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8. Healthcare workers, nursing home residents likely next in line for COVID-19 boosters  Full story

9. Optum quietly revamps online pharmacy, sells virtual care for cash  Full story

10. 7 hospitals, health systems hiring CIOs  Full story

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12. Surgeries canceled, ambulances diverted, IT system down at Ohio health system after ransomware attack  Full story

13. 2nd no-confidence vote at Arkansas hospital targets CEO  Full story

14. Nearly 600 Oregon healthcare workers get new contracts, annual pay raises  Full story

15. Dignity, UCLA, Inspira among latest to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for workers  Full story

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