1. Amazon, CVS, Thermo Fisher Scientific partner in COVID-19 testing alliance Full story

2. FTC approves $4B Stryker-Wright Medical deal, but orders asset sale Full story

3. Medical supply company files for bankruptcy, plans to close Full story

4. Still calling your patients? Click here to find out why texting them will bring about better results for your practice. 

5. Trump demands changes to COVID-19 relief bill Full story

6. US buys 100M more Pfizer vaccine doses Full story

7. Your healthcare organization’s data needs protection. Join this webinar to learn how can safeguard it with cybersecurity measures, digital ID and biometrics. 

8. US cut number of vaccines sent to some states due to confusion over FDA rule Full story

9. Dr. Birx to retire after Biden transition Full story

10. For-profit hospital M&A update: 14 deals involving CHS, Tenet and HCA Full story

11. Health system resilience: A tactical guide for building stronger organizations and reaching more patients. Click here to read more. 

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

• Test positivity rates + new cases
• Hospitalizations
• States ranked by COVID-19 cases
• Death rates
• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest