1. Bright HealthCare CEO to resign Full story

2. A layoff list, expired medicine, neglected patients: Illinois hospital loses Medicare contract Full story

3. 'Big 6' payers ranked by 2021 profits Full story

4. From health system staff to health plan members, healthcare should work for everyone. What's the hold up? Help us get answers by participating in Becker's 2022 survey for health system benefit managers and provider-sponsored health plans.

5. Patient received $13K bill after donating his kidney Full story

6. Future of UnitedHealth-Change deal uncertain as timing deadline nears Full story

7. Florida physician convicted of $110M fraud Full story

8. South Dakota legislators reject Medicaid expansion plan Full story

9. Omicron subvariant in 47 states; study finds similar severity to original strain: 5 updates Full story

10. Wondering which benefits interoperability can bring? Click here to learn why orthopedic practices that use interoperable solutions perform better.

11. Priority Health notifies members of data breach Full story

12. Lawsuit claims Aetna infertility policies discriminate against homosexual women Full story

13. HHS seeks $30B to combat COVID-19 Full story

14. Sharp drop in patient safety, infection control amid pandemic: 3 new findings Full story 

15. 5 maternal, family benefit trends payers should watch in 2022 Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Providers waste 19 minutes and $9.37 for every claim status they check. Stop manually chasing claims — here's how.

2. Eliminate extra clicks and cumbersome EHR workarounds for clinicians. Learn how in this 6-part guide.

3. No health system is completely immune to the national staffing crisis. Here's how your team can mitigate the fallout.