A federal disaster recovery program is reimbursing some Wisconsin hospitals for costs related to COVID-19 response, years after the start of the pandemic.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently announced $5.4 billion in funding awarded from its Public Assistance program to states, local governments and health care systems across the country.
The agency reported that $41 million went to facilities in Wisconsin, including $20.8 million to Aurora Health Care in eastern Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison received $4.8 million, according to a FEMA press release, and $2.7 million went to Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital in Milwaukee…