Health Providers Eligible for $25 Billion in Covid Relief Funds

Doctors, hospitals, and other health-care providers are eligible for a new release of $25.5 billion in pandemic assistance, the Health and Human Services Department announced Friday.

Of the funds, $17 billion will go to providers who can show they have lost revenue and expenditures between July 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021. Another $8.5 billion, included in the March $1.9 trillion pandemic-related stimulus package known as the American Rescue Plan Act, will go to doctors and other health workers who serve rural Medicare and Medicaid patients.

“This funding critically helps health care providers who have endured demanding workloads and significant ...