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2. Pennsylvania hospital to lay off 110 employees  Full story

3. CMS releases 4 final payment rules: 16 things to know  Full story

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5. How CHS, HCA, Tenet and UHS fared in Q2  Full story

6. Staffing shortage closes Washington standalone ED  Full story

7. Big corporations may be eyeing your system's top physician  Full story

8. Cerner to sell Kansas City-area campus following shift to hybrid work  Full story

9. Healthcare professionals are moving: It's time for radical recruitment strategies

10. Mississippi hospitals told to delay overnight elective procedures beginning Aug. 1  Full story

11. Texas Children's plans $201M expansion  Full story 

12. Hospitals, health systems mandating vaccines for workers  Full story 

13. Health inequity risks lives + costs the industry billions. Take action with this C-suite guide to reduce health disparities at your organization and beyond.

14. Biden amps up vaccine strategy, tells states to offer $100 incentive  Full story 

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

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