Healthcare Finance News January 26, 2022
Susan Morse

The AHA is also urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate reports of anticompetitive pricing by nurse-staffing agencies.

As the American Hospital Association seeks at least $25 billion for hospitals to help combat workforce shortages and labor costs exacerbated by what the AHA called “exorbitant” rates on the part of some staffing agencies, the Department of Health and Human Services has released $2 billion in additional funding for hospitals.

The Health Resources and Services Administration 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, HHS said, releasing the statement Tuesday as the AHA held a press call with hospital CEOs.

The AHA wants...

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