Lawmakers Press HHS To Send COVID-19 Funds To Children’s Hospitals

Dozens of House and Senate lawmakers from both parties are urging HHS to send additional CARES Act funding to children’s hospitals, which they say have not received the same financial support as other providers that are struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Children’s Hospital Association has also been advocating for additional funding. In a June 10 release, CHA says HHS has allocated about $112 billion out of the $175 billion in CARES funding, and distributed another $80 billion in...