Gist Healthcare Podcast

Has healthcare become America's jobs engine?

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By J. Carlisle Larsen
11 min readOct 19, 2026
Workforce management and culture

Gist Podcast

Healthcare accounts for a significant share of recent U.S. job growth, even as employment trends vary across other sectors. On The Gist Healthcare Podcast, Emma Wager, senior policy analyst at KFF, discusses the factors driving healthcare hiring, the broader economic context and the financial and policy pressures that could shape future employment.

Read more: Is This A Healthcare Economy? (Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker)

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J. Carlisle Larsen

Media Production Director

J. Carlisle Larsen (JC), is Media Production Director at Vizient. Her responsibilities include breaking down healthcare business and policy news.