HHS Will Finally Distribute Almost $4.9 Billion to COVID-19 Impacted Nursing Homes

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Health Editor’s Note:  I would suggest that Trump is woefully late on this…..For nursing care facilities to not have adequate supplies of PPEs added to the rampant spread of COVID-19 in these healthcare settings…..Carol

HHS Announces Nearly $4.9 Billion Distribution to Nursing Facilities Impacted by COVID-19

HHS News Release 

Today (22nd), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing it has begun distributing billions in additional relief funds to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to help them combat the devastating effects of this pandemic. Nursing homes play a pivotal role in providing skilled care to our nation’s vulnerable seniors. During this pandemic, nursing homes have faced unique challenges as their population of high risk seniors are more vulnerable to respiratory pathogens like COVID-19. This funding, which supplements previously announced provider relief funds, will be used to support nursing homes suffering from significant expenses or lost revenue attributable to COVID-19.



“This funding secured by President Trump will help nursing homes keep the seniors they care for safe during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar. “The Trump Administration is providing every resource we can, from funding and direct PPE shipments to regulatory flexibility and infection control consultations, to protect seniors in nursing homes and those who care for them.”

President Trump is providing support to healthcare providers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic through the bipartisan CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act that provide $175 billion in relief funds to hospitals and other healthcare providers…read more:

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