1. Primary care group buys Miami's University Health Care for $600M Full story

2. Lawsuit over Houston Methodist's COVID-19 vaccine mandate dismissed Full story

3. HHS gives hospitals more time to use COVID-19 relief funds Full story

4. Best practices to improve prescription drug plan performance. Two industry experts weigh in here.

5. Scripps records operating loss in Q2 Full story

6. California city balks at plan to close local hospital, rebuild in another city Full story

7. Patient navigation in a post-COVID-19 world — Ensure your hospital's hybrid care delivery model is up to par with expert insight during this discussion.

8. New hospital racial inclusivity ranking doesn't take service areas, outreach into account, critics say Full story

9. Rare cases of heart inflammation in young vaccine recipients prompts emergency CDC meeting Full story

10. Learn the 5 keys to building a cost-effective imaging ecosystem by clicking here.

11. Amazon opens 3 employee health clinics in Detroit Full story

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

13. How much will the US pay for virtual visits conducted by phone? Full story

14. HHS allocates $424M to rural health clinics for COVID-19 response Full story

15. 15 recent hospital, health system executive moves Full story

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

• Vaccines administered
• Test positivity rates
• Population fully vaccinated

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