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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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Capitol Hill
Week Ahead: Federal government shutdown looming

Lawmakers are scrambling to finish work on spending bills ahead of a Dec. 20 deadline.
Dr. David Callender
Q&A: New Memorial Hermann CEO pushing to address broader health needs in Houston

Dr. David Callender says the health system needs to effectively partner with other organizations to address social determinants of health.
Capitol Building with pills
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans for a House vote on a bill aimed at curbing drug prices.
Joan Budden
Q&A: Priority Health CEO eager to share best practices with Total Health Care

Priority Health CEO Joan Budden discusses the pending merger with Total Health Care and the impact on Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries.
Dr. Stephen Hahn, FDA Commissioner
Week Ahead: Committee likely to vote on nominee for FDA commissioner

During his confirmation hearing, Dr. Stephen Hahn pledged to work with members on Congress on such key issues as drug pricing and shortages.
Doctor using EHR
Week Ahead: House committee to assess workforce’s health IT training

The House Committee on Small Business will look at how the healthcare workforce can be better trained on telehealth and other forms of health IT.
Dr. Michael Apkon
Q&A: Tufts Medical Center CEO compares U.S. with Canada on healthcare

Experiencing Canada’s healthcare system firsthand gave Dr. Michael Apkon an interesting vantage point from which to assess the U.S. model.
Pill with a pile of coins
Week Ahead: 340B fight heads back to court

A federal appeals court is set to hear the next round of arguments in a dispute over cuts to hospital 340B payments.
Tony Kilgore
Q&A: Surgical Care Affiliates CEO explains why ambulatory surgery center industry lags in measuring and paying for quality

Tony Kilgore is eager to see the ambulatory surgery sector adopt value-based contracting at a higher clip. But the CEO of Surgical Care Affiliates knows it’ll take time.
Week Ahead: Senate committee to tackle compliance with Medicaid eligibility rules

The GAO and HHS’ OIG will testify on Medicaid issues before the Senate Finance subcommittee.
Week Ahead: House Democrats threaten Azar, Verma with subpoenas prior to hearing

A House committee plans to examine the administration’s effort to ‘sabotage’ healthcare.
Q&A: 'The debt burden of these students is unsustainable in the 21st century'

NYU School of Medicine saw a 47% spike in medical school applications since announcing it was covering the cost of tuition for full-time students.
Week Ahead: Earnings season opens with UnitedHealth Group, J&J

Zacks Investment Research predicts the UnitedHealth Group's revenue will total $59.6 billion, 5.4% higher than the same period last year. Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson is also expected to release its Q3 earnings before the markets open.
Q&A: Tech experience serves hospital president well

With six years of experience as a chief nurse informatics officer, Kristin Wolkart, now president of St. Francis Medical Center, knows how to speak tech. And as a trained nurse, she’s equally as comfortable putting things into perspective for clinicians.
Week Ahead: Medicaid work requirements back in court

A federal appeals court hears oral arguments on the CMS' approval of waivers for Arkansas and Kentucky.