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The legislation provides flexibility for a Medicare loan program that has supported health care providers during the pandemic. To date, the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program has provided approximately $100 billion in payments to health care providers to help alleviate financial stress caused by the pandemic. These upfront payments have been critical to supporting hospitals, nursing facilities, physician practices and other health care providers. However, repayment of these loans was scheduled to begin in August, despite the fact that hospitals are still experiencing ongoing COVID-19 related revenue challenges. This new law will provide relief for health care providers by reducing the interest rate on these loans and granting providers more time to repay the loans. “As the pandemic continues to spread across America, we must strengthen our rural hospitals and rural health care systems,”  said Sen. Klobuchar.  “Rural health care systems are on the front lines of combating the coronavirus, but many are facing shortages of critical resources that they need to treat patients. That is why I support legislation to provide relief for rural hospitals and ensure that Minnesotans can continue to have access to health care services during this pandemic and beyond.”   “As we all work to combat the coronavirus, I think about how important Minnesota health care providers are, and I’m grateful for the care they’re providing to keep millions of people healthy. 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To date, the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program has provided approximately $100 billion in payments to health care providers to help alleviate financial stress caused by the pandemic. These upfront payments have been critical to supporting hospitals, nursing facilities, physician practices and other health care providers. However, repayment of these loans was scheduled to begin in August, despite the fact that hospitals are still experiencing ongoing COVID-19 related revenue challenges. This new law will provide relief for health care providers by reducing the interest rate on these loans and granting providers more time to repay the loans. “As the pandemic continues to spread across America, we must strengthen our rural hospitals and rural health care systems,”  said Sen. Klobuchar.  “Rural health care systems are on the front lines of combating the coronavirus, but many are facing shortages of critical resources that they need to treat patients. That is why I support legislation to provide relief for rural hospitals and ensure that Minnesotans can continue to have access to health care services during this pandemic and beyond.”   “As we all work to combat the coronavirus, I think about how important Minnesota health care providers are, and I’m grateful for the care they’re providing to keep millions of people healthy. 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To date, the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program has provided approximately $100 billion in payments to health care providers to help alleviate financial stress caused by the pandemic. These upfront payments have been critical to supporting hospitals, nursing facilities, physician practices and other health care providers. However, repayment of these loans was scheduled to begin in August, despite the fact that hospitals are still experiencing ongoing COVID-19 related revenue challenges. This new law will provide relief for health care providers by reducing the interest rate on these loans and granting providers more time to repay the loans. “As the pandemic continues to spread across America, we must strengthen our rural hospitals and rural health care systems,”  said Sen. Klobuchar.  “Rural health care systems are on the front lines of combating the coronavirus, but many are facing shortages of critical resources that they need to treat patients. That is why I support legislation to provide relief for rural hospitals and ensure that Minnesotans can continue to have access to health care services during this pandemic and beyond.”   “As we all work to combat the coronavirus, I think about how important Minnesota health care providers are, and I’m grateful for the care they’re providing to keep millions of people healthy. 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That is why I support legislation to provide relief for rural hospitals and ensure that Minnesotans can continue to have access to health care services during this pandemic and beyond.”   “As we all work to combat the coronavirus, I think about how important Minnesota health care providers are, and I’m grateful for the care they’re providing to keep millions of people healthy. 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