1. Optum expects to add 10,000 physicians this year Full story

2. Biden to sign 10 exec orders on pandemic response; variants may drive high infection rate through spring — 6 COVID-19 updates Full story

3. Healthcare execs, physicians pardoned by Trump Full story

4. Patients benefit from enhanced recovery programs. Click here to join the discussion on starting or expanding your protocols.

5. Biden picks acting HHS, CMS heads Full story

6. CVS Health names CMO of Aetna Full story

7. Houston hospital lockout forces physicians to treat patients in parking lot Full story

8. Virtual + in-person = whole-person care. Click here to learn how leading hospitals are integrating telehealth and traditional care to achieve optimal outcomes.

9. Medicare Advantage Star Ratings: 30 measures to know for 2022 Full story

10. Medicare drug plan Star Ratings: 12 measures to know for 2022 Full story

11. New Jersey governor blames CVS, Walgreens for slow vaccine rollout Full story

12. Lawsuit accuses Cigna of using COVID-19 hospital surge to deny claims Full story

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

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