1. Biden zeros in on healthcare competition in executive order: 10 notes Full story

2. CMS pitches payment rules for 2022: 21 notes for hospital execs Full story

3. Trinity Health mandates COVID-19 vaccine for employees at 91 hospitals Full story

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5. CDC, FDA say no to COVID-19 boosters for now Full story

6. Temple completes purchase of Philadelphia hospital campus Full story

7. Hospital RCM teams should play offense, not defense. Click here to learn how to prevent denied claims.

8. Renown to lay off 166 employees Full story

9. Shuttered Arkansas hospital to reopen after renovation Full story

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11. Northwestern asks patients to review medical bills after security breach Full story

12. St. Jude to pay $27M to settle allegations it sold defective heart devices Full story

13. Virtua nixes plan for $1B hospital campus Full story

14. New Mexico hospital workers laid off; CEO cites declining patient demand Full story 

15. 25+ hospitals, health systems mandating vaccines for workers Full story

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