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Re:Torrent of Hate for Health Insurance Industry Follows CEO... by justinclift on Friday December 06, 2024 @02:33AM (#42337309)
> Denied claims mean less profit for the insurer.

If that were true then United Healthcare wouldn't have rolled out an automated system that (reportedly) denies ~90% of people regardless of their actual need.

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Re:Torrent of Hate for Health Insurance Industry Follows CEO... by tptacek on Saturday December 07, 2024 @01:02PM (#42351477)
I'm not going to stick up for UHC, which is an obnoxious company, but do you honestly believe UHC is denying 90% of claims? Have you thought the implications of that claim through?
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Re:Torrent of Hate for Health Insurance Industry Follows CEO... by justinclift on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @02:39AM (#42374697)
> Have you thought the implications of that claim through?

The CEO getting shot seems to indicate it's probably more true than less true.

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