| Covid-19 | Jun 12, 2020

HHS Announces New Funding for Medicaid/CHIP, Safety Net and High-Impact Area Providers

HHS, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced’- a $15 billion allocation of the Provider Relief Fund for Medicaid and CHIP providers that have not received a payment from the Provider Relief Fund General Allocation (roughly 38% of Medicaid/CHIP providers, according to HHS); -$10 billion allocation of the Provider Relief Fund for safety net hospitals; and- a new $10 billion distribution of the Provider Relief Fund, considered a second “high impact” paymen