Congress failed to reach a deal on a new round of stimulus relief before leaving for the August recess.

At the end of July, Republicans introduced a package of bills known as the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act in the Senate. The $1 trillion package proposed an additional $25 billion for the Provider Relief Fund. In mid-May, the House had passed a $3 trillion HEROES Act that proposed an additional $100 billion to help hospitals and other healthcare providers impacted by COVID. The chambers reached an impasse and are not set to return to the Capitol until September.

PCC supports targeted relief dollars for primary care and behavioral health clinicians who are critical to managing population health and who have been severely impacted by the pandemic — sustaining anticipated losses of $15 billion or more. Please advocate on Twitter and Facebook for such support by using the #saveprimarycare hashtag.