Conavirus......

[Yppej]

Jane, a coworker told me today his neighbor works in a covid unit and at least half the covid deaths are bogus. He specifically mentioned someone who died of a heart attack whose death was listed as covid. He said the reason is the unit receives money from the government for each covid death, so they have a strong incentive to code everything they can get away with as covid.

[bae]

Jane, a coworker told me today his neighbor works in a covid unit and at least half the covid deaths are bogus. He specifically mentioned someone who died of a heart attack whose death was listed as covid. He said the reason is the unit receives money from the government for each covid death, so they have a strong incentive to code everything they can get away with as covid.

Horseshit.

[JaneV2.0]

Jane, a coworker told me today his neighbor works in a covid unit and at least half the covid deaths are bogus. He specifically mentioned someone who died of a heart attack whose death was listed as covid. He said the reason is the unit receives money from the government for each covid death, so they have a strong incentive to code everything they can get away with as covid.

I imagine this woman's death will be classified as a routine heart attack. To my suspicious eye, all those blood clots look like COVID19.

[sweetana3]

Good grief now we are using third hand gossip to discuss serious topics.

[Yppej]

I guess elitists are now dismissing the lived experiences of ordinary people that do not fit into their paradigm as gossip. This snobbery is why Trump won. People don't like condescension.

[jp1]

I’d be highly suspicious of anyone who says covid deaths aren’t being documented with positive test results. Any medical facility receiving Medicaid or Medicare payments is subject to audits by HHs with steep penalties for inaccurate billing codes. I’d be surprised if the same didn’t happen if there are government covid payments.

[iris lilies]

Is anyone here taking an antibody test? DH took one today at his annual exam. His dr suggested he take it. No real reason other than the doc is curious who has the antibodies.

[bae]

I guess elitists are now dismissing the lived experiences of ordinary people that do not fit into their paradigm as gossip. This snobbery is why Trump won. People don't like condescension.

Wow, what a line.

[Yppej]

IL, my doctor's office is not offering antibody tests. I wish they would. Then at least the cost would apply to my deductible. I am not willing to spend $119 for it and it doesn't count towards the deductible.

[SteveinMN]

Is anyone here taking an antibody test?

I'd be interested. But between the high percentages of false positives and/or false negatives on some brands/varieties of the test, I would not have confidence in the results. I don't know if whoever is administering the test could tell me ahead of time which company's test I'd be getting (to decide if it was worth it in the first place) and, given the stakes, I don't know as even the most accurate tests available now would tell me what I want to know.