1. Judge decertifies class in suit against UnitedHealth subsidiaries alleging underpayment of consultants Full story

2. 7 ways this COVID-19 surge is different Full story

3. Aetna, CVS to enter ACA marketplace in 8 states Full story

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

5. Baylor Scott & White demands physician stop using its name Full story

6. Why the US healthcare system ranks last among 11 wealthy countries Full story

7. Ophthalmology group challenges payers recommending biosimilars for eye disease treatment Full story

8. Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe launch value-based care company Full story

9. All hospitals want to improve their patients’ health outcomes — learn why predictive analytics is key.

10. New York health system to lay off up to 118 employees Full story

11. Vanderbilt University Medical Center wants CHS to change debt collection policies Full story

12. CVS Health revenue hits $72.6B in Q2 Full story

13. 8 recent hospital, health system executive resignations Full story

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

• Test positivity rates
• Hospitalization rates
• Death rates
• Population fully vaccinated
• Vaccines administered