What is thia extra bonus payment that is available you speak of for positive covid teats? This sounds like more redneck urban folklore. You need to quit getting your news from conservative newsources on FB rock. At the very best this is only minimully true. Medicare does give more funding to hospitols when a patient ends uo on a ventilator but this could happen from anything including covid. For example the 400 pound lady who smokes while earing a bozo burger and fries in Boardman will probably end up on a ventilator for lifestyle choices not related to covid. If she is on medicare then yes they will offier more fundjng to thr hospitol toncover this service. There is no incentive for hospitols/local government to rack up covid cases.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.denverpost.com/2020/05/20/coronavirus-covid-medicare-payments-hospitals/amp/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.statesman.com/news/20200422/fact-check-do-hospitals-get-paid-more-to-list-patients-as-having-coronavirus%3ftemplate=ampart