexibility on Medicaid in exchange for limited funding. The coronavirus is now an official public health emergency. And Americans are living longer

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Close to 8,000 health care workers go on strike in Seattle disrupting patient care and costing the hospital millions. And some lawmakers are renewing calls for legislation to address surprise billing.

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Practice Fusion will pay a hefty fine for a kickback scheme to prescribe more opioids. Illinois passes a law to make insulin more affordable. And coronavirus cases continue to increase across the globe. 

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Self-insured employers aren’t reducing healthcare costs. Secretary of Health Alex Azar says "scare tactics" won’t stop plans to ease medical records access. And the Supreme Court says the public charge rule can be enforced. 

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More cases of coronavirus are identified in the United States. Congressman Pete Stark, who was involved in pivotal health policies died at age 88. And Dan Gorenstein talks about exploring the tradeoffs of healthcare policy in his new podcast.  

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Cardinal Health recalls 9 million surgical gowns. Blue Cross Blue Shield and Civica are partnering to make affordable generic drugs. And the president says he’s now considering cuts to Medicare.

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There’s at least one coronavirus case in the United States. Centene plans to close its acquisition of WellCare this week. And one report paints the federal government is one of the fiercest medical debt collectors.

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The Supreme Court will not hear the case challenging the Affordable Care Act. And a radiologist addresses the fears within the field about being replaced by artificial intelligence which is getting better at reading mammograms.

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A large physician group throws its support behind Medicare for All. Artificial intelligence models are being developed to identify breast cancer – and Dr. Connie Lehman believes this could help make mammograms more accessible for women worldwide.  

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