CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire is getting more aid and Gov. Chris Sununu has asked some hospital rules to be waived during the coronavirus pandemic. More on developments:
RELIEF AID
New Hampshire’s getting an additional $147 million from the massive coronavirus aid package signed into law by President Donald Trump, the state’s congressional delegation said Tuesday.
Funding will go to schools; public transit; health care workers; law enforcement; child care, heating assistance; elections help; and other areas.
The biggest chunk, nearly $82.5 million, includes money for elementary and secondary schools; higher education; and the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund.
The aid follows the $1.25 billion marked for New Hampshire from the nearly $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package, providing funds for small businesses, health systems, unemployment insurance, individuals and families.
REHABILITATION HOSPITALS
Gov. Chris Sununu is asking the U.S. Health and Human Services Department to allow a group of rehabilitation hospitals in New Hampshire to care for non-rehabilitation patients during the coronavirus emergency.
He asked for a waiver Monday regarding rules established by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services.
It would apply to the Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network, with hospitals in Salem, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Manchester. Sununu wrote hospitals need relief from the rules for Medicare, Medicaid and other beneficiaries seeking care.
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