Providers seek $450 million from PA stimulus funds to cover pandemic costs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 26, 2021
Senior living associations in Pennsylvania are lobbying legislators for $54 million for assisted living and personal care providers from the American Rescue Plan stimulus funding to the state. The ask...
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