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Medicare pays 20% more if they say that a patient has COVID[1]. [1] https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/21/facebook-posts/Fact-check-Hospitals-COVID

• knowaveragejoe 5y ago
  > Our ruling > A post shared on Facebook claims hospitals have a financial incentive to claim patients had COVID-19, saying payment is three times higher if a patient goes on a ventilator. An article the post links to includes comments from a doctor who suggests the number of coronavirus cases is being padded. > It is standard for Medicare to pay roughly three times more for a patient with a respiratory condition who goes on a ventilator than for one who does not. That has nothing to do with the coronavirus. > As part of a federal stimulus bill, Medicare is paying hospitals 20% more than standard rates for COVID-19 patients. > Indications are that due to a lack of testing and other factors, the number of coronavirus cases has been undercounted, not padded. > For a statement that is partially accurate, our rating is Half True.