Source: United States Senator for Kentucky Mitch McConnell
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will distribute $52,321,524 in pandemic relief funding to 131 Kentucky healthcare providers through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The HRSA will distribute these funds as Phase 4 of the Provider Relief Fund, which the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act established. Once individual providers agree to the terms and conditions of the Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 payments, HHS will list them on this public dataset.
Senator McConnell secured a total of $178 billion for the Provider Relief Fund through several bipartisan COVID-19 relief packages he led to Senate passage in 2020. Last September, the Senator also wrote a letter to the HHS Secretary advocating for Kentucky’s healthcare providers to receive these funds. Previously, this Administration had not released any of the allocated Provider Relief Fund despite its availability throughout last year.
Kentucky’s relief funding comes as part of a nationwide, $2 billion payment to more than 7,600 healthcare providers who have experienced revenue loss or expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Despite the arrival of vaccines and advanced therapeutics, many of Kentucky’s healthcare providers are still struggling to deal with the turbulence created by the COVID-19 pandemic and its emerging variants. I worked to establish the Provider Relief Fund to help these healthcare facilities recover financially from this crisis, and am pleased that Kentucky providers continue to benefit from its assistance,” said Senator McConnell. “I will continue to work closely with our federal agencies to ensure Kentucky’s healthcare providers receive the government resources they require to recover fully. They have been on the front line fighting COVID-19 for nearly two years and deserve federal support.”
”The Kentucky Hospital Association, on behalf of all Kentucky hospitals, greatly appreciates the unceasing efforts Senator McConnell has put into securing funding for our hospitals. The pandemic has played havoc with hospital finances and Senator McConnell’s help has been tremendous,” said Kentucky Hospital Association President Nancy Galvagni.
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