I know it's like this but still so depressing this is the best we can do in America. Utterly garbage way to manage a core function of society.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in Manhattan
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#22I'd never condone or celebrate an act like this, but if we're supposed to just accept seemingly random gun violence as an unavoidable fact of life (as various politicians have proclaimed in recent years) health insurance CEOs are preferable to classrooms full of kids.
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#23Appears to be a targeted shooting, curious to see what the motive is.
Undergoing treatment and having to deal with insurance can put people in a dark place. Even if it's just an accidental injury putting you in medical debt, it can feel like the end of your life.
I'll never forget getting denied neulasta while on my last round of chemo and having to pay $21,000 out of pocket until we argued it with insurance. I wouldn't go as far as murder, but I can only imagine others would.
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#24I'd never condone or celebrate an act like this, but if we're supposed to just accept seemingly random gun violence as an unavoidable fact of life (as various politicians have proclaimed in recent years) health insurance CEOs are preferable to classrooms full of kids.
You know, Japan just recently had a gunman kill a very powerful person and then the country basically prosecuted the gunman but also completely vindicated them.
One can dream.
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's not many cases in 2024 where people get denied hospital care because of insurance. Get stuck with massive crippling bills? Sure. Can't afford insulin? Likely. But if you are at the hospital and your coverage is denied, legally that's the hospital's problem.
They won’t be overt about it, for obvious reasons. I can tell you with certainty though that they’ll do things like discharge you early, try to send you to another facility, etc even if that’s not the medically sound thing to do.
We must be talking about longer stays then. In my experience hospitals are not particularly quick to bill or even inform the insurance company.
Last time my kid was in the hospital, the hospital didn't bill my insurance for 18 months on some items!
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#26Appears to be a targeted shooting, curious to see what the motive is. Undergoing treatment and having to deal with insurance can put people in a dark place. Even if it's just an accidental injury putting you in medical debt, it can feel like the end of your life. I'll never forget getting denied neulasta while on my last round of chemo and having to pay $21,000 out of pocket until we argued it with insurance. I would…
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#28CNBC reports that the gunman used a silencer. Wtf?
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#29CNBC reports that the gunman used a silencer. Wtf?
And had been waiting outside for him for at least 20 minutes... certainly targeted.
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Murder is wrong and should never be celebrated.
Even if you thought someone were evil, murdering a person is inherently evil.
What line of thinking led you to make this comment? Do you disagree with any of my positions? If yes, which and why?