California Hospital Association Asks State For $1 Billion To Offset Losses From Pandemic
- May 08, 2020
Modern Healthcare (5/7, Bannow, Subscription Publication) reports the California Hospital Association is asking Gov. Gavin Newsom “for $1 billion in immediate aid to help offset losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.” The group “estimates the state’s more than 400 hospitals have collectively lost more than $10 billion as a result of reduced revenue from surgeries and other procedures and higher labor and supply costs amid the pandemic.”