1. TeamHealth fires back at UnitedHealthcare: 4 things to know  Full story

2. Healthcare affordability scorecard: Where does your state rank?  Full story

3. Hedge fund with $900M stake pressures Centene to replace board members  Full story

4. Insights to enhance electronic value-based payments and understand how they will evolve over time. Discover more here.

5. Hospitals throw support behind UPMC in battle with feds  Full story

6. Cigna Q3 revenue rises to $44.3B  Full story

7. Healthcare facilities must vaccinate staff by Jan. 4, CMS says  Full story

8. New Hampshire hospital group to wind down  Full story

9. Applying for an Emergency Rural Health Care grant? Get tips on developing a competitive application here.

10. 69% of Medicare beneficiaries want to shop beyond marketplaces  Full story

11. Lab test owner indicted in $100M fraudulent billing scheme  Full story 

12. UnitedHealth, Change strike amended timing agreement with Justice Department  Full story 

13. Kansas hospital no longer accepting health-sharing plans for payment  Full story 

14. COVID-19 vaccination rates up in 45 states, down in 5  Full story 

15. Centene sells majority stake of in-home healthcare company  Full story