The emergency regulations enable the US government, for example, to provide the states with additional funds to protect the health of the population and to coordinate crisis management. With the lifting of the emergency regulations, the US government is returning its powers; most aid payments also end then. The time until May should now be used for an orderly transition.
“An abrupt end to the emergency declarations would result in widespread chaos and insecurity throughout the healthcare system — for the states, for hospitals and doctor’s offices, and most importantly, for millions of Americans,” the statement said. The government is responding to two bills in the House of Representatives that were introduced by Republicans. They demand that the emergency regulations end immediately, partly because they cost the state a lot of money.
