Bipartisan legislation will direct funding to rural hospitals and clinics, through the CARES act Provider Relief Fund, shoring up the cracks exposed by the pandemic.
Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) introduced the Save Our Rural Health Providers Act, which ensures the Provider Relief Fund has a dedicated amount put aside for rural areas of America.