Vaccinations are a modern medicine success story.  They have prevented millions of deaths and devastating complications from infectious illnesses, and are just as important for your preventative care as a healthy diet and exercise.  It is a duty and privilege to review the potential benefits and risks of vaccinations with all my pediatric and adult patients.  Since I do not send claims to insurance companies, I charge the cost price of every vaccine I purchase and administer to you.  There is no financial profit involved, and I do not have any conflicts of interest with pharmaceutical companies.  In order to make vaccinations less expensive, you may get them from the pharmacy (in this case a claim is sent to your insurance in this case, so your out of pocket cost is minimal).  Alternatively, you may use a health spending/flex savings account at my office or submit a claim yourself to insurance for potential reimbursement.