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2023-04-17 21:29:25 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 794C42DFFE7A133A85EE3FD5C907BCDE78D6C0FE20B3067DBFBC811CA9A95BB8
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Hospitals don’t get more money for listing COVID-19 as a cause of death, but they do get a bump in payment from Medicare if a patient has a COVID-19 diagnosis. https://www.verifythis.com/amp/article/news/verify/coronavirus-verify/covid-19-coronavirus-hospital-deaths-funding-medicare-fact-check/536-74efc62c-e1c6-43fa-8a22-0ff482593afd The coronavirus relief legislation created a 20% premium, or add-on, for COVID-19 Medicare patients. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/04/24/fact-check-medicare-hospitals-paid-more-covid-19-patients-coronavirus/3000638001/
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