“The Trump administration is allocating an additional $5 billion in COVID-19 relief funds to Medicare-certified long-term care facilities and state veteran nursing homes in hot spots where the virus is has begun spiking again.”
“President Donald Trump announced the funding, part of the Provider Relief Fund authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, during an evening briefing Wednesday amid a fierce resurgence of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in several areas around the country.”
“At least 57,000 nursing home residents and workers in the U.S. have died from the novel coronavirus, representing more than 40% of the deaths from the virus since it began to spread, The New York Times reported in late June. Last week, national nursing home organizations warned state governors that new outbreaks of COVID-19 in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are ‘imminent’ in light of the spikes in several states around the country, including Florida, Texas, Arizona and California.”
“Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma said more details would be coming on how the funds would be distributed. But she did say they would be targeted to nursing homes in ‘hot spots’ that are experiencing ‘significant case loads…’” Read the full article here.
Source: Trump administration announces $5B COVID-19 relief funds, future testing requirements for nursing homes – By Tina Reed, July 22, 2020. FierceHealthcare.
