1. Athenahealth to be acquired for $17B: 6 details Full story

2. Florida physician gets 7-year sentence for $29M fraud scheme Full story

3. Tower Health reaches deal to save 2 Pennsylvania hospitals Full story 

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

5. California hospital to lay off 328 employees Full story

6. House passes $1.7 trillion spending package: 6 healthcare takeaways Full story

7. Insurers won't pay for Aduhelm until they know it works Full story

8. Mayo Clinic operating income more than doubles Full story

9. Need help managing your Medicare spend? Join this upcoming webinar to learn Sound Physicians' lessons from managing $10 billion in at-risk spending and get tips for replicating great results.

10. 5 recent EHR contracts, go-lives Full story

11. Aetna seeks $580K in lawsuit, alleges radiology companies fraudulently billed for COVID-19 testing Full story

12. COVID-19 hospitalizations at all-time high in Maine Full story

13. How Kaiser Permanente's health plan ramped up actionable insights for employers and execs. Learn more here.

14. 34 recent hospital, health system executive moves Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Delaying a move to the cloud leaves healthcare content at risk. Here's how to make the seamless transition and secure information.

2. Variation in care is tied to increased costs + adverse events. Better clinical decision-making starts with these 4 steps.

3. Demand for heart care is rising as a cardiologist shortage looms. Here's how health systems are adapting to the specialty's top challenges.