A Hospital Successfully Implemented Its Disaster Plan to Manage Providing

A hospital successfully implemented its disaster plan to manage providing care during a massive 3-day snow storm. What is the most likely way additional costs for this service will be paid?

A) Medicare will increase reimbursement for any client age 65 or over who was hospitalized during the disaster.
B) The federal government will pay any costs over and above the normal operating expenses for the time period.
C) The hospital will absorb the additional costs.
D) State and county governments have reserve funds to reimburse for such expenses.

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