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I'd expect insurance companies realize that paying for vaccines is a lot cheaper than paying for measles, mumps, covid, and the flu. They are in business to mak
by SoftTalker 1y ago
I'd expect insurance companies realize that paying for vaccines is a lot cheaper than paying for measles, mumps, covid, and the flu. They are in business to make a profit, not to pinch pennies at the cost of pounds.
Not to mention that common vaccines are not very expensive, even if you're paying out of pocket.
- wredcoll 1y agoNot if you get to stop paying for treatments if they get sick!
- SoftTalker 1y agoWhy would they? Why would anyone buy insurance that didn't pay for treatments of illness? I get frequent emails from both my employer and my insurance plan reminding me to get flu shots, annual physicals, etc. because it's cheaper for them if I stay healthy vs. having to pay (potentially a lot) for treatment of preventable illness or health problems.
- jmclnx 1y agoBecause you have no choice. In the US, I noticed a trend that companies are starting to offer one choice for Insurance, the cheapest for them.
- mathiaspoint 1y agoThere's always self insurance. These days that's likely cheaper.
- wredcoll 1y agoSame reason people buy baby formula that's poisonous: they don't know or are desperate.
- const_cast 1y agoBecause you don't buy insurance, you're essentially assigned it. There is no insurance marketplace. And no, healthcare.gov does not count. These companies act in lockstep and the service is socialized - you pay for everyone else. Its the most shitty approach imaginable to healthcare. You get all the greed and ass fucking of private healthcare, with all the choice (or lack thereof) of huge socialized medicine. And, cherry on top, the private sector has WAY less rules than the public sector.
- SoftTalker 1y agoI'm not seeing it. My private employer's plan and my son's healthcare.gov plan and every plan of everyone I know covers vaccines.
- const_cast 1y agoRight. And have you actually taken a step back and thought about why that is?
- MandieD 1y agoMy health insurance in Germany - "public", but we get to choose which of about 150 Krankenkassen (sickness funds) we want to go with - comes about as close as it legally can to bribing us to get vaccinated, both seasonal (flu and covid) and boosters for the ones you should have gotten as a kid. Your health insurance here is also responsible for paying your sick leave, so they are SUPER motivated for you not to get the flu or covid.