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HHS provides $1 million to businesses in Big Rapids under CARES Act

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Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Big Rapids received $1 million in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.

According to numbers reported through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Michigan received $3.2 billion in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. The largest recipient of funding in the state was Henry Ford Health System with a total of $225.1 million. The average loan size in the city was $37,771 while the state's average loan amount was $235,069.

Of the money distributed, $30 billion went out automatically to health providers based on previous year medicare payments. If the money wasn't returned within 90 days the provider is then automatically entered into the repayment terms that are issued by HHS. With the money going out automatically and the rules constantly changing, some of the businesses that received the money weren't eligible to receive it once the final rules were sent out.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, this information represents the list of providers that received a payment from the General Distribution, High Impact Targeted Allocation, Safety Net Hospitals, Non-Medicare, Rural Targeted Allocation and/or the Skilled Nursing Facility Targeted Allocation of the Provider Relief Fund and who have attested to receiving one or more payments and agreed to the Terms and Conditions as of July 8, 2020.

All PPP loan recipients
RankBusinessDollar Amount Received
1West Michigan Surgery Center, LLC$137,227
2Michigan Primary Care Partners, P C$134,234
3Mission Point of Big Rapids, LLC$123,100
4Great Lakes Caring Hospice NW MI, LLC$111,058
5Ferris State University$96,100
6John W. Garlick, PC, D.D.S.$81,723
7Great Lakes Caring Home Health NW MI, LLC$68,949
8Rapids Ophthalmology, PC$50,785
9Pediatric Associates of Big Rapids$37,444
10Caring Family Dentistry$35,462
11Big Rapids Orthopaedics, PC$31,610
12Twin Family Medical, PC$31,084
13Gingrich Dental, PC$20,700
14Big Rapids Foot & Ankle, PC$17,106
15Michigan Behavioral Consultants, PC$15,025
16Czinder Eye Care, PC$7,613
17Physical Therapy & Fitness Plus, Inc.$5,950
18Tracy Williamson DC, PC$3,752
19Hope Primary and Urgent Care of Big Rapids, PLLC$3,413
20Suzette Sanchez Dermatology, PC, D.O.$3,351
21Zeilinger Chiropractic, PLC$1,456
22Big Rapids Family Eye Care, PLLC$880
23Bailey Chiropractic Office, P.C.$794
24Northwest Chiropractic and Sports Medicine, PLLC$441
25Dwight Bull$409
26David Allen$112
27Ascend Counseling, LLC$41

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