what is the main idea of Vulnerable California rural hospitals are in desperate need of help, but the only way out is bankruptcy or seek government aid to stay afloat. Ana B. Ibarra's article "California bails out distressed hospitals, offers interest-free loans to 17 troubled providers" talks about how some independent California community hospitals have struggled with rising costs since the COVID-19 pandemic. Three hospitals have declared bankruptcy this year, prompting the state to distribute interest-free loans. In this paper we will discuss the aid the government gives to those in need to be able to stay afloat in certain situations, and how unaware American citizens are of these major social programs and how they actually benefit from them. This paper will also discuss how it relates to the submerged state and what the concept of the submerged state reveals to us about American politics