The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, a division of HHS, has provided an additional $250 million to support pandemic preparedness and response activities in the U.S. 

CMS extended its Next Generation ACO model through 2021 and made other updates to payment models in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Office of Inspector General excluded more than 900 individuals and entities from federal healthcare programs and is predicting $1.5 billion in investigative recoveries related to fraud affecting programs within HHS, according to OIG's semiannual report to Congress.

Citing a financial hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, Lumberton, N.C.-based Southeastern Health will permanently close several clinics, cut 10 percent of its workforce and reduce executive pay.

HHS has provided hospitals and health systems an additional $250 million to support their pandemic response and advance the goals of the National Special Pathogen System.

Providers must submit revenue information by June 3 to receive an additional payment from the general distribution of the provider relief fund, HHS said.

Despite rising unemployment claims due to COVID-19, hospitals are still suing patients in Texas for unpaid medical bills, according to a report from researchers from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and several other academic institutions.

Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health is returning COVID-19 relief aid it received due to federal funding errors, according to Masslive. 

Private equity companies have borrowed at least $1.5 billion from HHS through two programs intended to provide funding to healthcare providers facing financial damage due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bloomberg's analysis of more than 40,000 loans disclosed by HHS. 

From reimbursement landscape challenges to dwindling patient volumes, many factors lead hospitals to file for bankruptcy. At least 29 hospitals across the U.S. have filed for bankruptcy this year, and the financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may force more hospitals to enter bankruptcy in coming months.

The American Hospital Association is urging HHS to distribute additional emergency funds to hospitals and health systems to help offset financial damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Washington state's insurance commissioner ordered all health plans to not balance bill residents for COVID-19 diagnostic testing, effective June 1. 

Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System has laid off 167 employees, about 6.5 percent of its workforce, according to the Grand Forks Herald. 

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CFOs.

CMS released several updates for hospitals on reimbursement and coding policies related to COVID-19 claims. 

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health recorded a net loss of $246.8 million in the three months ended March 31, driven primarily by investment losses, according to recently released financial results.

The Healthcare Financial Management Association named its winners of the 2020 MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle. 

Despite incurring revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, Oxford-based Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi said it plans to keep its team intact, according to The Oxford Eagle. 

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare announced June 2 that it will offer $600 million of senior secured first lien notes due in 2028. 

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health saw revenue increase in the first quarter of this year, but the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the 19-hospital system to an operating loss, according to recently released financial documents.