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Matthew Weinstock

Managing Editor / Chicago

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Matthew Weinstock assigns, edits and directs coverage for Modern Healthcare. He joined Modern Healthcare in 2017 as the managing editor. Previously, he was director of communications and publication relations for the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. Prior to that, he spent 12 years as an editor at Hospitals & Health Networks. He’s won numerous national and regional journalism awards, including the prestigious McAllister Editorial Fellowship in 2013. He began his reporting career in the late 1990s in Washington, D.C., covering Congress and federal regulatory agencies. He has a bachelor's degree in English and political science from the University of Wisconsin.

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Week Ahead: Time is winding down to file comments on interoperability rules

Industry stakeholders have until June 3 to file comments on two proposals from HHS aimed at giving patients more control over their medical records and preventing data-blocking.
Health systems work at new speeds to innovate with industry outsiders

Leaders at Modern Healthcare’s Transformation Summit in Austin, Texas, offered insight into how their organizations have pursued working with industry outsiders, despite the fact healthcare often works at glacial speeds compared to other sectors.
Health system CEOs say 'healthcare at home' is the future

Instead of viewing telemedicine as a new technology project, health system CEOs say it’s best to think of it as a care delivery method that’s part of the industry’s broader shift toward “healthcare at home.”
'You have to fundamentally change how you view things' in healthcare

Jefferson Health CEO Dr. Steven Klasko argued that healthcare is migrating to a B-to-C business model, during a session with analyst Paul Keckley at Modern Healthcare’s Transformation Summit.
Week Ahead: Congress continues focus on drug prices, surprise billing

The continuous drumbeat against high drug prices continues with a House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee hearing.
HHS' Hargan: Innovators needed to reshape healthcare system

HHS should take proactive steps to partner with the private sector to drive innovation, Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan said at Modern Healthcare's Transformation Summit.
Week Ahead: FDA gearing up for insulin biosimilars

Starting in 2020, insulin will be regulated as a biologic, meaning patients may soon have access to less expensive products.
Week Ahead: CMS, health IT brass to lay out progress on interoperability

Two of HHS’ top health IT officials appear before the Senate health committee to talk about implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act.
Week Ahead: Medicare for All gets a hearing

For the first time, a congressional committee will discuss legislation aimed at expanding Medicare to every American.
Week Ahead: State lawmakers push back against the anti-vax movement

California’s Senate Health Committee takes up SB 276, which would require the State Department of Public Health to standardize the medical exemption request form.
Q&A: Froedtert CEO sees big savings by managing care transitions

Catherine Jacobson says the Wisconsin-based health system is hoping to work with payers on more valued-based contracting.
Week Ahead: National Healthcare Decision Day shines light on advance directives

Just 37% of Americans have an advance directive.
Week Ahead: Pelosi, CMMI's Boehler headline AHA's annual meeting

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan, and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Director Adam Boehler are just a few of the D.C. heavyweights lined up to speak at the American Hospital Association's annual membership meeting.
Q&A: Blue Shield of California CEO Markovich on addressing affordability

Blue Shield of California continues to experiment with different payment models and is helping bring telehealth services to fire-ravaged parts of the state. But CEO Paul Markovich says the industry must do more to address the underlying issue of affordability.
Week Ahead: House committee takes aim at surprise billing

Surprise billing continues to gain attention in Congress as lawmakers look for answers.