1. Highmark becomes 4th largest Blue plan with HealthNow deal Full story

2. Blue Shield of California revises vaccine contract after asking UC Health for patient data, report says Full story

3. CMS to review geographic direct contracting payment model Full story

4. 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Houston medical office Full story

5. The solution to managing limited care resources? Deviceless remote patient monitoring. Learn how UnityHealth successfully leveraged a deviceless platform during this live virtual discussion. Join here.

6. Health insurers have to cover COVID-19 tests for asymptomatic people, CMS says Full story

7. Cigna calls on New Jersey court to end lab's lawsuit over COVID-19 payments Full story

8. 5 recent health programs, pilots launched by payers Full story

9. Your hospital needs to make the right decisions at the right times. Click here to register for Becker's Enterprise Imaging Virtual Event and learn how to ensure the right calls gets made.

10. Highmark Health inks 6-year partnership with Google sister company Verily: 6 notes Full story

11. UnitedHealth opens 'pop-up' infusion center for COVID-19 patients in Minnesota Full story

12. Bundled payment programs can lead to significant savings for payers, patients: RAND Full story

13. Cigna's Evernorth to acquire MDLive Full story

14. Centene makes 4 leadership changes Full story

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

• Shots administered 
• Death rates
• Test positivity rates
• Hospitalizations