1. Justice Department sues to block $13B UnitedHealth, Change deal  Full story

2. Patients are coming after hospital prices  Full story

3. 7 hospitals laying off workers  Full story

4. Managing denials takes too much time often for too few results. Learn how providers are using automation to prioritize workflow + capture lost revenue. 

5. Judge rules against HHS, surprise billing arbitration rule  Full story

6. Catholic Health hit with credit downgrade after 40-day strike  Full story

7. Hackensack Meridian CEO: Even in a pandemic, let's keep focused on innovating healthcare  Full story

8. Top 5 billionaires in US healthcare  Full story

9. Digitally transforming RCM is key to hospitals’ operational success— learn how health systems across the country went about it.

10. HCA, Tenet and CHS: 325 hospitals, $90.7B in revenue  Full story

11. RN average hourly wage, salary for all 50 states — California tops list at $120K  Full story

12. 'We had to beg her to not show up': Hospitals' on-the-ground leaders in your words  Full story

13. In just nine days, BayCare Health System optimized workflows and eased patient experiences. Here's how.

14. Hackers charge $800 for access to California hospital information system  Full story

15. The 15 best, worst cities for jobs in 2022  Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Battling labor strain requires both strategy and culture shifts. Here's how leading execs are pivoting.

2. Hackers know which vulnerabilities to target. Learn how to protect your data by monitoring and securing third-party access.

3. AI can transform the revenue cycle. Download this 5-point report to learn how to implement it.