1. US COVID-19 cases up 16% in 1 week: 8 CDC stats to know  Full story

2. COVID-19 hospitalizations increasing among fully vaccinated, Fauci says  Full story

3. CoxHealth CEO Steve Edwards to retire  Full story

4. Need help managing your Medicare spend? Join this upcoming webinar to learn Sound Physicians' lessons from managing $10 billion in at-risk spending and get tips for replicating great results. 

5. Mayo Clinic operating income more than doubles  Full story

6. California hospital to lay off 328 employees  Full story

7. How Kaiser Permanente's health plan ramped up actionable insights for employers and execs. Learn more here.

8. House passes $1.7 trillion spending package: 6 healthcare takeaways  Full story

9. CDC advisors endorse boosters for all adults  Full story

10. Mayo Clinic CIO: Google partnership will 'transform healthcare'  Full story

11. Entice new patients with your robotics program — see how Lehigh Valley Health Network and Vail Health Hospital did it here. 

12. 2 signs a severe flu season might be ahead  Full story

13. Will the definition of 'fully vaccinated' change?  Full story

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15. Will virtual-1st plans stick? Insight from 2 early adopters  Full story

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3. Demand for heart care is rising as a cardiologist shortage looms. Here's how health systems are adapting to the specialty's top challenges.

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