1. UnitedHealth profit nears $5B in Q1 Full story

2. 5,800 COVID-19 infections detected among 77 million fully vaccinated people: CDC Full story

3. CMS bans coding hospitals use to hide prices from web searches Full story

4. What's preventing greater adoption of biosimilars? Join this live virtual discussion to find out.

5. Change Healthcare shareholders approve $13B UnitedHealth deal Full story

6. 9 payer exec moves Full story

7. Patient recruiter gets 10-year prison sentence for telemedicine fraud Full story

8. This health plan saved $7,500 per member and saw a 289 percent jump in engagement. Learn how in this short case study.

9. BCBS of Rhode Island partners with AI company to identify chronic conditions Full story

10. 10 best, worst states for children's healthcare Full story

11. Health insurers to issue $2.1B in MLR rebates Full story

12. Major DC health plan hacked, affecting 200,000: 7 details Full story

13. 7 challenges to comparing prices for common hospital services Full story

14. Who Leads BCBSA? 6 execs to know Full story

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

• Vaccines administered
• Population vaccinated  
• Death rates
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