A WCNC Charlotte investigation revealed nursing homes that were fined thousands of dollars after deadly COVID-19 infections spread within their walls also collected government bonuses that, in most cases, offset their original penalties.
WCNC Charlotte's analysis of twosets of federal data identified more than 100 nursing homes in the Carolinas that collected federal incentive payments despite infection control and COVID-19-related penalties, receiving a combined $10 million more in bonuses than penalties.
More than 80% of those nursing homes also had at least one resident die from COVID-19 since March 2020, according to an analysis of Pro Publica's Nursing Home Inspect database.
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