Senate GOP COVID-19 Package Tackles Workforce, Telehealth

By Chelsea Cirruzzo / March 22, 2020 at 9:29 PM
The updated phase three coronavirus package unveiled Sunday (March 22) by Senate Republicans keeps all the provisions proposed by the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday (March 19) , including language expanding telehealth and increasing funding for community health centers. Community health centers. The package includes an additional $1.32 billion in supplemental funding for community health centers, on top of the supplemental funding in the first coronavirus package. It also includes one year of funding for Medicare and Medicaid extenders,...


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