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gopiscrap

(24,219 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:22 PM Dec 4

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In response to United Health Care CEO misfortune let me tell you a true story [View all]

In 1987 at the age of 29, I came down with salivary gland cancer. Although it was tough and expensive, it was doable and I was in remission. Fast forward to 1993 and it came back with a vengance and metastasized. Because it was deemed a "pre-exisiting" condition, the insurance company (Blue Cross) denied coverage. I amassed 197K in medical bills and filed for brankruptcies more than the allowable amount of times in the specified period. Because, I did that the doctors were forced to continue with treatment and my life was saved. Because of that, I was charged with abuse of the US Bankruptcy laws and Contempt of the Federal Judicial Process. I pled guilty to contempt of court and a violation of the Judges order to cease filing. I spent 13 months in a Federal prison, I am now a felon and did probabtion for 3 years. In addition, we lost everything we had. But I also negotiated in court that the bill be reduced to 11K. Three lessons I got out of this: 1) everyone should be on a single payer universal health care like I had in Europe. 2) in the US you either pay with time or money 3) fuck insurance companies and the greedy assholes that run them

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In response to United Health Care CEO misfortune let me tell you a true story [View all] gopiscrap Dec 4 OP

OMG Kali Dec 4 #1

Santa Vaca MaineNative Dec 4 #10

I too Puppyjive Dec 4 #19

+1 dalton99a Dec 4 #52

Can I steal your story? vapor2 Dec 4 #55

Yes Puppyjive Dec 4 #71

My employer would not give me light duty Puppyjive Dec 4 #87

Im shocked too Demovictory9 Dec 4 #64

That is fecking insane and immoral 😖 arthritisR_US Dec 4 #90

OMG. I never heard of anyone going to jail for filing BK. SunSeeker Dec 4 #2

because most of his bankrupties were on his gopiscrap Dec 4 #4

Who or what prosecuted you? Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 4 #11

Feds gopiscrap Dec 4 #15

Holy crap Alice Kramden Dec 4 #83

Hey DENVERPOPS Dec 5 #116

Yes DENVERPOPS Dec 4 #23

Someone made some serious bank off of your pain and suffering though ck4829 Dec 4 #3

That someone would be lawyers. arthritisR_US Dec 4 #91

More likely the health insurer.. whathehell Dec 5 #111

Dear god XanaDUer2 Dec 4 #5

omigawd. barbtries Dec 4 #6

preditory capitalisim. i have a friend who says communisim dosnt work, what about capitalisim AllaN01Bear Dec 4 #45

my son calls it late stage capitalism barbtries Dec 4 #56

Nobody on the horizon that appears able to stop them. rubbersole Dec 4 #82

It will take the people, barbtries Dec 4 #84

Unfortunately, the people did vote for "change" including UHC Justice matters. Dec 5 #119

Vastly inequitable systems dominated Europe for millennia misanthrope Dec 5 #99

but they didn't last. barbtries Dec 5 #100

Reign of terror of the biggest monsters in history. Farmer-Rick Dec 5 #115

You are talking about individual rulers misanthrope Dec 5 #127

Late stage capitalism KT2000 Dec 5 #118

I hope you are right MadameButterfly Dec 6 #133

Same orangecrush Dec 4 #58

But what about the poor wealthy healthcare executive!111 BannonsLiver Dec 4 #7

OMG. So glad you made it. And WTHH kind of legal system do we have?? Joinfortmill Dec 4 #8

I think that's the most horrible insurance company-related story I've ever read. Hope you're okay now, both healthwise Vinca Dec 4 #9

What a sad and horrible story! JoseBalow Dec 4 #12

In the FCI camp at Sheridan OR gopiscrap Dec 4 #16

You are incredible, truly. Passages Dec 4 #32

thanks you are very kind gopiscrap Dec 4 #33

They are kind but really they are just being honest too🥰 arthritisR_US Dec 5 #92

If you gotta get locked up, a Federal camp is the best kind of time JoseBalow Dec 4 #51

No I was there gopiscrap Dec 4 #59

Oh, that sounds like not a fun time JoseBalow Dec 4 #62

gopiscrap............ Upthevibe Dec 4 #13

DuRec leftstreet Dec 4 #14

Your story needs to be covered by Rachel Maddow jmbar2 Dec 4 #17

Why aren't you? You should be. arthritisR_US Dec 5 #97

Just awful Johnny2X2X Dec 4 #18

Why arent we (Americans) out protesting in the street about this? Why do we put up with it? IcyPeas Dec 4 #20

People should be picketing insurance company offices instead of abortion clinics. Crunchy Frog Dec 4 #43

Because the people affected are already sick and run down... druidity33 Dec 4 #65

What an excellent post 🥰 arthritisR_US Dec 5 #93

Because the sick are the unseen and most aren't up to it. uponit7771 Dec 5 #105

President Nixon made it legal for insurance companies to profit from healthcare. patphil Dec 4 #21

What a horrific journey... spanone Dec 4 #22

I second that opinion. ChazInAz Dec 4 #24

I hold my moms death to her shitty hmo XanaDUer2 Dec 4 #25

Oh feck, this should not happen, my heart is with you mate♥️😪 arthritisR_US Dec 5 #95

I am so sorry, what a travesty. Passages Dec 4 #60

A quick and brutal illustration of how corporate and state violence are intertwined, and as harmful as interpersonal WhiskeyGrinder Dec 4 #26

I am so sorry this happened to you. Loryn Dec 4 #27

Dahawnbear DaHawnBear Dec 4 #28

As a BK attorney I don't understand how this happened to you. The Bankruptcy Reform Act Pepsidog Dec 4 #29

He died prior to arrival at hospital, so gunshot wound deemed a preexisting condition. His claim has been rejected. ZonkerHarris Dec 4 #30

omg I am so sorry you and your family went through that. Passages Dec 4 #31

THIS. - Hugs malaise Dec 4 #34

thanks gopiscrap Dec 4 #39

I'm glad you survived it Meowmee Dec 4 #35

Murder is wrong. However... av8rdave Dec 4 #36

That is awful mountain grammy Dec 4 #37

That story is the worst I have ever heard! LittleGirl Dec 4 #38

You should all be writing Biden for his pardon. arthritisR_US Dec 5 #94

I am so sorry, gopiscrap. sheshe2 Dec 4 #40

It's absolutely insane that anyone would need to become a felon and do prison time Crunchy Frog Dec 4 #41

Good Lord! This is a horrendous indictment of both the insurance industry and the "justice" system in this LoisB Dec 4 #42

insurannce is a legal scam in my mind . how do pencil pushers get the right to make medical decisions . AllaN01Bear Dec 4 #44

Always has been. Karasu Dec 4 #73

Our Medical System Needs A Public Option - STAT! cer7711 Dec 4 #46

I'm sorry that happened to you. Clouds Passing Dec 4 #47

Have you applied for and received a pardon? LiberalFighter Dec 4 #48

no I haven't gopiscrap Dec 4 #50

If you decide to send one in I would sign it. flying_wahini Dec 6 #132

Thank you for sharing this. More people need to understand this. live love laugh Dec 4 #49

i am so sorry you went through that. The fear, the pain from cancer and then the fear, frustration, and punishment from Solly Mack Dec 4 #53

Oh my gods. 💔 Hekate Dec 4 #54

Good gawd orangecrush Dec 4 #57

Holy crap! Ruby the Liberal Dec 4 #61

You have got to be FAWKING kidding??? A gawd damn felon???? a kennedy Dec 4 #63

meanwhile a CONvicted felon is going to run the country?? AllaN01Bear Dec 4 #81

Sad thing for a supposed First World country . . . Aussie105 Dec 4 #66

thank you all for your kind replies gopiscrap Dec 4 #67

thank you all for your kind replies gopiscrap Dec 4 #68

May I repost this on BlueSky? nt okaawhatever Dec 5 #122

Thanks for letting us know. That is disgusting. I can't imagine how you got through that. I hate insurance cos. Evolve Dammit Dec 4 #69

Man, if THAT story is not enough to prove our healthcare system is 'effed up... 70sEraVet Dec 4 #70

Prison?!? Karia Dec 4 #72

Infuriating!!! Such a massive injustice Arazi Dec 4 #74

I have been flippantly saying that if it wasn't for Tricare my family would be homeless or I'd have a black LT Barclay Dec 4 #75

What a nightmare for you, and terrifying for the rest of us! calimary Dec 4 #76

Not even close to an uncommon story Nigrum Cattus Dec 4 #77

Yes it is more common than many realize Lifeafter70 Dec 5 #126

Truly unbelievably horrific story, but Sogo Dec 4 #78

You went to prison for getting sick? Trueblue Texan Dec 4 #79

i have have met several danish people + my epal arne had AWESOME DANISH HEALTH CARE. college is free too i think. pansypoo53219 Dec 4 #80

That sounds terrifying. Vibes to your good health applegrove Dec 4 #85

my salivary gland cancer was diagnosed as "squamous cell carcinoma" rampartd Dec 4 #86

I am so sorry gopiscrap Dec 4 #88

i've been clean for aby 2 years now rampartd Dec 5 #98

My son was diagnosed with ACC cancer in 2016, stageIV. Lifeafter70 Dec 5 #121

8'm glad ypu still jave him rampartd Dec 5 #123

I'm lucky to be in good health Lifeafter70 Dec 5 #124

my wife worked t a grocery until she qualifued for medicare rampartd Dec 5 #125

A healthcare horror story jfz9580m Dec 4 #89

Had health ForgedCrank Dec 5 #96

I am so sorry you went through this LetMyPeopleVote Dec 5 #101

Our family doctor got to the point where he would not accept United Health Care from any of his patients. BComplex Dec 5 #102

Sorry you had to go through so much adversity. Glad you survived to tell your story. It was horrible then and akbacchus_BC Dec 5 #103

You are a tough person, Mr. Mustard 2023 Dec 5 #104

What 3auld6phart Dec 5 #106

I just dropped United Healthcare signed up for something else. Linda ladeewolf Dec 5 #107

Thanks for sharing your heart breaking story with the medical system. Glad you and your family survived such akbacchus_BC Dec 5 #108

Trump will make these problems great again IronLionZion Dec 5 #109

Thanks to ACA, pre-existing denials are very rare. Silent Type Dec 5 #110

Notice that not one of the site's pearl clutchers responded to your OP tenderfoot Dec 5 #112

Exactly nt XanaDUer2 Dec 6 #135

For-profit Healthcare is evil Sugarcoated Dec 5 #113

Horrific cilla4progress Dec 5 #114

This is why nobody feels bad about that schmuck in NYC who got popped ThePartyThatListens Dec 5 #117

Truth. Kid Berwyn Dec 5 #120

Thom Hartman has been talking down Medicare "Advantage" plans for quite a while. SupportSanity Dec 5 #128

Geeeebz! Horrific: the illness, being imprisoned(!), fighting to get your bill reduced... electric_blue68 Dec 5 #129

thank you, you are very kind gopiscrap Dec 6 #130

Oh, yw. My folks raaised us to have empathy -unlike- certain people. electric_blue68 Dec 6 #131

BIDEN SHOULD PARDON YOU TO HIGHLIGHT cpamomfromtexas Dec 6 #134