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March 24, 2006 at 02:53 PM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released $1.5 billion in cash for states that need help paying for medical care for Gulf Coast evacuees.
Congress set aside a total of $2 billion for Katrina survivor medical care in February, when it passed the Deficit Reduction Act, and the remaining $500 million will be released in the future, HHS officials say.
States that receive the $2 billion in Katrina funding can use it to obtain an additional $4.5 billion in federal matching funds, officials say.
