The nation's top health officials are banking on a new approach to dramatically boost U.S. screening for the coronavirus: combining test samples in batches instead of running them one by one.

Teladoc Health purchased the telemedicine company for roughly $150 million in cash and 4.6 million shares of common stock.

The additional funding goes toward helping rural healthcare providers purchase broadband and telecommunications services.

UnityPoint Health has reached a settlement over two data breaches at the system, which had collectively compromised data on more than 1 million patients and employees.