Some pediatricians considered discontinuing vaccinations

[Texashiker]

The main factor for this decision is the up front cost to the doctor.

Discontinuing vaccines could have an adverse affect on public health. The government needs to step in and make sure cost is not a deciding factor.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/...ered-discontinuing-vaccinations-because-cost/

Ten percent of pediatricians say they have seriously considered no longer providing vaccines due to concerns about their cost, according to results from a 2011 survey.

That number is actually somewhat encouraging, said coauthor Megan Lindley, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.

"This echoes findings from a survey that CDC did four years earlier in 2007," she said, and seeing that the 10 percent figure has not gone up is a good sign.

Why can't the government subsidize up front cost of vaccines? Maybe provide a tax break, or grants to make sure doctors and patients are not affected by the cost.

 

[Jimzz]

Oh geeze; you are the new A420?

 

[thraashman]

Oh geeze; you are the new A420?

Hopefully. The mods eventually set a limit on the number of threads A420 could create. I'd support the same thing in this case.

 

[Texashiker]

Hopefully. The mods eventually set a limit on the number of threads A420 could create. I'd support the same thing in this case.

You want to flame me for talking about public health?

What kind of sick person are you that you want to see measles, mumps, whooping cough, polio,,,, come back?

 

[brycejones]

Oh so you are for vaccinations today.

Sorry I think thraashman was expecting this to be tomorrow's thread.

 

[Texashiker]

Oh so you are for vaccinations today.

Did you read my chainsaw thread? What was the first thing I got at the ER?

It was not an anal probe either.

 

[Jaepheth]

A certain percentage of agents in any given field are incompetent.

 

[K1052]

Did you read my chainsaw thread? What was the first thing I got at the ER?

It was not an anal probe either.

Trans-vaginal ultrasound?

 

[Greenman]

Trans-vaginal ultrasound?

Is that when you put your face in her crotch and scream? Cause I've found that makes most women uncomfortable.

 

[TheVrolok]

Trans-vaginal ultrasound?

/thread

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Is that when you put your face in her crotch and scream? Cause I've found that makes most women uncomfortable.

You're supposed to ask first.

 

[allisolm]

Since the survey was from 2011 and the Affordable Care Act called for an increase in Medicaid and CHIP vaccine reimbursement for at least 2013 and 2014 the entire issue could be a non-issue. And, since the doctors only "considered" discontinuing it and apparently didn't, there really isn't any issue. And, since the "issue" seemed to be not the cost of the vaccines but that the reimbursement for the administration of them wasn't as high for Medicaid as it was for private insurers, again it would be a non-issue as to govt subsidizing up front costs.

 

[highland145]

Since the survey was from 2011 and the Affordable Care Act called for an increase in Medicaid and CHIP vaccine reimbursement for at least 2013 and 2014 the entire issue could be a non-issue. And, since the doctors only "considered" discontinuing it and apparently didn't, there really isn't any issue. And, since the "issue" seemed to be not the cost of the vaccines but that the reimbursement for the administration of them wasn't as high for Medicaid as it was for private insurers, again it would be a non-issue as to govt subsidizing up front costs.

Should have just locked his dumb ass...




"sup, Allison?

 

[SheHateMe]

I heard they were discontinuing tubal ligation,too.

 

[DominionSeraph]

Won't anyone think of the toasters?

 

[AdamantC]

Why do people always talk about the toasters? Blenders are people too!

 

[Stewox]

Here we go again ...

Discontinuing vaccines could have an adverse affect on public health.

Would you take that statement to the court under the penalty of purgery, murder, crimes against humanity and eternal damnation ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIytWbI_8kc

 

[Newell Steamer]

Next up, Texashiker is going to allude to murdering doctors who issue vaccinations.

 

[z1ggy]

In for laughs

 

[JEDIYoda]

This thread went places....the same places my joke threads go...to the crapper...heheheee