1. The vice presidential debate: 6 healthcare takeaways  Full story

2. Feds charge Baltimore lawyer with $25M hospital extortion plan  Full story

3. Trump says he won't participate in next debate after it goes virtual due to COVID-19 Full story

4. Break the cycle: How to put an end to recurring denials. Click here to attend the live virtual discussion.

5. HCA plans freestanding ED, joining rival in Nashville development  Full story

6. 4 South Carolina physicians charged in $100M billing fraud case  Full story

7. AdventHealth to open 85-bed Kansas hospital in 2021  Full story

8. Is it possible to improve the patient experience while adhering to price transparency? Click here to join experts who have risen to the challenge.

9. OSU Wexner, Adena expand affiliation  Full story

10. Oregon hospital terminates 2 employees over 'computer crimes' and theft  Full story

11. 'We hoped this day wouldn't come': Wisconsin to open field hospital amid COVID-19 surge  Full story 

12. Patients want easy access to scheduling dental appointments and paying their bills. Click here to learn how self-service can boost efficiency and revenue.

13. 5 states with most, fewest COVID-19 restrictions  Full story 

14. Which service lines have the most growth potential? 3 hospital execs weigh in  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
• Hospitalizations
• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest

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