Why would hospitals agree to feed the fear-based narrative with mass hysteria?
Simple!
MO' MONEY, MO' MONEY, MO' MONEY!
A Look at the $100 Billion for Hospitals in the CARES Act
The $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act contains a vast array of spending provisions, including an additional $100 billion for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. This new funding is designed to provide an influx of money to hospitals and other health care entities responding to the coronavirus pandemic. This $100 billion averages out to about
$108,000 per hospital bed in the United States.
Hospitals across the country clearly need additional resources as they struggle to treat the surge of COVID-19 patients and prepare for a spike in patient load. The $100 billion fund was established to help hospitals ramp up quickly, in response to new demands, giving the Secretary of Health and Human Services broad discretion over how the $100 billion fund will be distributed, although it is not yet clear how these funds will be allocated.
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https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-pol...e-100-billion-for-hospitals-in-the-cares-act/
And I will not rule out political motivation either since I am sure many of these major hospitals would prefer a Democratic President over President Trump since Trump is all about healthcare reform at every level including TRANSPARENCY in costs and charges.
The Fat Cats are feeling threatened and fear their wallets will begin to shrink!