Hospitals are paid more for Medicare patients confirmed or presumed to have coronavirus
May 05 2020, 08:00
If a Medicare patient is diagnosed – or even presumed – to have contracted coronavirus, termed COVID-19, hospitals across the United States are given more money from the federal government, economic assessments show. That amount can so much as triple if the patient requires a ventilator, raising questions as to whether there is a financial impetus to overstate coronavirus numbers.
If a Medicare patient is diagnosed – or even presumed – to have contracted coronavirus, termed COVID-19, hospitals across the United States are given more money from the federal government, economic assessments show. That amount can so much as triple if the patient requires a ventilator, raising questions as to whether there is a financial impetus to overstate coronavirus numbers.
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FOX News