A hospital gets paid $13,000 extra (per patient) if a COVID-19 patient is admitted and an extra $39,000 (per patient) if the patient goes on a ventilator. http

A hospital gets paid $13,000 extra (per patient) if a COVID-19 patient is admitted and an extra $39,000 (per patient) if the patient goes on a ventilator. https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-12-08-hrsa-distributes-more-covid-19-quality-incentive-payments-nursing-homes https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-12-08-hrsa-distribute... https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cdc-director-acknowledges-hospitals-have-a-monetary-incentive-to-overcount-coronavirus-deaths https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cdc-director-acknowl...