The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration announced today it is making more than $2 billion in Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 General Distribution payments to more than 7,600 providers across the country this week. These payments come on the heels of the nearly $9 billion in funding that was already released by HHS in December. With today’s announcement, a total of nearly $11 billion in PRF Phase 4 payments has now been distributed to more than 74,000 providers in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and five territories. This is in addition to HRSA’s distribution of American Rescue Plan Rural payments totaling nearly $7.5 billion in funding to more than 43,000 providers in December 2021. Read more.
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