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Beyond the Byline is a new podcast from Modern Healthcare that gives you insight into the industry news and analysis that you rely on. Every other week, tune in to hear from our reporters who will give you the behind-the-scenes reporting that often ends up on the cutting room floor but can provide greater context into the latest news and events.

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Safety & Quality
Beyond the Byline: Ketamine and psilocybin present new pathways for mental healthcare

Should the ketamine clinics sprouting up across the country be more heavily regulated?
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Payment
Beyond the Byline: Health equity is a cornerstone of new rural payment models

Modern Healthcare Senior Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Rules and Regulations Reporter Maya Goldman talk about rural healthcare.
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Labor
Beyond the Byline: Providers accuse staffing agencies of price gouging

Modern Healthcare Senior Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Politics Reporter Jessie Hellmann talk about staffing policies and regulation.
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Hospital Systems
Beyond the Byline: Hospitals facility fees spur ethical debate

Modern Healthcare Senior Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Senior Finance Reporter Tara Bannow talk about hospital billing practices.
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Politics & Policy
Beyond the Byline: UnitedHealth Group COVID-19 vaccine reimbursement policy draws congressional investigation

Modern Healthcare Senior Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Insurance Reporter Nona Tepper talk about UnitedHealth Group potentially short-changing pediatricians who were vaccinating children against COVID-19.
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Insurance
Beyond the Byline: Medicare Advantage companies' lofty valuations draw skepticism

Modern Healthcare Senior Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik, Senior Hospital Finance Reporter Tara Bannow and Insurance Reporter Nona Tepper talk about the investment and valuation surrounding the $350 billion Medicare Advantage market.
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Labor
Beyond the Byline: New COVID-19 guidance tests hospitals' infection control protocol

Modern Healthcare Senior Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Post-Acute Care and Staffing Reporter Ginger Christ talk about workforce shortages and the new federal guidance regarding COVID-19 return-to-work policies.
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Technology
Beyond the Byline: Smart knee implant tests uncharted territory

Modern Healthcare Senior Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Technology Reporter Jessica Kim Cohen discuss the latest tech development in joint replacement surgeries.
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Government
Beyond the Byline: Feds ramp up scrutiny of private-equity backed healthcare providers

Modern Healthcare Senior Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Senior Hospital Finance Reporter Tara Bannow talk about private equity interests in healthcare and how federal regulators are targeting False Claims Act cases.
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Medicaid
Beyond the Byline: Democrats take punitive approach to sway Medicaid expansion holdout states

Modern Healthcare Senior Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Politics Reporter Jessie Hellmann talk about House Democrats' latest attempt to get states to expand Medicaid.