The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) announced $80 million in additional funding to support hospitals and skilled nursing facilities in the state, as federal support for the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to decrease with the end of the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE), anticipated in January 2023. When the PHE expires, Maryland will no longer receive enhanced funding from the federal government. “This additional funding will help further ease some of the burdens the COVID-19 pandemic has caused our hospitals and skilled nursing facilities across the state,” said MDH Secretary Dennis R. Schrader. “These funds will especially help facilities support our frontline healthcare heroes, who sacrifice so much every day to keep Marylanders healthy and safe.” In agreement with the Presiding Officers of the Maryland General Assembly, Governor Larry Hogan has dedicated $50 million in funding to be distributed across both the hospital and skilled nursing facility industries ($25 million each), which have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and related workforce challenges.
