1. Daily US cases hit new high; White House reconvenes task force — 6 COVID-19 updates  Full story

2. Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strike down ACA  Full story

3. Texas, Florida pause reopening plans + 6 more updates from states with largest COVID-19 case increases  Full story

4. According to new research from Lumeon, nearly 70% of hospital leaders believe patient fears of COVID-19 infection will delay elective surgeries for at least the next six months. Learn more about how health systems are perceiving the impact of COVID-19 on their operations, and how they’re tackling getting back to surgery.

5. HCA nurses launch 10-day strike at California hospital  Full story

6. America's physician shortage could top 139,000 by 2033  Full story

7. Healthcare is a team sport. Click here to join your peers virtually to hear insights on cultivating healthcare's most indelible resource — its people.

8. CMS' proposed home health payment rule for 2021: 3 things to know  Full story

9. 873 Lee Health workers apply for voluntary buyouts, sign up for sabbaticals  Full story

10. CommonSpirit strikes partnership to offer direct-to-employer primary care  Full story

11. Nurse recruiting and retention amid COVID-19 and beyond: A fireside chat with Stanford Health Care's CHRO. Click here to attend the virtual event.

12. North Carolina health system CMO, CFO to step down  Full story

13. Primary care practices could take $15B hit this year due to COVID-19  Full story

14. Quorum Health sells Illinois hospital  Full story 

15. No more Band-Aid solutions — 4 Black healthcare leaders on why it's time to treat racism like the systemic disease it is  Full story