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As small hospitals across the country have been buffeted by the ill economic winds of the COVID-19 pandemic, California announced on Thursday the creation of the distressed hospital no-interest loan fund.

As self-funding gains traction, brokers and advisors must also stay informed about other evolving strategies and trends in the industry.

The Biden administration announced that it is awarding grants to Regeneron, Johnson & Johnson and other leading medical researchers to develop therapeutics to "protect against COVID-19 for years to come," according to the HHS.

The German pharma giant is the latest company to sue the feds over the new Medicare plan, leaving many industry experts wondering if this fight is headed to the Supreme Court.

Federal regulators say these arrangements "appear designed to" redirect Medicaid dollars away from facilities that treat the poorest patients to those that provide no Medicaid-covered services, according to a new CMS proposal.

Both health facilities may be in violation of the Minnesota Hospital Agreement, which protects patients from abusive, harassing and deceptive practices when hospitals seek to collect medical debt, according to the state's attorney general.