Hospitals Seek $100 Billion in Pending Pandemic Stimulus Bill (Corrected)

The nation’s hospitals are urging Congress to quickly provide $100 billion in emergency funding through the phase 3 stimulus bill or risk the closure of cash-strapped facilities nationwide just as the Covid-19 outbreak reaches the critical stage.

“Now, I know that’s going to sound like a lot of money, but it’s what’s needed to adequately respond to this once-in-a-century event,” said Rick Pollack, president and chief executive officer of the American Hospital Association in a press conference Saturday. “The reality is that we are in a war in which hospitals and health systems are on the front lines and our ...