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nebris"All these horror stories keep making the case for #MedicareForAll " ~Nebris
~Deborah Kassel's 81-year-old father, a retired physician, tested positive for COVID-19 in March following a hospital stay after spinal surgery.
~After only four days in a rehab facility, Kassel's father was told he was being discharged and sent home, despite still testing positive for the coronavirus and requiring 24-hour care.
~Kassel's father is not alone: Thousands of patients across the US are being prematurely sent home, while still potentially infectious, due to insurance companies refusing to reimburse hospitals for extended stays.
There is a loophole in the treatment of COVID-19 and my father, a 81-year-old retired physician, has fallen through it. Countless others are sure to follow.
His experience as a patient being summarily discharged from a medical facility two days after retesting positive for coronavirus exposes a tragic flaw in our current health system. It highlights the hypocritically, hyped-up lip service being paid to the illusion of protective safety practices. The mandating of masks, six-foot distances, and handwashing means nothing if positive patients potentially able to transmit the virus are being released into the general population.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/theres-frightening-loophole-covid-19-114500483.html
~Deborah Kassel's 81-year-old father, a retired physician, tested positive for COVID-19 in March following a hospital stay after spinal surgery.
~After only four days in a rehab facility, Kassel's father was told he was being discharged and sent home, despite still testing positive for the coronavirus and requiring 24-hour care.
~Kassel's father is not alone: Thousands of patients across the US are being prematurely sent home, while still potentially infectious, due to insurance companies refusing to reimburse hospitals for extended stays.
There is a loophole in the treatment of COVID-19 and my father, a 81-year-old retired physician, has fallen through it. Countless others are sure to follow.
His experience as a patient being summarily discharged from a medical facility two days after retesting positive for coronavirus exposes a tragic flaw in our current health system. It highlights the hypocritically, hyped-up lip service being paid to the illusion of protective safety practices. The mandating of masks, six-foot distances, and handwashing means nothing if positive patients potentially able to transmit the virus are being released into the general population.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/theres-frightening-loophole-covid-19-114500483.html