{"id":8353,"date":"2021-09-13T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&p=8353"},"modified":"2021-09-28T19:28:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T19:28:03","slug":"following-push-sen-ossoff-secures-additional-funding-for-georgia-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/following-push-sen-ossoff-secures-additional-funding-for-georgia-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Following Push, Sen. Ossoff Secures Additional Funding for Georgia Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"

$25.5 billion for hospitals in Georgia and nationwide<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$8.5 billion included for rural hospitals<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta, Ga. \u2014 <\/strong>U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff has secured vital funding for hospitals across Georgia amid the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, Sen. Ossoff urged Sec. Xavier Becerra and the Department of Health and Human Services to swiftly allocate COVID relief funding to rural clinics and hospitals<\/a> as well as safety net hospitals<\/a> \u2014 such as Grady Memorial Hospital \u2014 citing the rise in COVID-19 cases and the strain on hospitals across the state of Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Sen. Ossoff\u2019s push, Sec. Becerra today announced<\/a> they are making $25.5 billion in new Provider Relief Funding available for health care providers and hospitals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This funding includes $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan resources for providers who serve rural Medicaid, Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or Medicare patients and $17 billion for theProvider Relief Fund for a broad range of providers who can document revenue loss and expenses associated with the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI called for this funding because Georgia\u2019s hospitals urgently need additional resources amidst the surge of the COVID-19 Delta Variant. I\u2019m grateful to Secretary Becerra for heeding my calls to ensure hospitals in Georgia and nationwide receive this support. I remain grateful to our heroic health care workers for their dedication and continue to urge all Georgians to get vaccinated as soon as possible,\u201d Sen. Ossoff said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Ossoff continues to deliver for Georgia health care facilities, previously securing<\/a> over $143 million for Georgia\u2019s community health centers across the state through the American Rescue Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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