HHS distributes $240 Million to Indiana Hospitals Heavily Impacted By COVID-19 Pandemic

The distribution methodology takes into consideration the challenges faced by facilities serving a significantly disproportionate number of low-income patients.

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(Indianapolis, Ind.) - The Department of Health and Human Services is distributing $12 billion allocated for targeted distribution to hospitals in areas that have been particularly impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, including $240,460,850 to hospitals in Indiana.

President Trump is providing support to healthcare providers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic through the $175 billion in relief funding to hospitals and other healthcare providers on the front lines of the coronavirus response provided through the bipartisan CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.

$12 billion is going to 395 hospitals who provided inpatient care for 100 or more COVID-19 patients through April 10, 2020, and will be used to support healthcare-related expenses or lost revenue attributable to COVID-19 and to ensure uninsured Americans can get testing and treatment for COVID-19.

The distribution methodology takes into consideration the challenges faced by facilities serving a significantly disproportionate number of low-income patients.

To view the list of hospitals and the amount each received, please visit here.

These payments are going to 395 hospitals that reported at least 100 COVID-19 inpatient admissions through April 10, 2020. These 395 hospitals accounted for approximately 71 percent of COVID-19 inpatient admissions through April 10, 2020, reported to HHS from nearly 6,000 hospitals around the country.

$10 billion of the $12 billion distribution uses a simple formula to determine what each hospital receives: hospitals are paid a fixed amount per COVID-19 inpatient admission. The remaining $2 billion of the $12 billion is distributed based on each hospital’s portion of Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments and Medicare Uncompensated Care Payments (UCP).

See the methodology used for the COVID-19 High-Impact allocations here.

• HHS is distributing $50 billion across the healthcare system to providers and facilities that bill Medicare.
• HHS is distributing $10 billion to rural hospitals and clinics. See the state-by-state breakdown.
• HHS is distributing $400 million to tribal healthcare providers.
• HHS is using a portion of the Provider Relief Fund to reimburse healthcare providers, at Medicare rates, for COVID-19-related treatment of the uninsured. Providers can register for the program and the portal is open to submit claims.
• HHS is working to provide relief to additional healthcare providers including skilled nursing facilities, dentists, and other providers significantly impacted by COVID-19.

For more information, visit hhs.gov/providerrelief for more information on the allocations.