1. Trump administration releases plan to speed up vaccinations Full story

2. Gilead testing remdesivir against new COVID-19 variants Full story

3. Warp Speed giving some hospitals faulty syringes for COVID-19 vaccine doses Full story

4. Like it or not, price transparency requirements have taken effect. Click here to join the conversation on how to quickly gain compliance. 

5. Tennessee's new Medicaid model allows state to deny coverage of some drugs Full story

6. Eli Lilly says its Alzheimer's drug slows decline in early study Full story

7. Don't Miss Learning Opportunities:

• This Dallas health system saved $16M by reducing medical supply excess. Click here to learn how. 
• Why risk fines and data breaches by delaying the archiving of your legacy system? Click here for the guide that outlines your options.
• It’s going to be difficult for your laboratory to persist through the pandemic without the right IT tools. Download this whitepaper to understand which tools to adopt.

8. Fresenius Kabi recalls NSAID due to presence of particulate matter Full story

9. CVS Health names new chief people officer Full story

10. Ohio Medicaid names a single, state-controlled PBM Full story

11. Cutting costs isn't enough to support financial stability in 2021. Click here to learn how to avoid a shortsighted approach to revenue recovery. 

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

• Test positivity rates + new cases
• Hospitalizations
• States ranked by percentage of vaccines administered
• Death rates
• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest