After bouts of back and forth as well as countless attempts to pass other measures, such as raising the federal minimum wage and unemployment benefits, the Biden administration’s flagship COVID -19 relief plan in the form of The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act was passed on March 11, 2021.
Foremost to the package is it being a form of expansion to the reach of the Affordable Care Act. Thus, aside from the $1,400 stimulus payments to Americans, it also includes healthcare provisions.
As your trusted provider of healthcare training and consulting services at Premier Healthcare Service, we’re listing down some key healthcare provisions you need to know:
- Vaccines
The act covers the development and surveillance of vaccines and therapeutics, vaccine education, operating clinics and mobile units, and more. - Testing
The act expands on COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, surveillance, and mitigation, and other strategies. - Workforce
The act aims to address health disparities and employ more contract tracers, community health workers, nurses and lab personnel, and other providers of healthcare services. - Affordable Care Act and Insurance
The act gives completely subsidized health insurance premiums for individuals 150% above the federal poverty level. - Health and Well-Being
The act provides a temporary increase to the child tax credit and the 5% Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as well as rental assistance and housing vouchers.
What provisions will have a direct effect on you? As a provider of medical staffing in Virginia ourselves, we are looking at the provisions on a workforce to benefit us.
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