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flag A federal law restored Glenn Medical Center’s Medicare status, enabling its reopening, but $40–50M in funding is still needed.

flag A federal law has restored Glenn Medical Center’s critical access designation, allowing it to regain Medicare reimbursement and reopen after closing last fall due to a distance rule change. flag The hospital, serving 28,000 people in Glenn County, still needs $40 million to $50 million to restart operations, but the federal fix does not provide funding. flag California Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria has introduced Assembly Bill 1923, seeking $300 million in state loans for rural hospitals, modeled on a 2023 program that reopened Madera Community Hospital. flag While the regulatory hurdle is cleared, financial support remains essential as rural hospitals face ongoing strain from low reimbursements and recent federal budget cuts.

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