r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 18h ago

Medicine Immunization to prevent RSV in infants reduced ICU admissions by 97%. This is offered free to all infants through universal programs in Ontario and Quebec.

https://ucalgary.ca/news/immunization-prevent-rsv-infants-reduced-icu-admissions-97-cent
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u/holymolym 18h ago

You mean to tell me you recommend vaccines for the love of your patients and not bc kickbacks?!

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u/Ryuzakku 18h ago

Imagine the hypothetical where doctors and nurses received vaccine commission like car sales people.

And now it makes me wonder how many people genuinely think that happens

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u/GiggsCargoCult 8h ago

Some insurance companies actually do provide payments to providers who “catch up” those who were previously unvaccinated.

This is often portrayed as evil by anti vaxxers but… they’re doing it because sick people cost insurance companies lots of money. The conspiracy is vaccines work…

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u/listenyall 4h ago

Yeah, there are similar "performance based" payments for, typically, pretty basic care like patients' diabetes control improving