Quote Originally Posted by confucius say View Post
87? It's a 121 increase since April 15, and a 214 increase since April 12. Which is nearly double what it was on April 12.

And I'm not saying that hospitals are gaming the system. What I am saying is you could make that argument given the fact that admissions have nearly doubled despite vents and icu staying the same or going down. Right or wrong, That makes it look like people are being admitted now who a month ago would not have been admitted (i.e., hospitals have relaxed the level of sickness required to be admitted).

But yes, hospitals are greedy and do need the revenue and those extra 214 reimbursements at a 20% higher rate than normal absolutely could prevent some employees from being laid off.
May 1st - 424; April 15th - 337 : Net difference 87.

You're also saying that all things are equal during this time frame. We all know testing has somewhat improved. You would have to look and see if one organization was admitting at a higher rate than others, but remember - we're talking about the entire state of MS here! MS isn't known for having the best population health to begin with so it would make more sense that if COVID truly spread throughout the state at a higher rate, due to the underlying conditions of a majority of the population, hospitals would be admitting more.

Yes, hospitals are in the business of making money. I just don't think you realize the squeeze reimbursement from the government and insurance providers place on hospitals. It isn't like the old days when hospitals were making money hand over fist; as these days insurance companies and the government are paying less for the same care previously provided.