1. UnitedHealthcare delays ER policy Full story
 
2. Rural hospitals may get paid to become standalone ERs Full story
 
3. Texas hospital returns to mask mandate for visitors 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. BCBS to pay federal health members to get vaccinated Full story

6. Who is still dying of COVID-19? 5 findings Full story

7. Medical costs to rise by 6.5% in 2022, report predicts Full story

8. Don't miss out on caring for an entire population. Learn how to build trust among patients with limited English proficiency.

9. Medicare increases payments to providers to encourage more at-home vaccinations Full story

10. Humana's CenterWell expands to 9th state Full story

11. Wellmark BCBS wants in on Medicare Advantage business Full story

12. Price transparency rule isn't preventing patients from overpaying thousands for labs & tests Full story

13. Cleveland Clinic, IBM, Aetna teaming up to launch blockchain health firm Full story

14. HHS to payers, providers: Billing patients for COVID-19 vaccines is illegal Full story

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

• Vaccines administered
• Population fully vaccinated 
• Test positivity rates