Not referenced in this book, but relevant:

https://www.theblaze.com/news/cdc-director-admits-hospitals-have-monetary-incentive-to-inflate-coronavirus-death-count

Robert Redfield https://www.cdc.gov/about/history/pastdirectors.htm

"I think you're correct in that we've seen this in other disease processes, too," Redfield said.

"Really, in the HIV epidemic, somebody may have a heart attack but also have HIV — the hospital would prefer the [classification] for HIV because there's greater reimbursement," he explained. "So, I do think there's some reality to that."

Not referenced in this book, but relevant:

https://www.theblaze.com/news/cdc-director-admits-hospitals-have-monetary-incentive-to-inflate-coronavirus-death-count