They will lose their jobs in some systems in the US if they don't follow the party line on vaccines. They also get extra cash if they have something like 65% of their practice vaxxed. The hospital system I work for goes nuts if docs don't strictly follow the system's rules. We have reports that get run that tattle on what docs have done or not done in the EHR (computer) and some docs are too stupid to know how to get around it.
I only have a doc to get me weird tests that I can't order myself and he also manages to get some of my meds covered by insurance. He knows the games and although he is a big prescriber and is okay with vaccines, he never gives me a hard time about any of it. He has me diagnosed with weird stuff that I don't actually have to make sure he can order the things that I need without my insurance throwing a fit. He also asks me questions with a wink so I know it's just for paperwork and he's not going to give me a hard time about the vaccines.
Also feel free to decline the PHQ which are questions that they are required to ask (gov gives money) to determine whether you should be on antidepressants. It has stuff like 'little interest or pleasure in doing things', 'feeling tired or having little energy,' and the like. Just write decline if it is on paper and if it's electronic and they don't have a decline, choose all zeros or say no to the questions.
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