1. 9 hospitals laying off workers  Full story

2. Tenet must pay whistleblowing cardiologists $10M, court rules  Full story

3. Startup to sell at-home COVID-19 tests through vending machines  Full story

4. New surprise billing regs raise questions for providers. Click here for answers. 

5. Former Massachusetts healthcare executive charged in $100M fraud scheme  Full story

6. Health policy expert front-runner for top CMS job, Politico reports  Full story

7. Hospital M&A: 12 recent deals  Full story

8. Washington church raises enough to erase $30M in medical debt  Full story

9. It costs a minimum of $25 each time an outpatient claim needs to be resolved. Click here to learn how to improve your outpatient hospital claim strategy and drive more revenue.

10. Young, middle-aged adults biggest COVID-19 spreaders, study finds  Full story

11. Low reimbursements have some physicians stopping COVID-19 testing  Full story 

12. Humana loses $274M in Q4  Full story 

13. Put 2020's volatility in the past. Learn how to better navigate canceled electives and manage your surgery backlog here.

14. COVID-19 precautions + the Super Bowl: 7 things to know  Full story 

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

• Hospitalizations
• Death rates
• Vaccines administered 

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1. Cutting headcount alone won't transform costs. Read this eBook to learn what models are actually working for executives from 9 systems.

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3. 80% of CNOs have trouble recruiting nurses. Click here to find out how a national licensing model would help.