Gist Healthcare Daily

Trials show promising results that weight-loss drug Zepbound also helps with sleep apnea. Physician assistants get an initial win in a job title rebrand. And racial health disparities continue to be an issue in every state. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. 

Insurer Elevance Health partners with a private equity firm to launch a new primary care company. Telehealth startup Cerebral is under a federal order to limit its use of sharing sensitive customer health data. And Indiana joins a growing list of states with laws requiring advance notice of healthcare transactions. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.

Hackers begin leaking Change Healthcare data as Congress prepares for hearings on the cyberattack. More prior authorization changes could be on the way. And CVS plans to open Oak Street Health clinics at its retail pharmacy stores. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. 

A quarter of adults dropped from Medicaid report now being uninsured. Drug shortages in the U.S. hit an all-time high. And a study questions fast-tracking federal approval of cancer drugs. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. 

Medicare anticipates spending billions on a new Alzheimer drug. A new study examines the effects of medical debt relief. And gender and race disparities continue to impact heart transplant acceptance rates. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. 

CMS proposes a modest increase to inpatient payments for fiscal year 2025. Walgreens-backed VillageMD has a new president. And cancer cases are on the rise among young people. But why? That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.

Physicians report significant financial impacts from the Change Healthcare cyberattack. A new trail challenges whether beta blockers help all heart attack patients. And the FDA comes under scrutiny for its clinical research oversight protocols. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.

The Biden Administration has issued a final rule further regulating Medicare Advantage marketers. The U.S. Senate is escalating its probe into the effects of private equity investments in healthcare. And Change Healthcare is looking to consolidate the lawsuits it's facing over its handling of February’s cyberattack. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.

In March 2023, employee healthcare navigation company Transcarent announced it would acquire AI-powered primary care startup 98point6’s virtual care platform and care business. On today’s encore episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, we hear the second part of host J. Carlisle Larsen’s conversation with Transcarent CEO Glen Tullman about that acquisition and how it fits into his company’s long-term goals. They also discuss Tullman’s thoughts on the future of employer-sponsored healthcare.  This conversation originally aired on December 4, 2023