1. Texas hospital faces closure over vaccine mandate, CEO says  Full story

2. Walmart Health shakes up leadership amid slow clinic rollout  Full story

3. 10 hospitals seeking CFOs  Full story

4. Are you prepared for 2022 pharmacy planning? The largest contributor to drug price increases for 2022 is adalimumab and will remain that way until 2023. Plus, data shows a lessening but continued financial impact of COVID-19.

5. 'Their crisis is becoming our problem': Washington hospitals hit with Idaho COVID-19 surge  Full story

6. The best, worst states to work in America  Full story

7. Henry Ford closes 120 beds due to staffing shortage  Full story

8. Biden nominates privacy champion Alvaro Bedoya to FTC  Full story

9. Is your health system positioned for growth? Answer these 4 Qs to find out.

10. More than 25% of high-priced hospitals are in low concentrated markets: 5 details  Full story

11. Heart patient dies after being turned down from 43 ICUs amid COVID-19 surge  Full story 

12. OhioHealth unveils details of $140M Pickerington hospital  Full story 

13. 3 in 4 patients want online scheduling. Are you meeting their needs? Learn the state of patient access in a pandemic-changed world.

14. 'Looking for ivermectin? Click here': How some telehealth companies push the controversial drug  Full story 

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

• Population fully vaccinated
• Vaccines administered
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates 

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