I honestly don't get what you're trying to accomplish here. The original question was this:
"How does a doctor/hospital/insurer benefit from putting Covid-19 on the death certificate?"
My read of this question is that the person was unaware of the extra funding made available to hospitals taking COVID-19 patients. Therefore, I gave a link to a USA Today article which explained the facts.
I didn't say that there aren't ways for hospitals to make more money than they get by caring for COVID-19 patients. My only point, which I'll reiterate, is that the government provides additional funding to hospitals that take COVID-19 patients.
I haven't indicated whether I think that's good or bad, and I haven't indicated whether I think the additional funding has been abused or not. I just gave information about government funding of hospitals to somebody who asked a question about the subject.
> ten covid deaths have even been rumored (falsely) to be worth
Is there a problem with the USA Today article I posted? If the numbers are wrong, I'll be happy to correct it.
> This is a pointless argument that harms public health, and those who wish to distinguish themselves from Q shouldn't make it.
I haven't made an argument, and I haven't harmed public health. You're still reading things I didn't write and then making assumptions about me with no basis. Please stop. Slow down, reread everything I've written. Then reply here without fighting windmills so we can converse.
"How does a doctor/hospital/insurer benefit from putting Covid-19 on the death certificate?"
My read of this question is that the person was unaware of the extra funding made available to hospitals taking COVID-19 patients. Therefore, I gave a link to a USA Today article which explained the facts.
I didn't say that there aren't ways for hospitals to make more money than they get by caring for COVID-19 patients. My only point, which I'll reiterate, is that the government provides additional funding to hospitals that take COVID-19 patients.
I haven't indicated whether I think that's good or bad, and I haven't indicated whether I think the additional funding has been abused or not. I just gave information about government funding of hospitals to somebody who asked a question about the subject.
> ten covid deaths have even been rumored (falsely) to be worth
Is there a problem with the USA Today article I posted? If the numbers are wrong, I'll be happy to correct it.
> This is a pointless argument that harms public health, and those who wish to distinguish themselves from Q shouldn't make it.
I haven't made an argument, and I haven't harmed public health. You're still reading things I didn't write and then making assumptions about me with no basis. Please stop. Slow down, reread everything I've written. Then reply here without fighting windmills so we can converse.