Docs Push HHS to Offer Direct Funding as Finances Slump Due to COVID-19
04/08/2020
Physicians are urging the Trump administration to provide a month’s worth of revenue to cover expenses as they’re stretched financially due to COVID-19, according to a FierceHealthcare report.
The American Medical Association (AHA) and a slew of other physician groups and state medical societies sent a letter (PDF) to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tuesday asking the agency to pay out the money to each physician, nurse practitioner and physician assistant enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid.
The groups argue that they’re eligible for the funding thanks to Congress’ $2 trillion stimulus package, the CARES Act.