I wish it was funny but it doesn't matter how they dole out the money. Several tons of it will be wasted and go somewhere it isn't needed. It is just the nature of anything large be it government, business, or NGO.
On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 9:10 AM Carl Peterson <cpeter...@portnetworks.com> wrote: > Josh, > > I'm surprised to find you supporting my point. > > "The first round of grants will be distributed based on historical share > Medicare revenue, not based on COVID-19 burden. Therefore, hard-hit states > like New York will receive far less per COVID-19 case than most other > states. > > HHS said it doled out the first slice of funding based on Medicare revenue > to get support to hospitals as quickly as possible. The agency said > <https://www.hhs.gov/provider-relief/index.html> the next round of grants > "will focus on providers in areas particularly impacted by the COVID-19 > outbreak," rural hospitals and other healthcare providers that receive much > of their revenues from Medicaid." > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 9:03 AM Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > wrote: > >> >implying that there is some economic incentive to report more positive >> cases. As far as I can tell, this is not the case whatsoever. >> >> >> https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/state-by-state-breakdown-of-federal-aid-per-covid-19-case.html >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 10:01 AM Carl Peterson <cpeter...@portnetworks.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Lewis, It seems that you are still implying that there is some economic >>> incentive to report more positive cases. As far as I can tell, this is not >>> the case whatsoever. That may not be your intent, but the structure of >>> your sentence "I merely quesited about there being some misguided economic >>> incentive, ..." vs something like " I merely quesited whether there may be >>> some misguided economic incentive, ..." suggests that the incentive >>> exists. >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 8:26 AM Lewis Bergman <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> <RANT> >>>> WTF don't you people understand? How many times do I have to state I am >>>> NOT trying to state, imply, or propagate that there is a conspiracy to >>>> inflate, deflate, or otherwise misreport the numbers? >>>> >>>> I'll state again, for I hope the very last time: >>>> Anecdotal information I have personal knowledge of to be true, that >>>> there is over reporting in this oh so tiny subset of data. I am sure there >>>> is misreporting of positive cases as negative. I merely quesited about >>>> there being some misguided economic incentive, put in place with the best >>>> intentions but possibly mistakenly incentivizing testing facilities, to >>>> report positive cases. I have no idea why such a policy would be put in >>>> place. >>>> >>>> Whatever, this whole thing has just driven people crazy. >>>> >>>> If you think you are gonna get sick, stay isolated. If your grandmother >>>> is fragile, she should stay isolated. If you are healthy, or just don't >>>> care anymore, do whatever the $%@& you want. >>>> </RANT> >>>> Other than that, it is going to be mighty hot out there today. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Lewis Bergman 325-439-0533 Cell
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