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Roe v. Wade ruling compromises patient safety
June 29th, 2022
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Safety and Quality Reporter Mari Devereaux overview states' reactions to the abortion law …
Behavioral health startups draw record level of investment
June 9th, 2022
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Deputy Editor of Digital Health Business & Technology Gabe Perna talk about the wave …
Roe v. Wade upheaval poses legal and ethical dilemmas
May 18th, 2022
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Rules and Regulations Reporter Maya Goldman talk about the confusing patchwork of state …
Ketamine and psilocybin present new pathways for mental healthcare
April 19th, 2022
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Safety and Quality Reporter Lisa Gillespie talk about the regulation, or lack thereof, of …
Health equity is a cornerstone of new rural payment models
March 30th, 2022
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Rules and Regulations Reporter Maya Goldman talk about the potential of new payment …
Providers accuse staffing agencies of price gouging
March 16th, 2022
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Politics Reporter Jessie Hellmann talk about state legislation that aims to cap the rates …
Hospitals facility fees spur ethical debate
March 2nd, 2022
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Senior Finance Reporter Tara Bannow talk about whether hospitals should notify patients …
UnitedHealth Group COVID-19 vaccine reimbursement policy draws congressional investigation
February 9th, 2022
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Insurance Reporter Nona Tepper discuss Nona's reporting on UnitedHealth Group shortchanging providers on COVID-19 vaccine reimbursements, which spurred a …
Medicare Advantage companies' lofty valuations draw skepticism
January 26th, 2022
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik, Insurance Reporter Nona Tepper and Senior Finance Reporter Tara Bannow discuss the investment and valuation surrounding the $350 billion Medicare Advantage …
New COVID-19 guidance tests hospitals' infection control protocol
January 13th, 2022
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Post-acute and Staffing Reporter Ginger Christ discuss how hospitals and their workers are reacting to recent CDC guidance that aims to mitigate staffing …
Smart knee implant tests uncharted territory
December 15th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Technology Reporter Jessica Kim Cohen talk Zimmer Biomet's smart knee implant, the first …
Feds ramp up scrutiny of private-equity backed healthcare providers
December 1st, 2021
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Senior Finance Reporter Tara Bannow talk about private equity firms' interest in …
Democrats take punitive approach to sway Medicaid expansion holdout states
November 17th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Politics Reporter Jessie Hellmann talk about Democrats' latest attempt to get states to …
COVID-19 pandemic reinforces rural hospitals integral role
November 4th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Insurance Reporter Nona Tepper and Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik talk about rural healthcare and strategies to stabilize small community hospitals.
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CommonSpirit Health charts path forward without Lloyd Dean
October 19th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Senior Finance Reporter Tara Bannow talk about the evolution of CommonSpirit Health, one …
COVID-19 vaccine mandates test hospitals' culture
October 6th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Senior Operations Reporter Alex Kacik, Post-acute and Staffing Reporter Ginger Christ and News Enterprise Editor Jeffrey Young talk about how providers are tackling COVID-19 vaccine mandates for their …
Whistleblower claims that Aetna inflated provider network in 13 states
September 22nd, 2021
Modern Healthcare Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Insurance Reporter Nona Tepper discuss a recently unsealed qui tam lawsuit alleging that Aetna lied about its pediatric primary care network to win Medicaid …
New debt collection strategy raises legal, ethical questions
September 2nd, 2021
Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Finance Reporter Tara Bannow talk about a company that connects patients with social …
Google Health restructures after Cerner poaches top exec
August 25th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Technology Reporter Jessica Kim Cohen talk about what the Google Health reorganization …
Trans community faces healthcare access hurdles
August 11th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Safety and Quality Reporter Lisa Gillespie discuss access to care for the trans community.
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Private equity investors target primary care
July 28th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Insurance Reporter Nona Tepper and Finance Reporter Tara Bannow talk about primary-care practice mergers and acquisitions and why private equity firms are investing in the sector.
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Gun violence prompts preventative intervention
July 14th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Technology Reporter Jessica Kim Cohen talk about how some hospitals are viewing gun …
Adulhelm and other high-priced drugs shift prescription purchasing patterns
June 30th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Insurance Reporter Nona Tepper discuss why more Americans are bypassing their insurance coverage at the prescription counter.
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Inefficiency dooms hospital mergers, Modern Healthcare analysis shows
June 16th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Politics and Policy Fellow Matti Gellman and Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik discuss Modern Healthcare's analysis that …
Private equity's interest in healthcare draws congressional scrutiny
June 2nd, 2021
Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Politics Reporter Jessie Hellman discuss why Democrats want more information about the …
Flurry of hospital deals reshape Atlanta healthcare market
May 19th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Finance Reporter Tara Bannow discuss how a string of hospital transactions have reshaped the Atlanta-area healthcare market.
How one health system leapfrogged safety ratings hurdles
May 5th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Safety and Quality Reporter Lisa GIllespie discuss the latest batch of the Leapfrog Group's hospital safety ratings.
How fee-for-service can mute population health gains
April 21st, 2021
Modern Healthcare Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Finance Reporter Tara Bannow discuss how fee-for-service payments can handcuff the financial …
Kids’ unchecked mental health needs pose long-term consequences
April 7th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Public Health Reporter Steven Johnson and Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic compounded systemic shortfalls in behavioral healthcare.
Biggest health systems made more money in 2020 despite COVID-19 spikes
March 24th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Finance Reporter Tara Bannow discuss how COVID-19 has impacted health systems' finances.
-Hospitals posted higher profits in second half of 2020 even as COVID cases …
Upcoding could explain why hospitals are increasingly billing for the most complex treatment
March 10th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Rules and Regulations Reporter Mike Brady and Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik discuss the latest data suggesting that …
Insurers are betting on virtual-first plans as COVID-19 shifts care pathways
February 19th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Insurance Reporter Nona Tepper discuss insurers’ latest quarterly results and their …
How residents’ stories shape our coverage of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in nursing homes
February 5th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Post-acute and Staffing Reporter Ginger Christ talk about Ginger's interviews with nursing home residents and why most were eager to get vaccinated.
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Regulators aim to boost value push with fraud and abuse law updates
January 22nd, 2021
Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Rules and Regulations Reporter Michael Brady discuss the latest updates to the Stark …
Verifying information on the chaotic COVID-19 vaccine rollout
January 8th, 2021
Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Health Policy and Politics Reporter Rachel Cohrs discuss the reporting and information …
How healthcare supply chain struggles contribute to employee burnout
December 18th, 2020
Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Safety and Quality Reporter Maria Castellucci discuss how some of healthcare’s supply chains broke during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how that has upped the …
Covering race and diversity in the healthcare industry
December 4th, 2020
Modern Healthcare Politics and Policy Reporter Rachel Cohrs spoke with Public Health Reporter Steven Ross Johnson about his coverage of issues of …
How telehealth utilization has impacted investor-owned company earnings
November 20th, 2020
Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik spoke with Modern Healthcare Technology Reporter Jessica Kim Cohen about the rise of …
What the 2020 election means for the healthcare industry
November 6th, 2020
Modern Healthcare Safety and Quality Reporter Maria Castellucci spoke with Modern Healthcare’s D.C. team Michael Brady and Rachel Cohrs about …
Texas COPA law may pave the way for more hospital M&A
October 23rd, 2020
Texas regulators approved the sale of three hospitals via a Certificate of Public Advantage law, despite scrutiny from federal overseers. Modern …
Blues Clues: Mining Data on Insurers' Pandemic Profits
October 9th, 2020
This episode features a data-driven analysis of Blues insurance companies' profits by Modern Healthcare Insurance Reporter Shelby Livingston. …
Fact or Fiction? Checking CMS Claims on COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
September 25th, 2020
This episode features a data-driven fact check story by Modern Healthcare Post-Acute Care and Staffing Reporter Ginger Christ. Here's a link:
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
September 11th, 2020
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