Any patient upgraded to a ventilator will incur a much higher cost. That amount is somewhat variable. Dr. Jensen, a family medicine physician may not have considered this.
It's a somewhat difficult topic as there are really no "set prices". Admission in a rural hospital ICU will have a different reimbursement than one in a major city or in an academic medical center receiving federal financial funding supplementation.
There most likely **is **a higher premium for COVID patients vs "standard" patients but I'm not sure what that premium is or how it is calculated. It is the right question to ask either way though...
Any patient upgraded to a ventilator will incur a much higher cost. That amount is somewhat variable. Dr. Jensen, a family medicine physician may not have considered this.
fair point, would be interested to know the difference between normal and COVID payout for a vent.
It's a somewhat difficult topic as there are really no "set prices". Admission in a rural hospital ICU will have a different reimbursement than one in a major city or in an academic medical center receiving federal financial funding supplementation.
There most likely **is **a higher premium for COVID patients vs "standard" patients but I'm not sure what that premium is or how it is calculated. It is the right question to ask either way though...