Not that I don't think this is true - we know there are incentives from big Pharma from the "pharma girls" or whatever they're called - but is there a decent source data for this?
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very nice - I think I have seen something like this or similar .. Fucking bastards.
Once you realize how corrupt doctors are, it explains a lot. I remember how insistent they were on the hep B shot for my kids at birth. I very nonchalantly said there is basically zero risk of a kid getting hep b considering the primary means of contracting it is IV drug use and anal sex. If my kids are exposed to that then they have much bigger problems to worry about. I was basically laughing at the doc for even suggesting it.
The doc got up in my face talking about my kid was going to die. I sat there almost laughing at the ridiculousness of it but was growing increasingly concerned the doc was about to punch me. I just figured he had a really bad day and maybe had to perform cpr on an infant or something. Afterwards my wife told me she was sure the doc was going to hit me and was slowly moving towards the door with our infant assuming shit was about to go down.
We were both dumbfounded by the whole situation. Now I know he basically saw me as taking his his next porsche or deep sea fishing boat from him.
And that's from 2016 so they've been doing it for a long time. Somehow this reminds me of ticket quotas for cops in certain jurisdictions.
This would remind me of ticket quotas in the type of town where a cop pulls you over, smashes your tail light, and then gives you a ticket for a broken tail light which can only be paid in person. Therefore, forcing you to drive back through the town to pay your original ticket with a high likelihood of getting another ticket for a broken tail light.
BCBS is harming your kid to force you to retain insurance so that you can afford to treat your kid for the chronic conditions they acquired from the previous "treatment."
is the pic from the pdf? where can i find this source
The pic is definitely not from the pdf. The pdf is the real source of these numbers. Note that the bonus is off by 10x in the pic. There's no way BCBS would spend $400 per kid, but $40 makes sense. Also, note that the 63% is in there too.
They do it fir the hospital/provider conglomerates, too. The company gets money for providing proof that they have done a certain percentage of things like 'depression screenings' (ie rx ssri for saying you feel bad today), hypertension screenings (gotta get you on the latest BP drug) or offered referrals for gov services, etc. If a certain percentage of the patients are vaxxed etc more money. They try to make it sound like they are being proactive and a lot of doctors are too dumb to see the manipulation. Plus under a big company if you are a statistical outlier you will be punished or fired or not get your incentive checks.
Similar programs for Medicaid recipients - https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Value-Based-Programs/Value-based-Programs. Hospitals and physicians report to CMS to get extra cash.
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