1. National nurses organization urges CDC to reinstate universal mask wearing  Full story

2. 31 states where COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising: July 14  Full story

3. Hospitals should require COVID-19 vaccination as condition of employment, healthcare epidemiologists urge  Full story

4. A shift is coming for lung cancer treatment and as a community, we can do better. Stay on the forefront of innovation by joining us at the first ever TOP Executive Summit August 6-7. Join the discussion.

5. Medicare expansion included in Senate Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending framework: 5 things to know  Full story

6. U of Chicago Medicine joins 30 other systems, groups mandating vaccines for workers  Full story

7. Healthcare's cybersecurity evolution: Learn about emerging, dynamic approaches to data security here. 

8. CMS pitches physician payment rule for 2022: 9 things to know  Full story

9. CMS proposes expanding certain Medicare telehealth provisions through 2023: 5 details  Full story

10. Dr. Atul Gawande is Biden's pick for global health position  Full story

11. Still trying to identify the key to a successful value-based care program? Here's what organizations are relying on to improve care quality + costs. 

12. CEO of Upper Allegheny Health System resigns  Full story

13. Chicago healthcare workers reach tentative deal, end 18-day strike  Full story

14. Hospitals push back on Lown Institute community benefits study  Full story

15. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Positivity rates + new cases
• States ranked by percentage of COVID-19 vaccines administered
• States ranked by percentage of population fully vaccinated
   

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