1. Renown, UnitedHealthcare end contract Full story

2. The 17 health systems to which Walmart sends employees for care in 2021 Full story

3. 7 recent hospital, health system CEO moves Full story

4. Health insurers can't immediately know which new members will be costly — but they can try starting with these 7 steps.

5. New Jersey health system now in network with all major payers Full story

6. Latest Guidehouse report identifies markets where 'payviders' are likely to succeed: 3 things to know Full story

7. Sentara, Cone Health nix merger Full story

8. Payer and health system execs are coming together for critical conversations during Becker's Payer Issues virtual event. Sign up here.

9. 47,000 BCBS Kansas City members exposed through vendor breach Full story

10. The ironically quiet threat plaguing organizations Full story

11. Humana expands value-based model to include original Medicare beneficiaries Full story

12. Arkansas VA leaders missed signs pathologist tied to 15 patient deaths was drinking on job: OIG Full story

13. BCBS of NJ director: How the pandemic exposed 'fragility' of fee-for-service payment Full story

14. South Dakota latest state campaigning for Medicaid expansion Full story

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

• Vaccines administered
• Population fully vaccinated 
• Test positivity rates 
• Population that has received at least 1 shot