Killing of UnitedHealthcare exec ignites patient anger over insurance
Killing of UnitedHealthcare exec ignites patient anger over insurance
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Well, duh. But at least there's some main stream coverage of that angle.
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Less ignition and more stoking of an already burning fire.
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A bit of gasoline on a raging dumpster fire
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Kevin Gade, COO at investment firm Bahl & Gaynor, which owns about 2.6% of UnitedHealth shares, said companies like UnitedHealth play an important role in providing critical and needed care for all patients within an inefficient U.S. healthcare system that needs to evolve.
Kevin Gade left out the important part, it’s the bullshit insurance companies that make the system inefficient. There is literally no role, critical or otherwise, for Insurance companies when it comes to matters of healthcare. Why do I need to talk to an insurance company? Let my doctor, the hospital, and myself make those decisions. Not some Executive Oligarch on the quest for more money.
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Single-payer, government run healthcare is protection for the people, and therefore, democracy.
Government is supposed to be the insurance company we all invest in to guarantee the continuation of civilization in a way that benefits us all.
Demand the end of private health insurance and eliminate biased access to medical care.
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I think we need to make sure everyone in America is aware of jury nullification.
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Frankly, I think everyone in New York City had better understand that if they convict this guy that they're next on the list.
Not that I'm happy about that, but forcing a guilty verdict here is just gonna throw their lives into turmoil, even if it's not something they want.
Trying to put a lid on this to maintain order is only going to give others the push they need to follow suit; the only way to handle this properly is to start passing laws banning the kinds of behavior these insurance companies continue to engage in (while simultaneously prosecuting the murder, because no one's going to weigh the specifics when they decide that it's open season on anyone that made them suffer).
And, of course, if the jury says not guilty, let it go.
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Shootings in the boardrooms, not the classroom...
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Headline is a little silly. It didn’t ignite or stoke anything, really.
My issues with the health insurance system didn’t get worse as a result of this. I have just felt a sense of camaraderie that I haven’t felt in a long time. The discussion and shared consensus has been a good reminder that I’m not alone, and hopefully to other people, too, that they aren’t alone, either.
It’s not that folks suddenly realized they hated their health insurance. They’re just talking about the same thing for once, and generally have the same view about the industry. It’s a strange catalyst for discussion, but it is something universal that affects a lot of people in the U.S.
I would not have expected for a shooting to lead to that sort of unity, but I think it has. At least a little bit. My wife is on X and told me that even Ben Shapiro supporters were disagreeing with him when he said something political and divisive about the shooting. Just sort of shocking.
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Corporate media blaming the victims again for the actions of corporate insurance
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No: The behavior of the health insurance companies is what ignites anger. Maybe a better way to put it would be, "pours gasoline on to the fire."