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> Healthcare has been authorized by the CDC to count suspected but unconfirmed (i.e., no test) as positives. Do you have a source for that? I have heard or re

> Healthcare has been authorized by the CDC to count suspected but unconfirmed (i.e., no test) as positives. Do you have a source for that? I have heard or read no such thing, and can't find any claims of such. If anything, the claims I see are of the CDC undercounting infections. > Add in the fact that healthcare facilities are compensated more for Covid-19 case Again, do you have a source for that? Many states are covering all costs not borne by insurance, but I have not seen anything to indicate any COVID premiums being paid. > and most of those facilities are for-profit No, most of those facilities are non-profit.

chiefalchemist 6y ago
"In cases where a definite diagnosis of COVID–19 cannot be made, but it is suspected or likely (e.g., the circumstances are compelling within a reasonable degree of certainty), it is acceptable to report COVID–19 on a death certificate as “probable” or “presumed.” https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/vsrg/vsrg03-508.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/vsrg/vsrg03-508.pdf Now before you say "Well, it's not that many" the truth is, you can't. We don't know. The data collection is sloppy, inconsistent, etc. But if you can find a CDC report that addresses this and breaks it out (read: transparency) then I would like to see that. Please share. For the second: https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/hospital-payments-and-the-covid-19-death-count/ https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/hospital-payments-and-the-...
- chiefalchemist 6y ago
  Most hospitals and nursing homes aren't for-profit? Do you have a source for that?