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2. CMS reviewing hospital mid-build exception denials  Full story

3. Why a South Carolina hospital CEO changed his mind about vaccinations  Full story

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

5. Steward's Dr. Sanjay Shetty on ACO expansion, working with Medical Properties Trust  Full story

6. 7 latest hospital lawsuits, settlements  Full story

7. Penn State to open 110-bed hospital Oct. 1  Full story

8. Vaccination-related employee terminations, resignations at 13 health systems  Full story

9. Getting paid shouldn't be complicated. Learn how to simplify reimbursements + overcome denials.

10. CDC director recommends boosters for healthcare workers, despite panel's vote  Full story 

11. 10 recent donations to healthcare organizations  Full story 

12. Why hospitals are worried about the No Surprises Act  Full story 

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14. Memphis hospitals treat 12 victims of grocery store shooting  Full story

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

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

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