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Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts)
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 08:09 AM Dec 2024

Axios: UnitedHealth CEO's killing unleashes social media rage against insurers

Axios - UnitedHealth CEO's killing unleashes social media rage against insurers

Maya Goldman
3 hours ago

Wednesday's shocking murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson unleashed a wave of social media-fueled rage against health insurers, with posters lashing out over coverage denials and other business practices.

Why it matters: Experts say the lack of sympathy may reflect an inherent truth about Americans and their health plans: People tend to like their own insurer but distrust the industry — and indeed, the health system at large.

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Driving the news: As the news broke Wednesday morning, a vocal subset of social media users unleashed raw emotions about the industry.

-"When you shoot one man in the street it's murder. When you kill thousands of people in hospitals by taking away their ability to get treatment you're an entrepreneur," an X user wrote.

-"Saw mainstream news coverage about the killing of the CEO of United Healthcare on TikTok and I think political and industry leaders might want to read the comments and think hard about them," activist Tobita Chow wrote on X.


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Axios: UnitedHealth CEO's killing unleashes social media rage against insurers (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 OP
"People tend to like their own insurer but distrust the industry..." harumph Dec 2024 #1
Thank you harumph, well said. Nationalize and deprofitize healthcare now! Clouds Passing Dec 2024 #2
I think it's inferred from their concerns during the ACA debate... mike_c Dec 2024 #4
It is a cruel, unfair, sadistic, barbaric system dalton99a Dec 2024 #3
It seems the caustic reactions spanned from left to right and everything in-between tenderfoot Dec 2024 #5

harumph

(3,112 posts)
1. "People tend to like their own insurer but distrust the industry..."
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 08:25 AM
Dec 2024

Oh, is that the take-away? Where in the article other than mere supposition is the statement "People tend to like their own insurer but distrust the industry" supported??? In my experience and talking to other people, generally, people are not satisfied with their
own healthcare. In my experience, every year for the past 10 years the quality you get for your money decreases.
So, who are these "experts" that say "People tend to like their own insurer but distrust the industry..." ?

By including that unsupported statement, it makes it seem like people's responses are emotional - iow, not "reasonable."

mike_c

(36,902 posts)
4. I think it's inferred from their concerns during the ACA debate...
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 01:48 PM
Dec 2024

...about being able to keep their existing insurance seller after the ACA remakes insurance markets. All that noise about how "you can still keep your current insurance."

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