Yep, I am convinced of it but I was wanting something concrete to show others. Without sources, I am just a conspiracy nut. Surely there is a doctor that isn't afraid of the repercussions for coming out with the truth. I want to see proof that there are monetary rewards for putting down COVID19 as a diagnosis vs other ailments. There is already a built in excuse that you only need symptoms to diagnose a patient as COVID19 positive. I am now trying to follow the money.
Edit** I found this fact check from USA Today
Our ruling: True
We rate the claim that hospitals get paid more if patients are listed as COVID-19 and on ventilators as TRUE.
Hospitals and doctors do get paid more for Medicare patients diagnosed with COVID-19 or if it's considered presumed they have COVID-19 absent a laboratory-confirmed test, and three times more if the patients are placed on a ventilator to cover the cost of care and loss of business resulting from a shift in focus to treat COVID-19 cases.
Yep, I am convinced of it but I was wanting something concrete to show others. Without sources, I am just a conspiracy nut. Surely there is a doctor that isn't afraid of the repercussions for coming out with the truth. I want to see proof that there are monetary rewards for putting down COVID19 as a diagnosis vs other ailments. There is already a built in excuse that you only need symptoms to diagnose a patient as COVID19 positive. I am now trying to follow the money.
Edit** I found this fact check from USA Today
Our ruling: True
We rate the claim that hospitals get paid more if patients are listed as COVID-19 and on ventilators as TRUE.
Hospitals and doctors do get paid more for Medicare patients diagnosed with COVID-19 or if it's considered presumed they have COVID-19 absent a laboratory-confirmed test, and three times more if the patients are placed on a ventilator to cover the cost of care and loss of business resulting from a shift in focus to treat COVID-19 cases.
Yep, I am convinced of it but I was wanting something concrete to show others. Without sources, I am just a conspiracy nut.
Surely there is a doctor that isn't afraid of the repercussions for coming out with the truth. I want to see proof that there are monetary rewards for putting down COVID19 as a diagnosis vs other ailments. There is already a built in excuse that you only need symptoms to diagnose a patient as COVID19 positive. I am now trying to follow the money.