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Thank you for your condolences. Politifact is not the most dependable news source they twist things and label them as fact. I’m not saying it’s some kind of scandal like they’re twisting it to be it’s just how healthcare works. A hospital’s revenue stream comes from reimbursement. When you go to the doctor whatever they do while you’re there is based on reimbursement and how much they can make while you’re there. That’s reality. Surgical procedures are altered to trigger different codes for reimbursement. I know that because that’s literally what I get paid to do. Hahaha.

Maximizing a physicians RVU’s(revenue value units) and a hospitals reimbursement is a huge part of my job. These hospitals haven’t been doing elective surgical procedures for up to 2 months now and that’s where all of their money comes from. Their only revenue stream is literally from covid 19 right now. Believe me when I tell you if someone dies in a hospital in NY they are going to do everything in their power to label it as covid related. Any patient that goes into respiratory failure is automatically covid without being tested when 100’s of thousands of people would go into respiratory failure every year before covid 19.

Birx is already saying the mortality rate is AT LEAST 25% less then what’s listed. You could most likely cut it in half IMO and I think we’ll learn more to quantify that. The mortality rate as of now for people under 45 is .08. Reduce the numbers by 25% as Birx suggested and were down to .0078% by 50% and we're down to .006%.

Again, not saying the virus isn’t real it is but the misinformation out there right now is like nothing I’ve ever seen in my life. It’s like we have incarcerated Bob giving us information on Covid 19.
- Cptmjl

Gold response in bold

Agreed. You can’t shut down the country every time a virus sweeps through it. We didn’t bat an eye lash for h1n1 and that was serious. The hospital I was working in at the time was overrun with patients. Didn’t hear a blurb about it on the news as compared to today. There’s a lot to be said for these shut down measures may not be the right answer. There are just as many experts that completely disagree with them as there are that believe in them. You just don’t hear from them because that’s not what the media wants anyone to hear.

We flattened the curve. That was the result we were supposedly looking for to start reopening states. When did politicians get involved in physicians treatment plans or what meds they can prescribe? It’s absurd what’s going on. Now some politicians are saying there has to be a cure or vaccine in place. What if that takes a year, or more, or never happens? Just shut down till further notice? The goal posts keep moving and if anyone believes these decisions are purely based upon the public’s safety dip your head in a bucket of ice you haven’t been paying attention.

Look at LA they’re shut down till august. That’s insane in relation to their numbers imo. The economic impact will be felt for decades from this. There has to be more thought into this besides “we have to save lives!!!!” it’s impossible to debate that and that is by design of course. When they don’t even know definitively that what they’re doing right now is 100% the right thing to do.

This isn’t a political debate. They need to eliminate that from the conversation to start making any kind of sensible decisions on what should or shouldn’t be done. Unfortunately that will never happen in this climate.
- Cptmjl

I agree completly and now they are saying that people staying home are getting it too

Ben Shelley: Predicting Mathew Barzal's contract
- Ben Shelley

If he has a decent agent...should get north of 10 EZ

If he has a decent agent...should get north of 10 EZ
- bruceflyers

I agree completly and now they are saying that people staying home are getting it too
- Upstate_isles

Of course they are. It’s the highest rate of infection. Even Cuomo is finally admitting to it.

https://youtu.be/4Yap2ajmqxQ

If this guy can make average saves too look out

https://youtu.be/4Yap2ajmqxQ

If this guy can make average saves too look out
- Upstate_isles

It will be awesome to see him in an Islanders uniform.

https://youtu.be/4Yap2ajmqxQ

If this guy can make average saves too look out
- Upstate_isles

Looking forward to seeing him play.

https://youtu.be/4Yap2ajmqxQ

If this guy can make average saves too look out
- Upstate_isles

Be nice if the (frank)er signed what’s he waiting for, Cpt to get a subscription to The Athletic?

Be nice if the (frank)er signed what’s he waiting for, Cpt to get a subscription to The Athletic?
- nyisles7

Or maybe it's Lou who is reluctant to sign any contracts until the NHL's future clears up. Who knows right now what the Islanders' revenue streams are going to look like when teams start playing again?

Or maybe it's Lou who is reluctant to sign any contracts until the NHL's future clears up. Who knows right now what the Islanders' revenue streams are going to look like when teams start playing again?
- JohnScammo

Gotta think if this guy wants to play in the best league in the world he would have signed as soon as possible and as fast as possible with this pandemic (frank)ing with what money is available. Totally looking to me like he is playing the Isles for a big contract in the KHL and (frank) I hope not.

Be nice if the (frank)er signed what’s he waiting for, Cpt to get a subscription to The Athletic?
- nyisles7

Well I guess that settles it. No Sorokin.

Gotta think if this guy wants to play in the best league in the world he would have signed as soon as possible and as fast as possible with this pandemic (frank)ing with what money is available. Totally looking to me like he is playing the Isles for a big contract in the KHL and (frank) I hope not.
- nyisles7

I hope not but wouldn’t be surprised. Nothing shocks me anymore with Russian players.

I hope not but wouldn’t be surprised. Nothing shocks me anymore with Russian players.
- Cptmjl

Well I guess that settles it. No Sorokin.
- Cptmjl

Well I guess that settles it. No Sorokin.
- Cptmjl

If the league goes to a 24 team playoff here are the matchups from the athletic

Tampa, Boston, Washington and Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference, and St. Louis, Colorado, Vegas and Edmonton in the Western Conference would get a bye to the start of the normal 16-team playoff.



That would leave Toronto-Montreal and New York Rangers-Florida as the best-of-three matchups in the Atlantic; Pittsburgh-Columbus and Carolina-New York Islanders in the Metro.

Ben what happened??? I thought you were dedicated to the Islanders.

If the league goes to a 24 team playoff here are the matchups from the athletic

Tampa, Boston, Washington and Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference, and St. Louis, Colorado, Vegas and Edmonton in the Western Conference would get a bye to the start of the normal 16-team playoff.



That would leave Toronto-Montreal and New York Rangers-Florida as the best-of-three matchups in the Atlantic; Pittsburgh-Columbus and Carolina-New York Islanders in the Metro.
- Upstate_isles

I would rather face anyone but Carolina in the first meeting. Islanders just have not figured out how to beat them.

I would rather face anyone but Carolina in the first meeting. Islanders just have not figured out how to beat them.
- Nfdbulldawg

Well they couldnt beat anyone the last 9 games

Well they couldnt beat anyone the last 9 games
- Upstate_isles