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Under a rule that kicked in Jan. 1, hospitals must now make public the prices they negotiate with health insurers. But health policy experts have divergent views on what that will mean for patients.

Clinicians in private practice, those who work for staffing agencies and others who are not directly employed by hospitals or long-term care facilities say they have been overlooked in the rollout.

Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler, according to the Associated Press. If Democrat Jon Ossoff defeats Republican David Perdue, control of the Senate will flip.

COVID-19 vaccines are reaching more long-term facilities, but many worry they won't come soon enough to stave off more deaths.

President Trump lost, but House Republicans had a better-than-anticipated 2020 election. They picked up at least eight seats and narrowed the House Democrats' majority.

State Rep. Attica Scott was charged with first-degree rioting, which is a felony. She was also facing lesser charges of failure to the disperse and unlawful assembly. She called charges "bogus."

Health officials are asking more than 300 people who were in attendance to get tested and quarantine after a large wedding earlier this month near Ritzville, Wash.

The U.S. Senate continues to take up President Biden's nominees for key roles.

Portman will participate in a Phase 3 clinical trial for the coronavirus vaccine. He's the first senator to participate in a trial and hopes it will promote safety of vaccines once approved.

Among the staffers named: Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond will lead Biden's Office of Public Engagement, and Jen O'Malley Dillon, his campaign manager, will become deputy chief of staff.