The Gist Healthcare Podcast

Physicians face higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide risk than the general population, yet most never seek mental health care. In this episode, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, professor of anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Global Chief Medical Officer for AIDOC, discusses new JAMA research examining why. The conversation looks at how medical culture, stigma, time constraints and concerns about confidentiality or professional consequences can keep physicians from getting help, even when effective treatment exists. 

Healthcare costs top Americans’ financial worries, Medicare drug price negotiations expand, and a measles outbreak grows in South Carolina. Those stories and more on today’s episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.

The Trump administration proposes a modest pay increase for Medicare Advantage plans. The American Academy of Pediatrics releases its updated childhood vaccine schedule. And a platform billed as “ChatGPT for doctors” becomes the most valuable healthcare AI startup. Those stories and more, on today’s episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.

Advanced practice providers are a growing part of the healthcare workforce, but many organizations aren’t necessarily seeing the productivity gains they expected. On today’s episode, we examine new Kaufman Hall insights on why traditional physician-APP models often underperform, and how redesigning team roles, incentives, and compensation could yield better outcomes for clinicians and patients alike. Bonnie Proulx, DNP, APRN, PNP-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President with Kaufman Hall and a member of the firm’s Physician Enterprise practice, joins the podcast to explain more.   You can read Bonnie’s blog post here.   

Some of the nation’s largest health insurers testify on Capitol Hill over healthcare affordability. Missouri becomes the latest state to sue pharmacy benefit managers and drug manufacturers over insulin pricing. The American Red Cross declares a severe blood shortage nationwide. These stories and more on today’s episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.

Congressional leaders unveil a new bipartisan healthcare bill as part of a larger spending package. Measles cases double in South Carolina. And another large healthcare worker strike could be on the horizon. Those stories and more on today’s episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.

Health spending topped $5 trillion in 2024. Medicaid coverage for GLP-1 weight loss drugs is ending in several states. And a major retailer is reentering healthcare after stepping away from care delivery. Those stories on today's episode of the Gist Healthcare Podcast.

Congress moves to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. Utah launches a first-in-the-nation AI-powered prescription renewal pilot. And a major New Jersey health system plans a new hospital acquisition. Those stories on today’s episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast.