“The Red Cross sells your donated blood to hospitals for $150 and then that hospital charges you thousands for a blood transfusion.”
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Claim dated 18 Apr 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
The Red Cross charges hospitals for the blood so that it can cover the collection costs. What hospitals charge patients for transfusions varies, but that figure can be in the thousands of dollars.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 April 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 May 2022, 23 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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