Lawmakers are seeking aid for an Ohio hospital system in 'distress' [View all]
Republicans and Democrats from northeast Ohio are asking the Ohio Department of Medicaid to label the Summa Health network a "distressed hospital."
This designation would free up federal funds to be used for workplace incentives.
In the letter addressed to Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran, the bipartisan group of legislators note Summa Health is the the largest safety net health system for the Greater Akron region. But they say the hospitals are struggling with the latest COVID-19 surge.
"The Summa Health system is in a crisis state. We urge you to use the resources we supported in H.B. 169 to provide necessary state workforce incentives so that our region can manage through this crisis," the letter stated, signed by 11 representatives and senators from the region.
House Bill 169 appropriates $4.18 billion using dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act to support a variety of sectors including public health and education.
Read more: https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2021-12-23/lawmakers-are-seeking-aid-for-an-ohio-hospital-system-in-distress
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