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Old 09-23-2020, 11:02 AM
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Not exactly true. Thttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/medicare-hospitals-covid-patients/ BTW there is no patient for which the hospital receives $0 - they receive whatever Medicare pays under a very complicated formula. Many hospital admisistrators game the system all the time on all sorts of admissions to get the most money; that is their job.
And, regarding private insurance, insurance companies hire lawyers and doctors to pick apart claims to find to find reasons they can breach their contracts. One of my family members works for a large hospital chain and for over five years had the job to fight Aetna, a "bad payer," to get claims paid. At least Medicare pays timely.