Hospitals ask for $100 billion coronavirus bailout

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Hospitals ask for $100 billion coronavirus bailout

Bob Herman

The health care industry, led by the American Hospital Association, asked Congress on Thursday for $100 billion to offset the expenses related to coronavirus testing and treatment.

The big picture: Other industries like airlines and hotels are asking for taxpayer bailouts as their operations grind to a halt. Hospitals and medical groups are asking for money as their operations prepare for a capacity overload.

What they're saying: "It is clear that the expenses associated with responding to COVID-19 will be extraordinary," the heads of the AHA, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association wrote to Congress, which is considering several stimulus packages.

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https://www.axios.com/hospitals-coronavirus-bailout-congress-21979704-c76b-4339-b931-090df5b941fc.html

[GtHawk]

Apparently the hospitals think they can jack up rates as if they screwing private patients, I think they should be screwed the same way the government screws over private practice doctors and  other  medical professionals.