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Modern Healthcare

U.S. center, industry trade

Owned byCrain Communications Inc., a privately held publishing company owned by the Crain family (Detroit, Michigan)
FundingSubscriptions (primarily healthcare executives and industry professionals) and advertising revenue from companies targeting healthcare decision-makers; also generates revenue from live events and data products
On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

Modern Healthcare was founded in 1976 and has been published by Crain Communications, a family-owned media company founded in 1916. It grew into the leading trade publication for U.S. healthcare executives, with a BPA-audited circulation of over 70,000. In 2017, a family restructuring consolidated full ownership of Crain Communications under Keith Crain's branch of the family after Rance Crain's side sold its 50% stake. The publication operates as a twice-monthly print magazine with daily digital coverage, newsletters, and events. Its editorial focus is on healthcare business strategy, hospital finance, regulation, and policy — not general-interest or consumer health news. Media Bias/Fact Check rates it as 'Least Biased' with a high factual record, reflecting its trade-press orientation. No major editorial controversies are on record; it maintains a published ethics code that prohibits prepublication review by sources.

Sources

  1. Modern Healthcare – Wikipedia
  2. Crain Communications – Wikipedia
  3. Modern Healthcare – Bias and Credibility – Media Bias/Fact Check
  4. Modern Healthcare brand page – Crain Communications
  5. Crain Communications changes family ownership structure (2017) – Crain's Detroit Business
  6. Modern Healthcare Editorial Code of Ethics

Profile compiled 2026-09-22; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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