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UnitedHealth laying off 30-35k employees by May 1

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Re: UnitedHealth laying off 30-35k employees by May 1

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Post by gfkclzhzo »

Meanwhile, in bizarro world - The federal government starts a single payer healthcare system, creating a giant new agency and tons of federal jobs. UnitedHealth and related companies are doged, with the bulk of the fired employees taking jobs our new NHS. Efficiency gains result in a 1% reduction in federal healthcare spending, and all of it is put into a 10000000% increase of the NOAA budget with a mandate to solve global warming.

Re: UnitedHealth laying off 30-35k employees by May 1

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Post by RobotCaleb »

RandomUser4976 wrote: post #3

Easier to deny claims with less employees since claims review can be auto-magically programmed to deny by default. No human intervention needed. Profits continue to increase, USA GDP increases… everyone wins, right? Right?!?!?

I like to share this because not everybody is aware. If you can count it, it's fewer. Fewer employees, but less salt.

Re: UnitedHealth laying off 30-35k employees by May 1

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Post by ccakes »

RobotCaleb wrote: post #5
RandomUser4976 wrote: post #3

Easier to deny claims with less employees since claims review can be auto-magically programmed to deny by default. No human intervention needed. Profits continue to increase, USA GDP increases… everyone wins, right? Right?!?!?

I like to share this because not everybody is aware. If you can count it, it's fewer. Fewer employees, but less salt.

This is a fun one I picked up while living in Sweden. I didn’t realise we differentiated like this in English until I was taught that many is många if you can count it or mycket if you can’t, then a Swedish friend pointing out to me that they learn English the same way

I’ve eaten too many apples. I’ve got too much time to kill.

Less & fewer work the same. Language is fun!

Re: UnitedHealth laying off 30-35k employees by May 1

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Post by threesevenths »

gfkclzhzo wrote: post #4

Meanwhile, in bizarro world - The federal government starts a single payer healthcare system, creating a giant new agency and tons of federal jobs. UnitedHealth and related companies are doged, with the bulk of the fired employees taking jobs our new NHS. Efficiency gains result in a 1% reduction in federal healthcare spending, and all of it is put into a 10000000% increase of the NOAA budget with a mandate to solve…

I’ll have what they’re having.

Re: UnitedHealth laying off 30-35k employees by May 1

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Post by methou »

RobotCaleb wrote: post #5
RandomUser4976 wrote: post #3

Easier to deny claims with less employees since claims review can be auto-magically programmed to deny by default. No human intervention needed. Profits continue to increase, USA GDP increases… everyone wins, right? Right?!?!?

I like to share this because not everybody is aware. If you can count it, it's fewer. Fewer employees, but less salt.

reminds me of this: https://youtu.be/BccyQaNKXz8?t=1036

Re: UnitedHealth laying off 30-35k employees by May 1

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Post by RobotCaleb »

methou wrote: post #8
RobotCaleb wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like to share this because not everybody is aware. If you can count it, it's fewer. Fewer employees, but less salt.

reminds me of this: https://youtu.be/BccyQaNKXz8?t=1036

That was great, thank you for sharing that.

Re: UnitedHealth laying off 30-35k employees by May 1

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Post by SlightlyLeftPad »

RandomUser4976 wrote: post #3

Easier to deny claims with less employees since claims review can be auto-magically programmed to deny by default. No human intervention needed. Profits continue to increase, USA GDP increases… everyone wins, right? Right?!?!?

Right…right but also, F**k this company.
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