1. CVS Health to buy Signify for $8B: 6 details  Full story 

2. Iowa hospital to close in October  Full story

3. Where every insurance premium dollar goes  Full story 

4. Self-pay accounts are time-consuming and expensive, but they're also on the rise. Watch now and learn how to protect your margins in unpredictable financial times. 

5. Labor Department sues former hospital CEO, alleges fiduciary breaches  Full story 

6. White House seeks $47B in emergency funding: 2 healthcare takeaways  Full story 

7. 13 healthcare organizations outsourcing RCM  Full story 

8. Hospitals can't prepare for future challenges with mediocre data. Learn how to get more from today's data and prepare to thrive in the future amid inflation and historic financial challenges.

9. Healthcare CEO, physicians sentenced to prison for $27M fraud  Full story 

10. UAE-based company invests $500M in US health system  Full story 

11. 10 providers seeking RCM talent  Full story

12. Burdensome payer policy can directly hinder revenue growth. Here's how a 289-bed hospital improved payer behavior through the legal system.  

13. Hospitals that share public health data will get better Medicare rates  Full story   

14. Philadelphia hospital shooter sentenced to 35 years after pleading guilty to murder  Full story 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Dozens of health system executives met in Chicago to discuss the patient financial experience and the care affordability crisis. Learn what was said and why it matters here. 

2. Workplace safety shouldn't be unaffordable. This 2022 guide offers tips to improve safety and give nurses the peace of mind they deserve.

3. A disconnected health system is a dysfunctional one. Get tips from Optum on how to implement a connected care approach.