Evaluation of science advice during the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden

Re:Evaluation of science advice during the Covid-19 pandemic... by shlant on Sunday March 27, 2022 @02:59AM (#30818335)

and? do you have any proof of your claim that "It incentivized people to list the cause of death as COVID even when covid didn't play a role in the death or was at best incidental to it"? Are you saying doctors are personally getting some sort of kickback?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Evaluation of science advice during the Covid-19 pandemic... by pmorici on Monday March 28, 2022 @08:31AM (#30829792)

Besides my direct experience? It doesn’t require fraud this is the result of the loose requirements to get reimbursed under these temporary measures and the fact that COVID tests are a routine part of hospital admissions. For example to be reimbursed for funeral costs COVID only need be listed as a contributing cause and doesn’t need to be the primary cause of death.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Evaluation of science advice during the Covid-19 pandemic... by shlant on Monday March 28, 2022 @08:46AM (#30829935)

so you have no evidence.

How much influence do you think what you are mentioning has had on the numbers and what is your proof of that?

[ Parent | on HN ]