Posted Saturday, January 29, 2022
Last week the federal government distributed $2 billion in Phase 4 Provider Relief Funds (PRF) to more than 7,600 health care providers nationwide, without specifying what amount would go to hospice.
“Provider Relief Fund payments have served as a lifeline for our nation’s heroic health care providers throughout the pandemic, helping them to continue to recruit and retain staff and deliver care to their communities,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra in a statement.
“Nearly two years into the pandemic, hospices continue to face surging costs for personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies and COVID-19 testing kits, paid leave for staff and investments in telehealth. They have also seen declines in institutional referrals and hospice length of stay, further eroding their margins.”
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