HHS began distributing $7.5 billion in payments to rural healthcare providers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency announced Nov. 23.
The $7.5 billion in American Rescue Plan payments are going to more than 40,000 providers that serve rural Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program and Medicare beneficiaries.
The payments are going to providers in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and six U.S. territories. The average payment is about $170,700, with payments ranging from $500 to $43 million, HHS said.