Gov. Laura Kelly and House and Senate legislative leaders Wednesday agreed to allocate $17.3 million to cash-starved hospitals and to dedicate $10 million to the state’s emergency management system in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Kansas Hospital Association proposed the emergency aid to bolster the bottom line of hospitals statewide until federal stimulus dollars arrived. The plan adopted by the State Finance Council would spread money across 124 hospitals with maximum amounts ranging from $100,000 to $250,000.
“Hospitals are most in need of a very quick shot in the arm as many hospitals are operating on a sub-optimal level of days cash on hand,” said Adam Proffitt, director of Medicaid services at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
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