Source: United States Senator for West Virginia Joe Manchin
“The 49,000 health care providers and staff of West Virginia hospitals thank Senator Manchin and our Congressional delegation for their efforts to provide nearly $60 million in COVID relief,” said Jim Kaufman, West Virginia Hospital Association President and CEO. “These funds will assist not only hospitals but health care providers across the state who deal with the ravages of COVID. We have been battling COVID for nearly two years and all health care providers are exhausted – mentally, emotionally, and physically – and while funding cannot address all of the challenges we have faced, it does help ease them. As Senator Manchin and our delegation fight for West Virginia in Washington and our health care providers fight COVID here at home, we need everyone to do their part to help combat this deadly pandemic.”
Senator Manchin’s recent efforts to get funding to rural healthcare providers:
- On November 23rd, Senator Manchin announced $123,905,029 from the American Rescue Plan to support 440 West Virginia rural healthcare providers.
- On October 20th, Senator Manchin led his bipartisan colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to follow the intent of Congress for provisions in the American Rescue Plan by approving applications for funding from the $8.5 billion rural set aside for rural healthcare providers as defined in the statute.
- On September 13th, Senator Manchin announced West Virginia healthcare providers could apply soon for $25.5 billion in new funding from the Provider Relief Fund, and an additional $8.5 billion specifically for rural providers that Senator Manchin fought to include in the American Rescue Plan.
- On August 26th, Senator Manchin led 42 bipartisan Senators in urging HHS to distribute the funds remaining in the Provider Relief Fund and other healthcare relief programs.