HHS Announces Additional Distributions of Provider Relief Funding…But None for Emergency Physicians

POSTED: June 11th, 2020
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Over the last two months or so, I’ve described here in Regs & Eggs how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been distributing the Provider Relief Fund—the $175 billion pot of funding appropriated by Congress to help cover health care providers’ increased expenses and lost revenues due to COVID-19.

ACEP has had numerous issues with the distribution of the Provider Relief Fund, none of which have been sufficiently resolved. Besides the confusing terms and conditions associated with the funding and the ever changing rules and guidance about how to apply for and use the funds, our primary concern has been that emergency physicians and the groups you work for have thus far only received a small fraction of the amount that you have lost due to your increased expenses fighting the virus and lower emergency department volumes. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, HHS doesn’t seem to be listening to our message that you, as frontline clinicians, need additional support to preserve the vital safety net that all Americans rely on.

Click here to read the full article on ACEP’s Regs and Eggs blog.