Health Affairs13d
Loss Of Public Health Emergency Funds Challenges The Financial Viability Of Nursing Homes, Especially Not-For-Profit Facilities
COVID-19 public health emergency funding allowed nursing homes to remain profitable through 2021. By 2022, as these public health emergency funds were cut back, for-profit nursing homes had ...
Yahoo News14d
Over $2.7 billion in FEMA aid for hurricane relief: What does this mean for Georgia?
Biden-Harris Administration has announced over $2.7 billion in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance to help communities affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, according to a News ...
New York Post16d
FEMA failed to answer nearly half of the calls for assistance, aid it received during Hurricanes Helen and Milton: report
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell speaks to members of the press during a visit to a Community Care Station in Asheville, N.C. Jasper Colt / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Those immigrant ...
Politico18d
FEMA didn’t answer almost half the calls it received for disaster aid
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell lamented the agency’s workload when talking to reporters shortly after Helene made landfall in Florida last month. “I have over 100 open disasters ...
The Hill19d
FEMA grants NC’s request for aid extension into January
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) granted a request from the state of North Carolina that will extend its deadline to apply for federal hurricane relief into January. FEMA announced ...
ABC Action News22d
FEMA tries to clear up overwhelming confusion in St. Pete Beach meeting
They were there for answers from FEMA. John Kurzman and his wife, Lisa, lost their home to a fire sparked by Helene’s surge. “I’m calling it a world of hurt. There’s just so many people ...
Yahoo24d
FEMA opens pop-up locations to help people register for disaster assistance
“As much information as possible is really helpful through the application process,” said Sara Zuckerman with FEMA. More information about FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers can be found her ...
Mena FN24d
FEMA Is Hosting A Job Fair In Augusta
FEMA Blog on fema, @FEMA or @FEMAEspanol on X, FEMA or FEMA Espanol on Facebook, @FEMA on Instagram, and via FEMA YouTube channel . Also, follow Administrator Deanne Criswell on Twitter @FEMA_Deanne ...
Asheville Citizen-Times24d
With many thousands displaced by Helene in N. Carolina, short-term rentals sought by FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is seeking short-term rental homes to shelter people who are displaced by Tropical Storm Helene. While properties in Western North Carolina within a 30 ...
The Ledger25d
FEMA opens disaster recovery center in Bartow for residents to get information on assistance
FEMA has opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Bartow at the W.H. Stuart Center to provide one-on-one help to Floridians affected by Hurricane Milton, the federal agency reported. Residents who ...
Washington Examiner25d
Ogles introduces legislation to redirect IRS agent funding for FEMA relief
The legislation specifies that none of the FEMA money can go toward the benefit of any illegal immigrant in the United States. Reps. Neal Dunn (R-FL), Aaron Bean (R-FL), and Vern Buchanan (R-FL ...
USA Today25d
Opinion: FEMA is the face of disaster relief, but its funding warns of another storm
On Wednesday, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell visited devastated areas in Augusta, Georgia, where she met with survivors and federal personnel supporting recovery efforts. "As I talked to the ...