July 21, 2020 – Funds of $10 billion from the federal CARES Act will be distributed to hospitals with high numbers of COVID-19 patients this week. It is the second round of high-impact relief funds for hospitals.
HHS says it based the distribution from hospitals that reported more than 161 COVID-19 admissions between January 1, 2020, and June 10, 2020. Hospitals will be paid $50,000 per eligible admission.