Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Dodge City received $8.7 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 Kansas received $1.1 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 University of Kansas Hospital Authority with a total of $68.2 million. The average loan size in the city was $248,853 while the state’s average loan amount was $273,003.
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.
| Rank | Business | Dollar Amount Received |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodge City Healthcare Group, LLC | $7,279,716 |
| 2 | Kansas Senior Living, Inc. | $288,900 |
| 3 | Family Practice Associates of Western Kansas, LLC | $261,759 |
| 4 | Arrowhead West, Inc. | $210,568 |
| 5 | Hospice of the Prairie, Inc. | $164,580 |
| 6 | First Avenue Dental PA | $81,442 |
| 7 | Dodge City Dental Care | $66,813 |
| 8 | Idocs of Dodge City PA | $65,480 |
| 9 | Medical Heights Medical Center, PA | $58,753 |
| 10 | Phillips Chiropractic Pa | $35,578 |
| 11 | County of Ford | $27,507 |
| 12 | Hodgeman County Medical Services, Inc. | $25,960 |
| 13 | High Plains Urology, LLC | $21,447 |
| 14 | Vierthaler Kessen Optometry, LLC | $21,320 |
| 15 | Western Plains Physician Practices, LLC | $17,729 |
| 16 | Austin N Hrencher, PA, D.D.S. | $17,304 |
| 17 | Dodge City Diagnostic, LLC | $8,492 |
| 18 | Christensen Eyecare Pa | $7,408 |
| 19 | Joy Chiropractic Pa | $6,081 |
| 20 | Pick Chiropractic Pa | $5,243 |
| 21 | Family Care Clinic of Western Kansas, LLC | $4,939 |
| 22 | Karen M. Ackerman, P. A., D.P.M. | $4,793 |
| 23 | Global Bone and Joint Clinic, LLC | $3,962 |
| 24 | Pharmacy Associates of Dodge City, Inc. | $3,429 |
| 25 | Kirk L. Henrichs | $3,064 |
| 26 | Life in Motion Orthotic & Prosthetic Center, Inc. | $2,794 |
| 27 | CRJ Counseling, LLC | $2,603 |
| 28 | Fischer Chiropractic Pa | $2,350 |
| 29 | Great Plains Vision, LLC | $2,302 |
| 30 | Richard L Roenfeldt, OD | $2,256 |
| 31 | Koehn Wellness & Chiropractic, P. A. | $2,049 |
| 32 | Monade Counseling, LLC | $1,629 |
| 33 | Dodge City Chiropractic, LLC | $1,493 |
| 34 | Lois Vierthaler Kessen | $109 |
| 35 | Barnett Consulting Services, LLC | $20 |
