Ever think it was strange that there were almost zero deaths reported in the 2020-2021 season due to influenza? It wasn’t because there weren’t people dying of the flu. But if a hospital reported it as death due to influenza, they got nothing from the federal. But if they reported it as death due to Covid, they got thousands of dollars. Some say as much as $37,000.
When I was hospitalized for Covid in Feb 2022, my total medical bill was $100,000 for a 6 day stay, none of which I paid. One third was paid by BCBS and the other two thirds the government must of paid because I never got a bill.