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Jared Kushner BOTCHED Coronavirus Response Worse Than We Thought (Original Post) GoLeft TV May 2020 OP
$69,000 Each erpowers May 2020 #1

erpowers

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1. $69,000 Each
Thu May 7, 2020, 01:12 PM
May 2020

I might be wrong, but according to my calculations that would work out to a cost of $69,000 per ventilator. I saw on the internet that ventilator costs could range from $5,000-$50,000, with hospital grade ventilators costing around between $25,000-$50,000. It was also reported that GM made ventilators had a per unit cost of about $16,000.

https://hcpresources.medtronic.com/blog/high-acuity-ventilator-cost-guide
https://www.silive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/what-is-a-ventilator-how-much-does-one-cost.html
https://www.carscoops.com/2020/04/government-to-pay-gm-roughly-16000-per-ventilator-it-makes/

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