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In reply to the discussion: To Be Clear - Everyone's Healthcare Will Be Affected [View all]FakeNoose
(41,358 posts)40. It's a pyramid scheme and UHC is at the top of the pyramid
I say that because they collect the chips from the customers when they're healthy, and they're also the ones who decide not to pay out to the doctors, clinics and hospitals. They always pay themselves first.
Meanwhile hospitals have to pay their employees and buy supplies to keep going. Why should they be forced to send debt collectors to UHC to get paid? I don't blame them for not accepting the UHC policy holders as patients.
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My Medicare Part B increased 5.90% while my Medicare Supplement increased 6.58%.
progree
Jun 2025
#50
yes , that is what they want us to do, go bankrupt so they can soak us more .
AllaN01Bear
Jun 2025
#3
Another FAILURE of capitalism-must improve profits every year and the common man can be raided
Stargazer99
Jun 2025
#12
It's not just retirees, either. We had UH a couple of years ago (not as seniors) and neither my pulmonologist
LauraInLA
Jun 2025
#36