1. HHS releases $9B in provider relief payments  Full story

2. Appeals court refuses to reinstate CMS vaccine rule  Full story

3. UnityPoint explores selling 3 hospitals to Carle Health  Full story

4. Becker's revenue cycle transformation survey: Where are you now and where are you going? Click here to participate.

5. 10 hospitals seeking CFOs  Full story

6. Medicaid DSH cuts nixed from Build Back Better Act  Full story

7. 46 top hospitals, ranked by Leapfrog  Full story

8. Penn Highlands Healthcare to add 8th hospital  Full story

9. Penn Medicine met revenue cycle labor shortages with revolutionary efficiency — here's how.

10. Biden releases 2,700-item to-do list: 5 healthcare updates  Full story

11. Omicron accounts for 3% of new US COVID-19 cases  Full story 

12. Private equity firm plans physician group investments after closing $570M fund  Full story 

13. Geisinger boosted patient payment collections by 80%. Here's how.

14. Baxter finalizes $10.5B Hillrom acquisition: 4 details  Full story 

15. Healthcare deals increased by 56% in 2021, report finds  Full story 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Demand for heart care is rising as a cardiologist shortage looms. Here's how health systems are adapting to the specialty's top challenges. 

2. 10 M&A best practices — Insights from Bon Secours Mercy Health and Summit Health.

3. Telehealth is entering a critical new phase. Learn why top execs are adopting a smart-growth approach to planning.