Misleading post claims that doctors get bonuses for meeting vaccination quotas

A social media post claims that Blue Cross Blue Shield pays pediatricians a $40,000 bonus for vaccinating 100 patients under the age of 2 and that they lose the bonus if less than 63 percent of patients are vaccinated. This claim is based on a 2016 blog post insinuating doctors don’t have patients’ best interests at heart.

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