According to a 1999 JAMA Pediatrics article,2 the average patient load of American pediatricians is 1,546, although the number of patients was "Significantly higher in less populated areas and solo practices."
More recent data,4 published in 2021, show 75% of pediatricians have between 1,000 and 1,800 patients and 21% have around 1,200 patients; most practices, 65%, are in the 1,000 to 1,500 range.
As shown in the 2016 provider incentive program document from Blue Cross Blue Shield below,5,6 pediatricians were getting $400 for each pediatric patient that completed all the 10 vaccinations listed - 25 doses in all7 - before their second birthday.
Just multiply the number of patients under age 2 times $400. Using the average statistics from 1999, if a pediatrician has 1,000 patients, 264 can be expected to be 2 years old or younger.
Who wants to see evidence that what they're doing is causing more harm than good? These kinds of incentives also encourage pediatricians to simply toss questioning parents out of their practice, to make room for more compliant patients that don't put their income at risk.
These concerns also mean that pediatricians frequently get requests to modify or delay the vaccine schedule - nearly three-fifths of pediatricians reported such requests in a 2014 AAP survey.
Although pediatricians have a legal duty to fully inform patients about vaccine risks and side effects, the lure of monetary perks and the desire to fit in may lessen their motivation to do so.
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/05/joseph-mercola/is-this-why-pediatricians-push-vaccines/
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