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Financial incentives don't make something automatically wrong. Google provides this explanation about a Blue Cross incentive program similar to what you descri
by brownbat 8y ago
Financial incentives don't make something automatically wrong.
Google provides this explanation about a Blue Cross incentive program similar to what you describe that sounds modest, benign, and completely justified: https://vaxopedia.org/2017/09/24/that-3-million-vaccine-bonus-for-pediatricians/ https://vaxopedia.org/2017/09/24/that-3-million-vaccine-bonu...
My insurance program gives incentives for people to achieve a healthy weight, quit smoking, and get regular checkups.
I understand the financial incentives, but presumably a couple people in the firm think they might be helping people too.
Even insurers can't be sinister all the time.
- JshWright 8y agoI'm happy to believe they're sinister 100% of the time. What they clearly aren't is stupid. If they are spending money to incentivize behavior, it's because that is in their financial best interest. In this case, it just so happens that their best interest (not wanting to pay for care) aligns with mine (not wanting any more care than I have to have).