Home Compliance Officers Medicare Will Fine Half of US Hospitals for Readmitting too Many Patients Pre-COVID Medicare Will Fine Half of US Hospitals for Readmitting too Many Patients Pre-COVIDadmin Nov 02, 2020 0 Comments Nearly half the nation’s hospitals, many of which are still wrestling with the financial fallout of the unexpected coronavirus, will get lower payments for all Medicare patients because of their history of readmitting patients, federal records show.