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In reply to the discussion: Remembering the legacy of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Claim denial rates by Insurance Companies. [View all]bmichaelh
(643 posts)It has been years since I have dealt with UHC.
I have first hand knowledge of the evilness of healthcare companies.
I am a lymphoma survivor; I was first diagnosed in 1990; I am in my third remission.
It returned in 2019.
I tried four different treatments; all failed.
The fifth treatment succeeded.
In parts, due to ACA's ban on lifetime limits, approval of new drug by FDA in 2020, successful appeal of denial of drug by healthcare provider.
Between the third and fourth failed treatments, my mobility had declined so that I required the use of a walker.
Cancer was near my spinal column.
Initially, healthcare insurer approved the fifth drug.
Little by little, mobility increased and I needed the walker less and less.
My healthcare insurer send me a rejection letter that they would not pay for any more treatments.
My healthcare provider successfully appealed.
Further, to show how evil insurers are; if I did not find a solution to my cancer; there was a strong possibility that paralysis would have preceded death.
Currently, healthcare insurers make life and death decision on whether they will pay for this or that cancer drug.
Sometimes, they make a decision that is wrong.