The Claim
Among primary care physicians managing patients at high cardiovascular risk, those who supported offering financial incentives to physicians or patients achieved greater reductions in patient LDL cholesterol when their patients were enrolled in shared physician-patient incentive programs, with average LDL reductions of −33.9 mg/dL among physicians who supported physician incentives and −37.4 mg/dL among those who supported patient incentives, compared to −24.6 mg/dL and −27.1 mg/dL respectively in control groups.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
Doctors who liked the idea of giving money rewards to themselves or their patients for staying healthy saw bigger drops in their patients' bad cholesterol, especially when both doctor and patient got rewards.
See the scientific wording
Among primary care physicians managing patients at high cardiovascular risk, those who agreed with offering financial incentives to physicians or patients achieved greater reductions in patient LDL cholesterol when their patients were enrolled in shared physician-patient incentive programs, with average LDL reductions of −33.9 mg/dL among physicians who supported physician incentives and −37.4 mg/dL among those who supported patient incentives, compared to −24.6 mg/dL and −27.1 mg/dL respectively in control groups.
What the research says
1 studyDoctors who liked the idea of getting paid for helping patients lower cholesterol actually helped their patients do better when those payment programs were used.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making health decisions.