AHA To HHS: Give All Hospitals More Time To Spend Relief Funds

The American Hospital Association flipped on Tuesday (June 23) from praising HHS' revised provider relief guidance to saying the phased spending deadlines are unfair and HHS should give all hospitals more time to spend their relief funds -- either until the end of the public health emergency or until June 30, 2022, the final spending deadline currently set for only new recipients in HHS’ latest guidance. HHS’ phased provider relief spending deadline strikes a balance between providers who finally received...