1. HHS threatens to withhold funding from hospitals that fail to report COVID-19 data  Full story

2. 6 recent hospital credit downgrades  Full story

3. Viewpoint: The way hospitals are paid maintains structural racism  Full story

4. A cascade of crises — 3 industry experts discuss organizational resilience and the lessons of 2020. Click here to attend the virtual panel.   

5. States ranked by uninsured rates  Full story

6. Former Mayo Clinic employee wrongly viewed 1,600+ patients' info: 4 details  Full story

7. Trump halts COVID-19 relief negotiations until after election  Full story

8. Learn about how the pandemic has transformed healthcare RCM as well as key strategies for navigating the new normal in this virtual discussion.

9. Orlando Health closes $86M acquisition of CHS hospital  Full story

10.  UPMC says it can't be sued for fraud over ads  Full story

11. Physicians resign from Kansas hospital amid concerns with CEO  Full story 

12. Break the cycle: How to put an end to recurring denials. Click here to attend the live virtual discussion.

13. Cleveland Clinic: Top 10 medical innovations for 2021  Full story 

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

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

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