1. Holdout states reconsider Medicaid expansion after increased funding Full story

2. Young, unvaccinated adults fuel COVID-19 hospitalization surge in Michigan Full story

3. California clinic's $81M payments from uninsured fund catches HHS' eye Full story

4. Justice Department to further review $13B UnitedHealth, Change Healthcare deal Full story

5. Leveraging accurate and reliable data is key for data driven initiatives such as population health and predictive analytics. Learn why establishing quality reference data management practices can help break down the silos of big data

6. Magellan wins dismissal in mental health claims lawsuit Full story

7. UofL Health launches direct-to-employer health plan Full story

8. Texas Health Aetna gets interim CEO Full story

9. Outsourcing can be an innovative way to stay competitive in today's hospital market. Click here to learn how one health system achieved this via a strategic revenue cycle partnership.

10. Humana reaches $17M settlement in home health workers' overtime lawsuit Full story

11. Sanders pushes to expand Medicare: 5 things to know Full story

12. Highmark affiliate gets naming rights to Buffalo Bills stadium Full story

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

• Percentage of population vaccinated
• Shots administered
• Test positivity rates 
• Death rates