1. CMS unveils new payment model for rural hospitals: 10 things to know  Full story

2. Houston hospital closes within 4 years of opening  Full story

3. CEO of Tenet's Conifer Health Solutions to step down  Full story

4. What an analysis of 600+ hospitals can tell us about the broad financial impact of COVID-19. Click here view the virtual discussion

5. 15 states with the most, fewest COVID-19 restrictions  Full story

6. Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate: 6 things to know about her healthcare policy positions  Full story

7. Texas health system faces $174M budget shortfall, lays off 200  Full story

8. How Penn State Health and Norman Regional Health System rapidly scaled telehealth offerings amid a pandemic. Click here to watch the discussion.

9. Neck gaiters, bandanas more harmful than not wearing a mask, Duke study suggests  Full story

10. MultiCare posts $172M loss in first half of 2020  Full story

11. 20 most expensive drugs in the US  Full story

12. Embrace disruption: How hospitals can transform a crisis into lasting change. Click here to for 3 predictions on the future of healthcare.

13. Hospitals urge CMS to withdraw Medicaid fiscal integrity rule  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates
• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest