After UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing, Americans Express Frustration With Health Insurance Industry
www.nytimes.com
The shooting death of a UnitedHealthcare executive in Manhattan has unleashed Americans’ frustrations with an industry that often denies coverage and reimbursement for medical claims.

Dated: 2024-12-05. Added: 2024-12-05. Alternate title: “After UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing, Americans Express Frustration With Health Insurance Industry”.

  • friend_of_satan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    7 days ago

    If you’re going to quote that you should quote the rest of it:

    but almost always from health complications or accidents. A targeted attack could have much larger implications.

    They’re not begging for sympathy, they go on to talk about the effect this act will have on the health insurance companies, which is what we all want to see.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      6 days ago

      they go on to talk about the effect this act will have on the health insurance companies

      They’ll beef up their security and continue with their horrific practices. No greedy bastards will change anything that affects their bottom line.

      • friend_of_satan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        I think you’re right. I was imagining what a meeting of executives would be like in the wake of this, and I can just see them continuing to follow the almighty dollar, because that is their one true incentive that all others lead to. Anybody who proposed taking a hit to revenue to be more moral would be fired by the board.

      • glimse@lemmy.world
        18·
        7 days ago

        It does though.

        They’re used to CEOs dying. They’re not used to CEOs being murdered because of the actions of their companies.