House Democrats Unveil Sweeping New COVID-19 Relief Package

A sweeping proposal by House Democrats unveiled Tuesday (May 12) would provide funding to states to expand testing and again replenish the provider relief fund, although Republicans have made it clear the bill won’t go far . The bill, called the Heroes Act, would require an updated strategic testing plan with certain benchmarks and timelines. It would give $75 billion in grants to public health departments to support testing, surveillance, contact tracing and containment activities. Public health departments would be...