Is that a lot? We have 327 million people and 50 states. Doesn’t New York account for over 30% of that?Quote:
Originally Posted by bobbiemcgee
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Is that a lot? We have 327 million people and 50 states. Doesn’t New York account for over 30% of that?Quote:
Originally Posted by bobbiemcgee
Yes it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by xavierj
That’s an average of about 30-40 people per state per day, but NY makes the numbers much worse. A state like Texas and 30 million people has less than 1,000 deaths. Yeah New York has a lot. The country as a whole, not so much. And how many of the 58k were true Covid deaths? How many were ill and approaching death prior. Yeah throw out a big number like it’s crazy and then peel it back and realize that it’s not really that bad. Loss of life is awful, but it happens everyday with or without a virus.Quote:
Originally Posted by STL_XUfan
Add in that hospitals get more money for COVID-19 deaths vs. heart failure and you can really question the accuracy of the numbers.
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It would be interesting to see a comparison of health-related (non-accident/murder/suicide) deaths this year vs. past years. That could be very telling.Quote:
Originally Posted by xavierj
I’m not sure about everywhere but I can assure that this is not happening with any hospitals that I am familiar- which is most in the cleveland area... yet. There are specific billing codes involved for this, and the penalty for over billing insurances is hefty. It’s not worth the extra 20%.Quote:
Originally Posted by bjf123
Looks like things are getting a little tense in Ohio.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/d...emitic-attacks
Is "globalist" really an anti-semitic slur? I'm pleased to not really be up on these sorts of things.
NY is actually trending downward on the number of hospitalizations and deaths. We’ve been home now for 54 days. My wife has worked from home and my business is completely shut down.
But here’s the thing. Most national news media is NYC centric. So the fact that NY is actually taking it very seriously and doing the right things, other areas of the country think it may apply to them too. It. Does. Not.
I’m wearing a mask every time I go anywhere (infrequently). Social distancing is the norm, every cashier has a mask, gloves and a plastic barrier between the customer and them.
We will see if this is an overreaction, but I’d rather to overreact to something that has already killed 70,000 than underreact.
And hi everybody!
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Originally Posted by bjf123
The Rural Hospitals are all going belly up, so you shouldn't have to worry too long.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lloyd Braun