A new Medicare reimbursement system that went into effect last fall pays nursing homes substantially more for new patients — including those released from a hospital — particularly for the first few weeks. Under those guidelines, COVID-19 patients can bring in upward of $800 per day, according to nursing home administrators and medical directors interviewed by The Times.
By contrast, facilities collect as little as $200 per day for long-term patients with dementia, the industry experts said.
shocking
$13,000 for every case that came through the door, and another $29,000 for every patient they tried to kill with a ventilator!
And then there's this:
Coronavirus patients could be cash cows for nursing homes