State Finally Requiring Labs To Report the Most Important Result of a COVID Test

[Sybil Ludington]

A positive test for COVID-19 reveals little about how sick or contagious the patient might be.
Health officials in Florida recognize this, and the state has taken the important step of requiring labs to include what’s called a “cycle threshold” on all positive test reports.
A positive result sets in motion a long and inconvenient chain of events. The patient and his or her family members are required to drop everything and quarantine. They must inform all of those with whom they’ve had recent contact, some of whom may be forced to quarantine as well.A positive test for COVID-19 reveals little about how sick or contagious the patient might be.


Health officials in Florida recognize this, and the state has taken the important step of requiring labs to include what’s called a “cycle threshold” on all positive test reports.


A positive result sets in motion a long and inconvenient chain of events. The patient and his or her family members are required to drop everything and quarantine. They must inform all of those with whom they’ve had recent contact, some of whom may be forced to quarantine as well.


When one considers the large numbers of Americans testing positive every day, many of whom are asymptomatic (https://www.westernjournal.com/rare-people-without-symptoms-spread-covid-19/?ff_source=Email&ff_medium=newsletter-WJ&ff_campaign=dailyam&ff_content=western-journal), the question becomes whether all of this trouble is really necessary.


People also question the accuracy of the test results. A couple of weeks ago, CNBC reported (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/13/musk-says-took-four-covid-19-tests-two-were-positive-two-negative.html) that Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, took four COVID-19 tests on one day. Two came back positive and two were negative.


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[John Galt]

LOL. Ignore the testing. Just check hospital patient levels. That will show you how many have symptoms.

[MMC]

Common cold = Coronavirus. The Flu = Coronavirus. The Wuhu = Coronavirus. Medical Leftists testing. What can go wrong?

[MMC]

Unscientific Scientist’s COVID Policies Harm Hospitals and Economy: Dennis Prager with Dr. Beau Briese.

Dennis Prager (https://dennisprager.com/) talks with Dr. Beau Briese (https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/beau-briese-298df430-dec5-11e7-9f4c-005056a225bf-overview), an emergency room physician in Houston, about the pandemic’s impact on Houston hospitals and the economy.....snip~


Unscientific Scientist's COVID Policies Harm Hospitals and Economy: Dennis Prager with Dr. Beau Briese - TownhallReview.com (http://townhallreview.com/2020/12/unscientific-scientists-covid-policies-harm-hospitals-and-economy-dennis-prager-with-dr-beau-briese/)


LMAO.....yes check out ICU physicians and Emergency room doctors. They certainly will tell you about how much has been overblown about those patient levels.

[montana]

LOL. Ignore the testing. Just check hospital patient levels. That will show you how many have symptoms.gee DON'T THE HOSPITALS MAKE A FEW EXTRA BUCKS ADMITTING AND TREATING CHI-COM VIRUS PATIENTS? I know from being put on a ventilator for even a few hours brings in extra bucks.At least thats what an administrator (family friend )has told me.Never knew of her to lie.

[montana]

gee DON'T THE HOSPITALS MAKE A FEW EXTRA BUCKS ADMITTING AND TREATING CHI-COM VIRUS PATIENTS? I know from being put on a ventilator for even a few hours brings in extra bucks.At least thats what an administrator (family friend )has told me.Never knew of her to lie. usaTODAY FACT CHECKED THAT CLAIM AND GUESS WHAT ? ITS TRUE.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/04/24/fact-check-medicare-hospitals-paid-more-covid-19-patients-coronavirus/3000638001/ Fact check: Hospitals get paid more if patients listed as COVID-19, on ventilatorsMichelle RogersUSA TODAY NetworkProvision in the relief actThe coronavirus relief legislation created a 20% premium, or add-on, for COVID-19 Medicare patients.There have been no public reports that hospitals are exaggerating COVID-19 numbers to receive higher Medicare payments.Jensen did not return an email request from USA TODAY for comment about his claim.USA TODAY reached out to Marty Makary, a surgeon and professor of health policy and management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, about the claim. Makary said in an email April 21 that "what Scott Jensen said sounds right to me."Makary did not elaborate, answer additional questions or respond to a request for an interview.USA TODAY reached out to the American Hospital Association and Federation of American Hospitals on April 22, but as of publication had not received a response.How does Medicare pay? Snopes investigated the claim, finding it's plausible Medicare pays in the range Jensen mentions but doesn't have a "one-size-fits-all" payment to hospitals for COVID-19 patients.Ask FactCheck's conclusion: "Recent legislation pays hospitals higher Medicare rates for COVID-19 patients and treatment, but there is no evidence of fraudulent reporting."Our ruling: TrueWe rate the claim that hospitals get paid more if patients are listed as COVID-19 and on ventilators as TRUE.Hospitals and doctors do get paid more for Medicare patients diagnosed with COVID-19 or if it's considered presumed they have COVID-19 absent a laboratory-confirmed test, and three times more if the patients are placed on a ventilator to cover the cost of care and loss of business resulting from a shift in focus to treat COVID-19 cases.This higher allocation of funds has been made possible under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act through a Medicare 20% add-on to its regular payment for COVID-19 patients, as verified by USA TODAY through the American Hospital Association Special Bulletin on the topic.Our fact-check sourcesThe Spectator: "Hospitals get more to list patients as COVID-19 and three times as much if the patient goes on ventilator"The World Net Daily: "Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19"Snopes: "Is Medicare paying hospitals $13K for patients diagnosed with COVID-19, $39K for those on ventilatorsPolitiFact: "Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19"Kaiser Health News: "Estimated cost for treating the uninsured hospitalized with COVID-19"

[Sybil Ludington]

usaTODAY FACT CHECKED THAT CLAIM AND GUESS WHAT ? ITS TRUE.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/04/24/fact-check-medicare-hospitals-paid-more-covid-19-patients-coronavirus/3000638001/ Fact check: Hospitals get paid more if patients listed as COVID-19, on ventilatorsMichelle RogersUSA TODAY NetworkProvision in the relief actThe coronavirus relief legislation created a 20% premium, or add-on, for COVID-19 Medicare patients.There have been no public reports that hospitals are exaggerating COVID-19 numbers to receive higher Medicare payments.Jensen did not return an email request from USA TODAY for comment about his claim.USA TODAY reached out to Marty Makary, a surgeon and professor of health policy and management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, about the claim. Makary said in an email April 21 that "what Scott Jensen said sounds right to me."Makary did not elaborate, answer additional questions or respond to a request for an interview.USA TODAY reached out to the American Hospital Association and Federation of American Hospitals on April 22, but as of publication had not received a response.How does Medicare pay? Snopes investigated the claim, finding it's plausible Medicare pays in the range Jensen mentions but doesn't have a "one-size-fits-all" payment to hospitals for COVID-19 patients.Ask FactCheck's conclusion: "Recent legislation pays hospitals higher Medicare rates for COVID-19 patients and treatment, but there is no evidence of fraudulent reporting."Our ruling: TrueWe rate the claim that hospitals get paid more if patients are listed as COVID-19 and on ventilators as TRUE.Hospitals and doctors do get paid more for Medicare patients diagnosed with COVID-19 or if it's considered presumed they have COVID-19 absent a laboratory-confirmed test, and three times more if the patients are placed on a ventilator to cover the cost of care and loss of business resulting from a shift in focus to treat COVID-19 cases.This higher allocation of funds has been made possible under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act through a Medicare 20% add-on to its regular payment for COVID-19 patients, as verified by USA TODAY through the American Hospital Association Special Bulletin on the topic.Our fact-check sourcesThe Spectator: "Hospitals get more to list patients as COVID-19 and three times as much if the patient goes on ventilator"The World Net Daily: "Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19"Snopes: "Is Medicare paying hospitals $13K for patients diagnosed with COVID-19, $39K for those on ventilatorsPolitiFact: "Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19"Kaiser Health News: "Estimated cost for treating the uninsured hospitalized with COVID-19"

USA Today leans left. And don't even get me started on Snopes.

[Captain Obvious]

:biglaugh:

[RMNIXON]

Once again I drove past the local Urgent Care and a line of well over a hundred people around the entire building.

But that has Nothing to do with the positive testing rate through the roof............:rolleyes20:

[Captain Obvious]

Once again I drove past the local Urgent Care and a line of well over a hundred people around the entire building.

But that has Nothing to do with the positive testing rate through the roof............:rolleyes20:

This is why you people are wrong all the time.

Cognitive error, you're extrapolating bits and pieces of data into the whole. You're relying on fragmented information, second hand not knowing the story.

I really don't care, feel free to live your life with your head in the sand but it's a sight to see so much blatant ignorance.

[montana]

USA Today leans left. And don't even get me started on Snopes.usa found it as TRUE

[countryboy]

Unscientific Scientist’s COVID Policies Harm Hospitals and Economy: Dennis Prager with Dr. Beau Briese.

Dennis Prager (https://dennisprager.com/) talks with Dr. Beau Briese (https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/beau-briese-298df430-dec5-11e7-9f4c-005056a225bf-overview), an emergency room physician in Houston, about the pandemic’s impact on Houston hospitals and the economy.....snip~


Unscientific Scientist's COVID Policies Harm Hospitals and Economy: Dennis Prager with Dr. Beau Briese - TownhallReview.com (http://townhallreview.com/2020/12/unscientific-scientists-covid-policies-harm-hospitals-and-economy-dennis-prager-with-dr-beau-briese/)


LMAO.....yes check out ICU physicians and Emergency room doctors. They certainly will tell you about how much has been overblown about those patient levels.

Damn, that was a great listen. Thanks for posting. And libs wonder why normal people are skeptical.

[Sybil Ludington]

usa found it as true

still......

[MMC]

Damn, that was a great listen. Thanks for posting. And libs wonder why normal people are skeptical.


Yeah that was Houston and all their Medical Hospitals. Then here in Chicago ER, Doctors can tell you they have seen less people this year than last year. That is with the Wuhu raging. ICUs here in Chicago with this second surge says its nothing like it was back in April and March with a 97% capacity rate. Now they are barely hitting 80%. Yet the deviates are hitting the panic button. Thankful that the Lame Stream media isnt even trying to discover the facts and the truth.


Like that Houston doctor pointed out. People coming in with the Wuhu, the majority are not serious and sent home in a day. No beds taken up. Thats not to say they havent got people who needed Oxygen and were there for an overnight and sent home the next morning.


Prager makes the leftness look like idiots and those like Oblivious. Even worse than a leftist. Patsies always end up looking worse.