Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine
by jameshart on Monday August 23, 2021 @10:18AM
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I’m surprised we haven’t seen more from health insurers - unless they’re gambling on being able to get out of paying for any long term care costs for COVID complications by claiming ‘preexisting condition’ or ‘government said they’d pay for COVID treatment’ they should surely be interested in incentivizing group plan holders (ie employers) to have vaccination programs. When having a vaccination mandate policy shows up as an actual tangible cut in your insurance bill, that will drive some real behavior changes in employers.
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On the contrary with the insurance profits capped at a percentage it is beneficial for them for the services to be as expensive as possible and patients to have as many as possible claims.
They can just pass on the cost onto the consumer and raise their profits.