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COVID-19 Bonanza: Stimulus Hands Health Industry Billions Not Directly Related To Pandemic
Bonanza COVID-19 Health Industry Stimulus
COVID-19 Bonanza: Stimulus Hands Health Industry Billions Not Directly Related To Pandemic (Hannah Norman/KHN Illustration; Getty Images) The coronavirus stimulus package Congress rushed out last week to help the nation’s hospitals and health care networks hands the industry billions of dollars in windfall subsidies and other spending that has little to do with defeating the COVID-19 pandemic. The $2 trillion legislation, which President Donald Trump signed Friday, includes more than $100 billion in emergency funds to compensate hospitals and other health care providers for lost revenue and other costs associated with COVID-19. The measure also calls for spending up...