HHS Partners With UnitedHealth To Quickly Disperse $30 Billion In COVID-19 Funding To Provider Organizations

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) partnered with UnitedHealth Group to deliver $30 billion to provider organizations, hoping for quick dispersal of the funds. The Trump administration had previously announced the $30 billion that will be sent to provider organizations based on 2019 Medicare fee-for-service spending in order to help them combat COVID-19.

According to HHS, UnitedHealth Group will play an integral part in getting the funding out. Provider organizations will be paid by the Automated Clearing House account information already on file with UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare, Optum Bank or used for reimbursement through the . . .