Coronavirus Impact: Trump Administration Spends Billions To Help Low-Income And Uninsured Patients

The coronavirus pandemic has put the uninsured and those from the low-income houses particularly at risk. President Donald Trump’s administration has been investing billions of dollars in healthcare with the aim of helping the vulnerable sections of society.

In a media briefing, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany revealed that $12 billion have been distributed as relief payments to 395 hospitals in areas that have been hardest hit by the pandemic. Of this, $2 billion was specifically used to support hospitals that are catering to the needs of low-income and uninsured patients.

The administration is also spending $2 billion on community health centers to help 28 million people in medically underserved areas. There is also an additional $583 million that is aimed at expanding testing in 1,385 health centers.

Apart from investing in healthcare to ramp up the fight against the pandemic, the Trump administration has also been working on revitalizing the economy with its paycheck protection program. The White House has announced that $6.2 billion have been given to support Minority Deposit Institutions (MDI) and others. Additionally, $29.9 billion in loans have been issued to smaller lenders and non-banks.

“President Trump will continue to fight for the health, safety, and economic wellbeing of all Americans, especially those impacted in low-income communities and disadvantaged communities,” McEnany said in a statement.

Some concerns have been raised about Trump’s response to the pandemic, but McEnany assured everyone that the administration is working tirelessly to defeat the “invisible enemy.” Addressing the issue of the alleged shortage of some medical equipment, the press secretary said that America is not in “dire need” of a million ventilators. Every American who has needed a ventilator has received one, she pointed out.

McEnany also pointed out that the Trump administration has procured 100,000 ventilators in 100 days, which is three times the amount that is produced in a typical year. As far as the N95 masks are concerned, the press secretary said that over 90 million units have been shipped already, suggesting that there is no shortage.