tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post8796003571908922308..comments2024-03-25T17:48:53.875-04:00Comments on Heissatopia: InterestingAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785629874138416100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-44935051470681446462020-08-17T11:14:35.384-04:002020-08-17T11:14:35.384-04:00Hospitals only get paid for those they admit. I...Hospitals only get paid for those they admit. I'm not a mathematician but Utah has had 46,652 positive tests, and 2,771 of those have been hospitalized. That's a lot of people suffering through this at home not spending a dime. (Or are asymptomatic transmitters who just happened to get caught and asked to self quarantine). Also, hospitals are seeing that people are not seeking care for other non-COVID issues, so they really are not making money on this. My PT had to lay off his assistant because business was so slow. (Hospitals cancelling elective surgeries, restrictive visitation policies and just plain fear) Sharaun Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478974234741144812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-56994318248191917102020-08-17T00:50:46.490-04:002020-08-17T00:50:46.490-04:00There have been some people who say that hospitals...There have been some people who say that hospitals get paid for COVID deaths, so they stretch the truth so that more deaths can be counted as COVID deaths. And my friend Steve, who works in hospital administration, told me (with a heavy sigh and shaking his head) that they have to be so careful about accuracy on death certificates, and there are huge penalties for falsifying information. And he just can't even anymore with people. Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.com