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If I was the CEO of a company and I made repeated conscious choices to deliberately deny people a life-saving service they paid for so I could get a slightly hi

If I was the CEO of a company and I made repeated conscious choices to deliberately deny people a life-saving service they paid for so I could get a slightly higher obscenely large bonus, I'd expect people to try and extract revenge. UHC deliberately denied coverage to millions of people, at least hundreds of whom died as a result. Right now experts are saying that 7 out of 10 juries wouldn't vote to convict Luigi, and based on conversations I've had with people across the political spectrum I'd say the only jury that would convict Luigi is one made up entirely of healthcare executives. I'm just surprised that this didn't happen sooner.

naveen99 2y ago
I am skeptical that unh is denying more than other insurers. Since half their business is physician practices, they actually make more money treating the patients. Also they have more physicians on staff making decisions than competition, and I would rather doctors are more involved in those decisions than mba’s. in fact they are probably too effective, and the competition is running scared looking for antitrust protection.
- ceejayoz 2y ago
  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/05/data/unitedhealthcare-claim-denial-rates/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/05/data/unitedhealthcare... > The company dismissed about one in every three claims in 2023 — the most of any major insurer. That’s twice the industry average of 16 percent, according to data from ValuePenguin, a consumer research site owned by LendingTree that specializes in insurance. The group’s analysis is based on in-network claims data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
- giraffe_lady 2y ago
  Check out the discovery on this barely-related lawsuit that revealed that they had specifically adopted a policy of denying covered treatment to addicts because they determined that that group was particularly unlikely to follow through with an appeal. https://www.welcometohellworld.com/this-is-the-most-ghoulish-cynical/ https://www.welcometohellworld.com/this-is-the-most-ghoulish... The article is biased, as you should also be in the face of evil, but you can follow the links through and eventually get to the materials as presented in court if you're motivated.

naveen99 2y ago

I am skeptical that unh is denying more than other insurers. Since half their business is physician practices, they actually make more money treating the patients. Also they have more physicians on staff making decisions than competition, and I would rather doctors are more involved in those decisions than mba’s. in fact they are probably too effective, and the competition is running scared looking for antitrust protection.

ceejayoz 2y ago
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/05/data/unitedhealthcare-claim-denial-rates/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/05/data/unitedhealthcare... > The company dismissed about one in every three claims in 2023 — the most of any major insurer. That’s twice the industry average of 16 percent, according to data from ValuePenguin, a consumer research site owned by LendingTree that specializes in insurance. The group’s analysis is based on in-network claims data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
giraffe_lady 2y ago
Check out the discovery on this barely-related lawsuit that revealed that they had specifically adopted a policy of denying covered treatment to addicts because they determined that that group was particularly unlikely to follow through with an appeal. https://www.welcometohellworld.com/this-is-the-most-ghoulish-cynical/ https://www.welcometohellworld.com/this-is-the-most-ghoulish... The article is biased, as you should also be in the face of evil, but you can follow the links through and eventually get to the materials as presented in court if you're motivated.