1. Unvaccinated COVID-19 hospitalizations cost $5.7B in 3 months, analysis says  Full story

2. Top 20 business schools of 2021-22, per Bloomberg  Full story

3. California medical group grows to 4,200 physicians  Full story

4. Break down imaging silos for good. Industry experts share 5 tips for building a cost-effective, clinician-friendly imaging ecosystem here.

5. DOJ will take firm stance against 'killer acquisitions': 5 things to know  Full story

6. Physician 'gold card' law to reduce prior authorization delays in Texas  Full story

7. Raise the price transparency noncompliance fee from $300 to $5.5K a day, researchers say  Full story

8. 6 transactions involving HCA Healthcare  Full story

9. It takes hospitals 90 days on average to onboard a physician, but it doesn't have to. Learn why.

10. Biden, health execs to meet on vaccination strategies  Full story

11. 10 states with largest COVID-19 case increases in last week  Full story 

12. AdventHealth breaks ground on 100-bed hospital  Full story 

13. The transition of care is starting to prove costly for health systems. Here's the finanicial lever hospitals are engaging to alleviate that.

14. Slow or empty threat? Physicians linked to misinformation still have licenses despite boards' warnings  Full story 

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

• Population fully vaccinated
• Vaccines administered
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates 

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