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myLot reputation of 96/100. coffeebreak (7191)   ranked 39 out of 4,344 in have discussion on day to day issues 4 years ago

Add this to your list of concerns...

Doctors are seriously considering stopping giving vaccinations (measles, mumps etc) to INSURED kids - cause they don't make enough money off it.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/a...

"But health officials are worried. Reimbursement concerns were behind an exodus of doctors from vaccine programs in the 1980s, which contributed to a terrible resurgence of measles in 1989-91 that caused 11,000 hospitalizations and 123 deaths."

Oh, wait, yeah that'd make sense. If the kids are not vaccinated, they will get the diease so they will go back to the doctor for multiply treatments (do you hate going to the doctor? http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1811017.aspx ) which means the doctor will earn more money. Let's not keep the kids healthy and try to rid the country of a few diseases..There certainly aren't many illnesses these days that require a doctor!. These are only childhood diseases, stopping them isn't going to cause doctors to loose "patients"... the kids will be growing up to have health problems for the rest of their lives, thus giving doctors YEARS of patients and income, not to mention the children they will have that will have illnesses. Keeping them healthy when they are more susptible as a young age, only means they'll be around for a lot many more years to get alot many more illnesses... to go to the doctor alot many more times!

Granted, some doctors may care a bit more, but then you wonder is it only so you'll survive to pay the bill! ( Is this a "more cynical with age" issue?
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1813300.aspx - I say no, it is reality!)

Then we have to question - if this is going to be a problem - is the governement going to do anything about it? Instead of sending all the medical aid to other countrys to vaccinate children there for free, are they going to give Americans free vaccinations? No, probably the next step will be that they accept what the insurance pays and then bill us for the balance.

Bottom line- better get your kids in for vaccinations ASAP - or add another expense to your already limited budget!

I know doctors have to make a living too, but at the same time, I see so many wastes that they do that often is the reason people can't afford the doctor . . . so they loose patients....so they loose money - an allergy doctor I go to charges $190 for a literally 60 second "office visit" and I dont' even see him! I get 2 shots in my arms by a nurse and am literally in and out in less than 60 seconds. And the shots cost $80. And this is twice a week! If my insurance stops, so do my visits. I can't afford that - $500 a week! I'll just have to sneeze uncontrolably, get minor help from OTC medicines and buy stock in Kleenex. But if he'd lower the offcie visit price to something reasonable, I might be able to get at least one a week - thereby he'd be making that much money instead of nothing!

LIfe is getting really expensive!

 

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melissaruth1 (3520) response was accepted on 2/19/2009.
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1. myLot reputation of 97/100. ersmommy1 (11456)   4 years ago

Ouch! That is terrible. And we can't not get vaccinations. That would be worse. I am sure there are some that may have to cut corners that way. I can't believe no one sees the possible dangers of this. I guess this puts another in the pro column for Universal Health care.


myLot reputation of 96/100. coffeebreak (7191)   ranked 39 out of 4,344 in have discussion on day to day issues  4 years ago

I don't know that I am for Universal health care, but since it is mandatory for children to have these innoculations to enter school, seems it should be mandatory the either insuracnces cover them or the state government or at least part of them or maybe whoever has the medication that is sent to the doctors - they can only charge a certain fair price to the doctor and all health insurances have to cover that 100%

But in addition -why don't the doctors stop doing other things, like charging $10 for a Tylenol tablet! Why something this critical!?!

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2. myLot reputation of 92/100. melissaruth1 (3520)   ranked 613 out of 4,344 in have discussion on day to day issues   4 years ago

Just one more way our health care system is totally screwed up. If these doctors were to do this you would think they could be charged with malpractice, for knowingly refusing necessary treatment. Some vaccines I agree are not necessary, however measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough, and polio are not amongst them. If doctors stopped that means local public health would have to pick it up, thereby causing tax payers tons more money. Just so some doctor could stay rich, and living the lifestyle they enjoy, possibly putting millions of people at risk for illness and disease. Disgraceful, that is what they are.


myLot reputation of 96/100. coffeebreak (7191)   ranked 39 out of 4,344 in have discussion on day to day issues  4 years ago

Odds are they won't stop doing it, just make us pay full price or only take the insurance as partial payment and bill us for the rest - they know that it is mandatory of schools that kids have these before enrollement so we have no choice so they know we'll pay for it. Supply and demand - they know it is mandatory we have them shots, so they will supply them - at our expense.

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3. myLot reputation of 95/100. OreoCookie3 (22470)   4 years ago

I'm not sure what you get for $80 a pop, but if your insurance stopped paying for it, you might find it wasn't necessary to begin with. I am supposed to get a shot every month, but I don't... I don't pay a doctor's visit, it is only a nurse visit, so the doc doesn't get her $100 fee for my shot. My insurance pays it, and I pay a copay every year of $130. I usually don't have have to pay more than that per year, but this year I did go $37 over. Normally all year long I never have to pay because that one copay of 130 covers it all the year.

It's just like cancer, the researchers don't want to cure it.. they want to treat it because there is big money in treating cancer. The same with anything. These docs are racking in the dough.


myLot reputation of 96/100. coffeebreak (7191)   ranked 39 out of 4,344 in have discussion on day to day issues  4 years ago

I am allergic to all kinds of weeds, trees and dry grass and stuff so I get a shot in each arm with an "elixor" of immunities for all these things.

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4. myLot reputation of 98/100. savak03 (2657)   ranked 162 out of 4,344 in have discussion on day to day issues   4 years ago

Just one more report to show that the only thing insurance companies care about is their bottom line.

Having some kids miss out on these important vaccinations because they cannot pay is highly irresponsible. Don't they realize that the only way we eradicated some of these dreadful diseases was by widespread vaccinations. If some children are not protected these diseases will come back and they will be even stronger and resistant to the treatments we can use. When that happens even the kids who were vaccinated will be at risk.

It's time to take health care decisions out of the hands of businessmen and governments and put it back in the hands of doctors where it belongs. In other words, health care should not be decided on the merits of money.

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5. myLot reputation of 96/100. drannhh (9927)   4 years ago

Not only that, but there is some question about the safety of vaccines in the first place. These are troubling times.

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6. myLot reputation of 87/100. suruchi86 (1509)   ranked 482 out of 4,344 in have discussion on day to day issues   3 years ago

Yes, it is quite costly. But I never allowed this cost factor coming in the way of vaccination of my children. I reduced or avoided other expenditures but never avoided vaccination. After all my children are my real wealth, they are my future.

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