Children’s Hospitals Say They Were Excluded From Covid Funding

Children’s hospitals and behavioral health providers are sounding the alarm after the Department of Health and Human Services released another round of Covid-19 relief aid, claiming that they were once again left out.

The HHS allocated $15 billion to Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program providers who haven’t yet received funding. It also said it’s giving $10 billion in funds to safety-net hospitals, which primarily serve uninsured and poorer patients.

But some provider groups say they don’t qualify for the Medicaid relief aid because they accepted smaller amounts of funding early on. They say that stops them from receiving what ...