HR 6426
116th Congress
House
Health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Nursing
Surgery and anesthesia
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program under which loans shall be made to certain health care organizations to assist such organizations with anticipated revenue loss or higher operating costs as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.
Introduced: March 31, 2020
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Mar 31, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 31, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide low-interest loans to eligible health care organizations that anticipate revenue losses or higher operating costs due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. The bill provides appropriations for this purpose. Eligible organizations include but are not limited to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and physician practices that participate in the Medicare or Medicaid program.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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