 [ Symptoms ] what if anything is being done to address the issue of many doctors opting out of medicare  and why should not the patient who is paying for medicare at least be able to recoup from medicare what medicare would have paid the doctor if heshe had continued as a participating physician four of my physicians have opted out of medicare mostly the only doctors that participate are employed at hospitals i currently have medicare and a medigap policy through my former employer for drugs and certain procedures not covered by medicare [ Disease ] fortunately dangerous side effects or reactions to vaccines are few and rare reactions that are life threatening or result in lasting disability are very rare however it is important to note that vaccines like any other medical product potentially come with some risk no matter how small one type of rare serious reaction is anaphylaxis a severe allergic reaction it occurs on the order of approximately one case per million doses of vaccinations administered in case of severe allergic reactions including anaphylaxis urgent emergency treatment is required