Hospitals margins could sink to unsustainable negative levels in the last half of the year, according to forecasts.
The Wisconsin health system's ratings have weathered the early impact of COVID-19 on its balance sheet, although S&P revised its outlook to negative.
New report says hospitals lost a total of $1.44 billion a day between March and mid-April.
The March losses underscore the fiscal strains for hospitals but many facilities are expected soon to resume elective surgeries and diagnostic procedures.
The new bill to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program clarifies that hospitals created as political subdivisions are eligible.
Skilled nursing facilities and long-term care are deluged by the pandemic, adding financial stress for a sector that issues unrated and speculative grade debt.
Leading Democrats support Mitch McConnell's $250 billion for small businesses and want another $250 million for hospitals and state and local governments.
The COVID-19 crisis has stretched many hospital groups, notably in Greater Boston, to their limits.
Smaller hospital systems warn they are on fiscal life support as groups lobby for federal funds.
A coalition of healthcare industry organizations is asking for $100 billion in direct federal help, warning that the survival of some hospitals is at stake.