1. Texas NP gets 20-year sentence, ordered to pay $52M for fraud using physician IDs Full story

2. Sentara-Cone merger faces opposition from providers Full story

3. Piedmont offering up to $30K sign-on bonus for nurses Full story

4. RCM transformation — Lessons learned from Baptist Health Care and Barnabas Health. Click here to attend the virtual session.

5. Tenet inks affiliation with California university Full story

6. Insurers accuse CVS of overcharging for generic drugs Full story

7. Baystate to close standalone ER June 3 Full story

8. Biden orders US probe into pandemic's origins Full story

9. Value-based care 101 — 5 steps to optimizing reimbursement. Join the virtual discussion here. 

10. Atrium Health launches $500M fundraising campaign Full story

11. Michigan Medicine to give $1,500 appreciation bonuses to employees Full story

12. 14 charged in $143M COVID-19 scams, Justice Department says Full story

13. COVID-19 underscored the dynamic nature of clinical care evolution. Click here to get your hands on current best practices faster.

14. Amazon considering building brick-and-mortar pharmacies, report says Full story

15. Illinois rejects Quincy Medical Group's plan to build $61M hospital Full story

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

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• Population with at least 1 shot
• Death rates

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