1. Amazon Care approached big health insurers to expand coverage Full story

2. Health insurance startups hiring more physicians Full story

3. 21 states where COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising: July 7 Full story

4. Success should be something payers can define. Learn how one company removed the fluff in their client success framework.

5. CMS' surprise-billing rule outlaws retroactive ED denial policies Full story

6. Hospitals often charge uninsured patients more than insurers for same services Full story

7. UnitedHealthcare reveals 2021 Preferred Lab Network Full story

8. Still trying to identify the key to a successful value-based care program? Here's what organizations are relying on to improve care quality + costs. 

9. Opinion: Insurers must brace for onslaught of long-term COVID-19 disability claims Full story

10. 10 states with highest, lowest ACA premiums for 2021 Full story

11. BCBS of Oklahoma, Mercy enter value-based care agreement Full story

12. Judge says Health Plan of West Virginia must comply with ACA's anti-discrimination provision in transgender lawsuit Full story

13. US Supreme Court to tackle Florida Medicaid case Full story

14. Humana to hire 200 in Kentucky Full story

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

• Vaccines administered
• Population fully vaccinated 
• Test positivity rates