1. 8 health systems with strong finances  Full story

2. Essentia Health delays opening of $900M hospital campus by 1 year  Full story

3. FTC urges Texas regulators to block CHS' divestiture of 2 hospitals  Full story

4. Leveraging analytics and automation helped this infusion therapy services provider enhance claims processing and improve analyst productivity. Click here to learn more.

5. Charges for COVID-19 tests range from a penny to $14K  Full story

6. New COVID-19 relief package includes $45B for Medicare loan forgiveness  Full story

7. Pennsylvania health system merger could hike costs 20%, economist says  Full story

8. Financial planning for 2021: How next-gen data analysis can help hospitals plan for the future amid uncertainty. Click here to attend the virtual discussion.

9. Telemedicine will drive $29B in healthcare services this year, report finds  Full story

10. Chicago church wipes out $19M in medical debt  Full story

11. 7 hospital, health system construction projects worth $500M+  Full story 

12. Do you have the tools to generate new revenue streams? Join the experts who will share how it's done.

13. Audit of New Mexico hospital finds mismanagement, unapproved CEO pay  Full story 

14. Trinity Health, Texas Children's + 7 more health systems affected by Blackbaud breach  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
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• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. How to build a holistic revenue recovery strategy. Click here to download the step-by-step guide. 

2. Out-of-state Medicaid claims — An overlooked revenue opportunity in a revenue-lite year. Click here to read more.

3. RCM is at the heart of returning your health system to profitability. Click here to learn how you can transform revenue cycle processes into an end-to-end workflow that eliminates silos and reduces waste.