when I heard this it was only an extra 15 K.

There is no bottom to the depth they will sink.

"Show me a cancelled check, or STFU."

Response: No idea but probably from the IRS.

I just smiled and changed the subject.

This is the same neighbor that has told me more than once that Obama built FEMA Camps all over the country to imprison members of the NRA. Also, that Obama planned to declare Martial Law so he would not have to leave office in 2016.

What an endless source of entertainment.

He was wrong about those FEMA camps though. That is where they are going to throw all the people who refuse the COVID-19 vaccination (actually a chip) after they confiscate your guns and property. I actually heard that one recently.

that hospitals are often paid based upon patient’s diagnosis. Medicare, Medicaid, and some private insurers pay based upon diagnosis. They get paid more for bacterial pneumonia than viral pneumonia, as an example.

I suspect payments for CV19 are a lot more than many short-term admissions. Hospitals spend a good bit of money to look for reasons to bill for higher paying diagnoses and they can bill as "suspected" diseases. But, they have to be careful in fudging diagnoses, too. Medicare and insurers spend big money auditing them to prevent fraud/abuse.

But, none of that changes the fact the right wing rube is full of BS.

He also said a distant relative is suing to get an uncle's death certificate changed from COVID-19 to COPD (which he also had), after he died at around 80 years old.
There was also some claim about hospitals getting extra $ if hospitals add COVID to a death certificate.
Next time, I need to ask where he gets his 'news'.

With dozens of Covid patients. They had to build isolation units to contain the virus. They are getting reimbursed more, since they have dedicated staff on that unit. But not $40,000....

say the hospitals make so much for calling everyone a covid patient that they shut down the rest of the hospital. As of yesterday my hotspot had 22 deaths in county over 12% of cases.

But Soros is paying me to stay home and report that I have the virus. $20k per month.

where's your evidence? No, that's hearsay. Where's your evidence? No, that's hearsay too. You do know what hearsay is, don't you? Evidence?

And on and on until THEY tire and give up.

-Laelth

This is what they are saying so they do not have to believe it is this high and just another "Hoax" thing

at the scale we are seeing. Just my opinion.