This post is for my own edification. Sorry if posted already.
I could never find a source for the amount of money hospitals were receiving for each COVID-19 case. Here it is - and it perfectly explains how an already-corrupt healthcare system would exploit the benefits. It's no secret that many doctors and nurses have already been indicted for fraud and the allure of this much money for each COVID case is a perfect precursor for the recent rash of false positive results being reported all over the country - namely in Florida.
https://khn.org/news/furor-erupts-billions-going-to-hospitals-based-on-medicare-billings-not-covid-19/
"States such as Minnesota, Nebraska and Montana, which the pandemic has touched relatively lightly, are getting more than $300,000 per reported COVID-19 case in the $30 billion, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis.
On the other hand, New York, the worst-hit state, would receive only $12,000 per case. Florida is getting $132,000 per case. KHN relied on a state breakdown provided to the House Ways and Means Committee by HHS along with COVID-19 cases tabulated by The New York Times."