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They get paid in lower risk deductibles. If a patient demands a drug they saw on commercials, the doctor can reduce liability by prescribing it in many cases.
by mensetmanusman 1y ago
They get paid in lower risk deductibles. If a patient demands a drug they saw on commercials, the doctor can reduce liability by prescribing it in many cases.
- jalk 1y agoWonder how the "online star-rating economy" affects US doctors.
- sarchertech 1y agoThat 100% impacts doctors. It’s well known that doctors who prescribe unnecessary antibiotics get higher ratings.
- sarchertech 1y agoDoctors don’t have less liability if they give the patient something they ask for. It’s certainly not enough of an effect that doctors make decisions on what to prescribe based on their malpractice insurance premiums.
- mensetmanusman 1y agoSure they do, it’s why doctors these days prescribe pills versus recommending healthy habits. There are no healthy habit recommendations anymore in many practices due to anti shame culture etc. This is different to other parts of the world with healthier citizens.
- sarchertech 1y agoAnti-shame culture is not what we’re talking about. What we were talking about was doctors prescribing pills that patients asked for to lower their liability, which is nonsense. Doctors are humans though and if people repeatedly ask for a specific treatment some percentage of them will offer it. That’s how drug advertising impacts prescriptions. Nothing to do with liability.