1. Optum, Change Healthcare set $650M merger reversal fee, extend agreement through 2022  Full story

2. Reimbursement for uninsured patients' COVID-19 vaccinations ending  Full story

3. Biden proposes ACA coverage expansion to include more families  Full story

4. 70% of revenue cycle leaders look to automation to mitigate payment delays and staffing challenges. Here's how two execs are using RCM technology to streamline growth.

5. Intermountain, SCL Health form 33-hospital system  Full story

6. 7 hospitals laying off workers  Full story

7. These ortho leaders automated patient contact and saw financial + emotional benefits. Find out how to score more than just RCM gains. 

8. CMS releases Medicare Advantage, Part D rate announcement: 7 things to know  Full story

9. Staffing shortages cause monthslong waits for Medicaid  Full story

10. FBI sounds alarm on hospital ransomware  Full story

11. Ardent Health Services increased its CMI by 13% and its CC/MCC capture rate by 12% by deploying self-service analytics. Learn more about the financial and operational improvements this technology can bring.

12. Phishing attack exposes 54K patient records at West Virginia hospital  Full story

13. Harvard's Dr. Alexa Kimball: How should telehealth be reimbursed?  Full story

14. Senate negotiators reach $10B COVID-19 aid deal  Full story

15. Florida and Texas are becoming the new tech hubs  Full story

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