The Gist Healthcare Podcast

The new formula for disproportionate share payments was finalized Monday. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders revealed his plan to forgive billions of dollars in medical debt. An antitrust expert breaks down some of the arguments in the Sutter Health antitrust case.   

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Jury selection begins in an antitrust lawsuit against California-based Sutter Health. North Carolina’s Medicaid contracting process is being challenged. And for our special Weekly Gist feature, we have something on the nonhealthcare beat. 

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed her plan to lower prescription drug prices. Another Democratic presidential candidate has another version on Medicare for all who want it. A plea for beer money leads to tens of thousands in donations to a children’s hospital. All that and more coming up on Gist Healthcare Daily.

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In a win for hospitals, it appears Congress will use a temporary funding measure to again delay cuts to a program that helps facilities who treat the sickest and poorest patients. Insurers and providers are pointing fingers about who’s to blame for rising healthcare costs. Bankers to go Walmart to check out the new health clinics.

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Tennessee is the first state seeking federal permission to change how it runs its Medicaid program. A federal judge says Medicare overreached when it reduced payment for off-campus clinics. Short-term health insurance plans are becoming more popular under the Trump Administration.

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Congress is investigating the private equity firms behind the anti-surprise billing ads. Purdue Pharma is trying to get all of the state attorneys general who sued to accept the settlement. A medication for peanut allergies gets FDA support.

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Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy. And for the third time in almost two years, doctors are leaving a local hospital to join an independent practice in Charlotte, North Carolina. But to do this the physicians need to get out of their non competes.

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Thursday night’s Democratic primary debate showed divisions within the Medicare-for-all discussion. The government is challenging a court decision allowing a hospital to sell residency slots. Amazon’s online pharmacy company gets dealt a blow.

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Walmart is making a big move into healthcare, saying new clinics are the ‘crown jewel’ of the plans. Along with its new watch, Apple announced three new health research studies. The government has a warning for hospitals that still operate on fee-for-service.

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More people went to emergency departments in states that expanded Medicaid. About 20 percent more according to a new study. This is antithetical to the idea that with coverage you can do to the doctor instead of the hospital. But it isn’t quite that simple.

 

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