1. California hospital ends Anthem contract after alleged contract breaches  Full story

2. CMS won't enforce payer interoperability rules  Full story

3. Texas hospital says coding problem caused $555K COVID-19 billing error  Full story

4. Fraudulent transactions come in many disguises. Here's how payers are staying ahead of them.

5. Vaccination requirements spur employee terminations, resignations: Numbers from 7 health systems  Full story

6. 10 best, worst states ranked by health insurance coverage  Full story

7. Recruiter pulled names from Craigslist to defraud CHS, Quorum, feds say  Full story

8. Humana delays planned return to office to 2022  Full story

9. Virtual healthcare is positioned to address social determinants. Click here for 3 reasons it will work.

10. 340B hospitals mark up cancer drugs 3.8X for commercially insured patients, study finds  Full story

11. 17 health plans land top scores on NCQA's 2021 report card  Full story 

12. FEMA to cover NYC Health + Hospitals' $900M COVID-19 tab  Full story 

13. DOJ will take firm stance against 'killer acquisitions': 5 things to know  Full story 

14. 6 physician specialties using telehealth the most: AMA  Full story 

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

• Hospitalizations 
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• Vaccines administered 
• Population fully vaccinated 
• Death rate