Top Journalists in Medical Practices, Clinics, Therapy Centres

Tara Bannow STAT

Hospitals and insurance reporter at STAT known for digging into how hospital and physician practice finances, billing, and PE deals affect patients and employers. Specialties: Hospitals and insurers; hospital/physician finances; private equity in provider groups; clinic operations

Bob Herman STAT

STAT’s business-of-health care reporter and author of the Health Care Inc. newsletter; frequently breaks news on hospitals, physician groups and MA plan maneuvering. Specialties: Business of health care; hospitals and physician groups; Medicare Advantage; price transparency; consolidation

Alex Kacik Modern Healthcare

Senior reporter at Modern Healthcare covering hospital and outpatient operations, including facility fees, ASCs and provider finances. Specialties: Hospital and ambulatory operations; supply chain; finance; ASC joint ventures

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Laura Dyrda Becker’s ASC Review

Editor-in-chief of Becker’s ASC Review and Becker’s Spine Review; leads coverage of ASC strategy, development and physician ownership trends. Specialties: Ambulatory surgery centers; orthopedics & spine; ASC strategy and growth

Eric Oliver Becker’s ASC Review

Senior writer/reporter focused on ASC and GI industry trends, transactions and day‑to‑day operational issues. Specialties: ASCs and GI; ASC development and operations; payer dynamics

Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review

Prolific ASC beat writer profiling staffing pressures, reimbursement shifts and strategic growth opportunities for surgery centers and physician owners. Specialties: ASC growth & staffing; reimbursement and payer relations; physician compensation in outpatient surgery

Dave Muoio Fierce Healthcare

Staff writer at Fierce Healthcare covering providers’ operations, earnings and regulatory actions that shape hospital and clinic strategy. Specialties: Hospital/provider operations; regulation and antitrust; provider strategy

Heather Landi Fierce Healthcare

Executive editor at Fierce Healthcare leading coverage of provider technology, telehealth and behavioral health platforms impacting clinics and therapy providers. Specialties: Digital health and health IT; virtual/behavioral care; provider innovation

Paige Minemyer Fierce Healthcare

Health insurance reporter at Fierce Healthcare whose payer beat frequently intersects with physician group contracting and clinic economics. Specialties: Payers and providers; MA/ACA policy impacts on medical groups and clinics

Emily Olsen Healthcare Dive

Reporter at Healthcare Dive tracking cyber risk, deals and federal initiatives that directly impact hospital systems and outpatient sites of care. Specialties: Hospital cybersecurity; provider M&A; federal programs affecting hospitals and clinics

Laura Lovett Behavioral Health Business

Editor at Behavioral Health Business covering strategy, financing and operations across outpatient behavioral health, autism therapy and addiction treatment providers. Specialties: Behavioral health providers and therapy centers; SUD and mental health; investment and operations

Julie Appleby KFF Health News

Senior correspondent at KFF Health News known for clear explanations of how policy and pricing affect hospitals, physician practices and patients’ bills. Specialties: Hospitals, insurers and costs; ACA and Medicare rules shaping medical practices

Phil Galewitz KFF Health News

KFF Health News senior correspondent focused on Medicaid/Medicare and hospital systems, often highlighting access and funding pressures on clinics and practices. Specialties: Medicaid and Medicare; hospitals; state policy impacts on clinics and safety‑net providers

Jordan Rau KFF Health News

Senior correspondent at KFF Health News whose data‑driven reporting scrutinizes hospital performance and coverage limits that affect physical/occupational therapy. Specialties: Hospital quality and costs; nursing homes; coverage limits affecting PT/OT therapy

Stephanie Armour KFF Health News

Senior correspondent at KFF Health News covering how Washington policies reverberate through hospitals, medical groups and community clinics nationwide. Specialties: Federal health policy; provider funding and regulation; system‑level impacts on practices and clinics

Tina Reed Axios

Axios health care editor and author of Vitals, spotlighting how tech, retail and policy trends are changing care delivery in clinics and physician practices. Specialties: Business of healthcare delivery; retail entrants; technology reshaping clinics and primary care

John Tozzi Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News reporter covering the U.S. healthcare system, including hospital finances, physician groups and the payer landscape. Specialties: Hospitals, medical services and insurers; national policy; provider consolidation

Reed Abelson The New York Times

New York Times reporter examining how financial incentives and consolidation across hospitals and clinics affect access, prices and quality. Specialties: Business of healthcare; hospital/clinic consolidation; incentives driving care delivery

Sarah Kliff The New York Times

NYT investigative reporter whose hospital/clinic billing work has spurred policy change and price transparency across emergency and outpatient settings. Specialties: Hospital and clinic billing; price transparency; patient financial harms

Christopher Cheney HealthLeaders

CMO editor at HealthLeaders who regularly profiles physician leaders and covers practice economics, staffing and federal payment policy for medical groups. Specialties: Physician enterprise leadership; physician practice operations; CMS physician fee schedule