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The Damage From Delays: Trump Administration Slow to Distribute COVID-19 Relief As Hospitals Forced to Furlough Workers
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Abstract
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, on behalf of Ranking Member Gary Peters, issued a Minority Staff report about the impact of the Trump administration's failure to deliver funding to stabilize hospitals and the associated harm to hospitals as they responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report finds that the rising costs associated with treating patients and the inability of hospitals to perform revenue-generating elective surgeries push hospitals toward insolvency. The report recommends that the Trump administration expedite the distribution of remaining funds to deliver emergency funding relief promptly, allocating additional disbursements to COVID-19 hot spots and rural and safety net hospitals. In addition, Congress should pass the additional $100 billion in the HEROES Act for the Provider Relief Fund so the Administration can implement the above recommendations.
Date
2020-06-22
Document Type
Senate Minority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
18 pages
Congress
116
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
3: Health
PAP Minor Code
331: Public Health and Disease Prevention