1. CMS drops 3 final payment rules: 12 things to know Full story

2. Tower Health to lay off 293 employees Full story

3. Antitrust suit accuses MultiPlan, national payers of restricting $90B in provider payment Full story

4. Automated, data-driven decisions save time and money. Here are three ways to boost your performance.

5. Patient received $688 ER bill without being seen Full story

6. Vaccination-related employee departures at 36 hospitals, health systems Full story

7. How the cost of care is changing for hospitals: 4 things to know Full story

8. Walmart Health taps Ochsner exec to lead health clinic push Full story

9. Paying physicians is complicated. Here's how your hospital can simplify the process. 

10. Congress urged not to cut funds to hospitals in states that don't expand Medicaid Full story

11. Supreme Court asks government to review Epic's trade secrets case against Tata Full story

12. NIH: Rare diseases cost patients 3-5 times more than non-rare diseases Full story

13. AI & RPM aren't just for clinical use — learn 6 ways this tech improves the revenue cycle.

14. Northwell to rename 20-acre hospital campus after record-breaking donation Full story

15. Healthcare billing fraud: 11 recent lawsuits, settlements Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Health systems often overlook a critical aspect of workflow efficiency — see what it is here.

2. AI-driven automation can save a hospital millions — these 6 must-reads explain which tools to adopt.

3. Hospital execs are using cybernetics to enhance patient experiences, reduce employee strain — here's how.