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In reply to the discussion: Leaked video shows UnitedHealth Group chief complaining about 'vitriolic' coverage of Brian Thompson shooting [View all]electric_blue68
(18,709 posts)41. "Unecessary". Riiiiiiiight... Pffffftttttt... 🤬
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Leaked video shows UnitedHealth Group chief complaining about 'vitriolic' coverage of Brian Thompson shooting [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Dec 8
OP
They have always raised costs to make people to have to buy insurance. The for profit hospitals gladly accept
LiberalArkie
Dec 8
#37
Yep. It's an excuse for forcing austerity on the public when they know virtually no one fucking wants it.
Karasu
Dec 8
#42
I imagine besides getting an excellent public defender, a gofundme page will emerge to pay for a private attorney
C0RI0LANUS
Dec 8
#23
CEO to employees: "Keep up the good work. Kill them dead and take all their money"
dalton99a
Dec 8
#20
His choice of words reflects his feelings as he refers to people or patients as "consumers" aka; locusts.
Uncle Joe
Dec 8
#22
I noticed that too. Their press releases often refer to "consumers" not patients.
lostnfound
Dec 8
#35
Yes, everything with them is based on greed, as people. human beings, citizens or patients' intrinsic worth is devalued
Uncle Joe
Dec 8
#36
I have been stipulating this for years: The GOP, the wealthy, and the elites treat the US poor like their %#*& food.
C0RI0LANUS
Dec 8
#25
Nick Hanauer has been trying to warn his fellow billionaires about abusive capitalism for a while now.
alwaysinasnit
Dec 8
#26
Amazing confession, *hole. Preventing the US healthcare system from providing "unnecessary" care...
Hekate
Dec 8
#29
Really? Other countries that cover everyone's healthcare have better outcomes for LESS MONEY!
OMGWTF
Dec 8
#30
using a "flawed" AI algorithm to "systematically deny". And we're not supposed to be mad as hell over this??
Evolve Dammit
Dec 8
#33