Recently, Precision Eye Care, Ltd. reported that it is the latest in a long list of eye care practices affected by the Eye Care Leaders data breach. According to a notice posted on the.
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Greenwood received $28.3 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 South Carolina received $1.2 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 Prisma Health-Upstate with a total of $131 million. The average loan size in the city was $514,922 while the state s average loan amount was $258,718.
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
“It’s been a normal year,” he told the City County on Monday.
COVID-19 caused a spike in unemployment that exceeded the levels seen during the recession. But the damage was temporary. And Runge counts more positives than negatives when it comes to the city’s economic state as the year comes to a close.
The average wage is up, both on an annual and hourly basis. Meanwhile the unemployment rate has dropped to 3 percent, down from its peak of 10.3 percent in April and May, as the pandemic roiled the economy.
“Some good things have happened,” Runge said.
The average annual wage is $37,289 as of 2019, up from $36,336 the year before.