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On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 12:37:35 PM UTC-4, Muggles wrote:
You left out this part:
€śHospitals and doctors do get paid more for Medicare patients diagnosed with COVID-19 or if its considered presumed they have COVID-19 absent a laboratory-confirmed test, and three times more if the patients are placed on a ventilator to cover the cost of care and loss of business resulting from a shift in focus to treat COVID-19 cases,€ť the fact-checker explains.
€śThis higher allocation of funds has been made possible under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act through a Medicare 20% add-on to its regular payment for COVID-19 patients"
A bill passed by both Democrats and Republicans and signed into law by
President Trump. Yes, some financial assistance went to the hospitals,
the businesses on the front lines of all this, in addition to all the
other businesses and individuals receiving aid.
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