1. Orlando Health closes $86M acquisition of CHS hospital  Full story

2. 6 recent hospital credit downgrades  Full story

3. Trump halts COVID-19 relief negotiations until after election  Full story

4. A cascade of crises — 3 industry experts discuss organizational resilience and the lessons of 2020. Click here to attend the virtual panel.

5. HHS threatens to withhold funding from hospitals that fail to report COVID-19 data  Full story

6. UPMC says it can't be sued for fraud over ads
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7. 'Shut it down': Virginia hospital under investigation isn't safe, nurse says  Full story

8. Learn about how the pandemic has transformed healthcare RCM as well as key strategies for navigating the new normal in this virtual discussion.

9. States ranked by uninsured rates  Full story

10. South Carolina hospital fires back at physicians claiming 'abysmal' care  Full story

11. Hospital M&A update: 7 recent deals  Full story 

12. Risk profiling and the COVID-19 patient backlog — hear from CMO Dr. Mohammed Saeed during this live virtual discussion.

13. Patient shot at UCLA hospital  Full story 

14. Insulin in US costs up to 10 times more than in other wealthy countries, study says  Full story 

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

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

Becker's Learning Opportunities

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

2. Four key strategies can help providers remove patient payment barriers and improve collections. Click here to download the whitepaper.

3. How an ASC achieved 149% of its cash goal — click here to learn more.