link to original reddit post by /u/ScreenExtension
Issued March 24, the guidance tells hospitals to list COVID-19 as a cause of death regardless of whether or not there’s actual testing to confirm that’s the case.
Instead, even if the coronavirus was just a contributing factor or if it’s “assumed to have caused or contributed to death,” it can be listed as the primary cause.
What are the symptoms of Covid-19? https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
Just about the same symptoms for any respiratory infection?https://www.healthline.com/health/acute-respiratory-disease
A reminder, Respiratory issues are the 3rd leading cause of death in the US. https://www.cdc.gov/copd/basics-about.html
Hospitals are allowed to classify nearly any respiratory condition as Covid, then they are given payouts between $13,000-$39,000 per Medicare patient for that classification