1. CMS pulls Medicaid work rules in 3 more states Full story

2. Texas hospitals asked to postpone elective procedures, out-of-state workers recruited Full story

3. UnitedHealthcare data fuels, frames Yale surprise billing study Full story

4. Traditional pain management programs aren't working. Here's the new approach hospitals are taking to prevent chronic opioid use.

5. Employers mull health insurance surcharges for unvaccinated Full story

6. 1.1 million people got unauthorized COVID-19 booster shot, CDC estimates Full story

7. Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill that restarts, extends Medicare payment cuts Full story

8. The 'new normal' is here. See one major way health systems are adapting to a post-pandemic market in this short e-book.

9. Medical analytics company sued after quietly parting ways with Aetna Full story

10. Over 2.5 million Americans gained coverage during ACA special enrollment period Full story

11. 5 recent payer-provider feuds, resolutions Full story

12. BCBS of Michigan acquires management support organization in shift to value-based care Full story

13. How vaccination rates are changing in each state: Up in 40, down in 10 Full story

14. Sentara to pay $4.3M to settle allegations of submitting improper claims Full story 

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

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