Billings Clinic in Townsend to Receive $235,000
Author: Sarah Feldman - Jon Tester's Office
Billings Clinic in Townsend to Receive $235,000
Sarah Feldman
Jon Tester's Office
(U.S. Senate) — A Critical Access Hospital in Townsend will receive nearly $235,000 following efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester. Due to the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) mistaking “Billings Clinic” for a billing company, Billings Clinic Townsend Health Systems recently lost out on $234,253.70 in Provider Relief Funding. After hearing of the error, Tester held Washington bureaucracy accountable and sent a letter pushing HRSA officials to reverse their decision and get Billings Clinic these resources.
“Montana’s rural hospitals, particularly our Critical Access Hospitals, already face major barriers and run on razor-thin margins—and when we saw a mistake that prevented one of these clinics from getting their funding, we got to work,” said Tester. “I’m glad to see the Billings Clinic receive these dollars that should’ve been theirs in the first place, and I’m going to continue fighting to support our essential health care providers in rural communities.”
