1. CHS profit plummets 91% in Q2  Full story

2. Northwell loses $1.25B COVID-19 coverage lawsuit  Full story

3. Centra, UVA Health strike affiliation  Full story

4. Revenue cycle innovation doesn't have to be daunting. Learn why some health systems are scrapping the "go-it-alone" approach here. 

5. PE firm made $1.6B by selling LifePoint to fund it owns  Full story

6. Daily COVID-19 admissions hit record high in Florida  Full story

7. 13 hospitals ending services, closing departments  Full story

8. Infrastructure bill extends Medicare sequester, spares provider relief fund  Full story

9. Out-of-Network & Surprise Billing: 6 Ways to Prepare

10. Oregon hospital only taking emergencies amid long-term care, nursing shortages  Full story

11. 14 hospitals, systems sue HHS over graduate medical education payments  Full story 

12. Fully vaccinated people should get tested after exposure even if asymptomatic: CDC  Full story 

13. Your budget needs to go, but your boss disagrees. Learn how to win them over with a shift to rolling forecasts.

14. The questions 5 healthcare executives ask when developing a growth strategy  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
• Population fully vaccinated
• Vaccines administered

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