1. CMS' final payment rules take effect Oct. 1: 21 things to know Full story

2. 7 hospitals tagged by OIG for billing errors this year Full story

3. Health insurance market grows increasingly concentrated, AMA report says: 7 things to know Full story

4. Why do patients miss payments? 2 studies involving RCM leaders + patients might have the answer. Click here to find out.

5. Tower Health to close 1 Pennsylvania hospital, sell another Full story

6. Government shutdown would furlough 43% of HHS Full story

7. At understaffed Ohio system, executives clear schedules to pick up more duties Full story

8. How workers responded to New York's vaccination mandate Full story

9. How 2 physician experts define success in musculoskeletal value-based care.

10. 7 recent executive payer moves Full story

11. Patients, advocates push for changes to medical debt rules in New Mexico Full story

12. Mass General Brigham to spend $75M on employee bonuses Full story

13. Delaying the cloud migration process is costing your organization. Click here for a discussion on how to get started. 

14. Epic in the headlines: 7 latest stories Full story

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