The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that Tennessee hospitals and clinics will receive an additional $179 million in funding, which was made available through the CARES Act Congress passed and President Trump signed into law in March.
This means, to date, the federal government has provided more than $919 million to hospitals and clinics across the state.
Senator Lamar Alexander tweeted:
.??@HHSGov? announced that Tennessee hospitals and clinics will receive an additional $179 million in funding made available through the CARES Act.
Today, the ??@HHSGov? is sending $739 million to more than 5,800 hospitals and clinics in Tennessee to help address the harm caused by COVID-19.