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[rareboy]

Guess who took down their board members' listing?

 

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[KaraBulut]

Too bad he died before Trump could nominate him for a position in the Trump Administration.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was facing DOJ probe for insider trading when he was killed in targeted NYC shooting

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was one of several senior executives at the company under investigation earlier this year for allegedly dumping over $100 million in company stock months before …

nypost.com

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was one of several senior executives at the company under investigation by the Department of Justice when he was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday.

Thompson — who was killed in what police called a targeted shooting outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown — exercised stock options and sold shares worth $15.1 million on Feb. 16, less than two weeks before news of the federal antitrust probe went public, according to a Crain’s New York Business report from April.

The stock price dropped sharply after the revelation that the DOJ was investigating whether the company had made acquisitions that consolidated its market position in violation of antitrust laws, a source familiar with the probe told the outlet.

 

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If anyone watches the evening news in the US, they already know why the old main networks are blowing up with the story. They are all funded by big pharma, in step with the insurance companies and the medical oligarchy.

Vigilanteeism is a sign that a society has begun to view justice with a jaded eye. It is likely to continue now that it's getting notoriety. If it becomes the focus of the crazies instead of school children, I won't shed tears.

 

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[cityboy-stl]

Missouri was one of these states. I expect the fact that the St. Louis County Executive, by his original profession, is an Anesthesiologist, was a factor. Anthem used to be Blue Cross/Blue Shield, at one time a premiere heath insurer. They have been a real PITA recently, causing a lot of people unnecessary angst about their coverage. They've been in conflict with Mercy Healthcare for months, and Mercy was ready to drop them. They finally resolved it just a couple of days ago, and then they come up with this stupid plan.

All this bullshit is why we need some kind of universal health care based on patient care and not corporate profit.

 

[cityboy-stl]

Too bad he died before Trump could nominate him for a position in the Trump Administration.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was facing DOJ probe for insider trading when he was killed in targeted NYC shooting

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was one of several senior executives at the company under investigation earlier this year for allegedly dumping over $100 million in company stock months before …

nypost.com

My very first thought when this happened was, someone suffered a tremendous amount of pain and loss at the hands of UHC denial of coverage, and they're getting revenge on the CEO for causing it.
All this bullshit is why we need some kind of universal health care based on patient care and not corporate profit.

People are helpless and dying at the hands of corporate power and money, and there is never any recourse or justice. They feel like taking matters into their own hands is the only option.
Didn't something like this happen in France once?

 

[KaraBulut]

My very first thought when this happened was, someone suffered a tremendous amount of pain and loss at the hands of UHC denial of coverage, and they're getting revenge on the CEO for causing it.
All this bullshit is why we need some kind of universal health care based on patient care and not corporate profit.

People are helpless and dying at the hands of corporate power and money, and there is never any recourse or justice. They feel like taking matters into their own hands is the only option.
Didn't something like this happen in France once?

Everyone hates the insurers but no one really talks about the massive amount of consolidation on the provider side. Biden's FTC has been looking into anti-trust issues with insurance companies and in large hospital chains but with the change to Trump, don't be surprised if FTC's anti-trust division is targeted for massive budget cuts.

Well, if you really want to be infuriated, look up the salaries for the execs at your local "not-for-profit" hospital. Not-for-profit hospitals are required to list their executive compensation packages in their annual filings.

Don't be surprised if executive salaries exceed $1 million per year with bonuses that can triple or quadruple their annual income. Just to give you a taste... Ascension Healthcare is a big player in the StL market. The CEO is Joseph Impicciche and his salary in 2022 was over $13 million. Ascension Healthcare has been laying off administrative staff and outsourcing jobs to India to "cut costs" meanwhile the executive compensation at Ascension keeps increasing.

 

[cityboy-stl]

Everyone hates the insurers but no one really talks about the massive amount of consolidation on the provider side. Biden's FTC has been looking into anti-trust issues with insurance companies and in large hospital chains but with the change to Trump, don't be surprised if FTC's anti-trust division is targeted for massive budget cuts.

Well, if you really want to be infuriated, look up the salaries for the execs at your local "not-for-profit" hospital. Not-for-profit hospitals are required to list their executive compensation packages in their annual filings.

Don't be surprised if executive salaries exceed $1 million per year with bonuses that can triple or quadruple their annual income. Just to give you a taste... Ascension Healthcare is a big player in the StL market. The CEO is Joseph Impicciche and his salary in 2022 was over $13 million. Ascension Healthcare has been laying off administrative staff and outsourcing jobs to India to "cut costs" meanwhile the executive compensation at Ascension keeps increasing.

I know what it is like. I used to work in I.T. for the biggest hospital chain in the area. They have money out the wazoo along with never ending construction projects. They constantly harangued us about patient care and safety. But when it came down to it, money is what really mattered. I left in 2018.

 

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[rareboy]

I don't think that Americans understand how anything works sometimes.

 

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[cityboy-stl]

The news is reporting that social media is flooded with stories of denied claims and with posts understanding and siding with the shooter because of the frustration and anger he may have felt and which they also feel. Posts like, "Sorry, but sympathy requires a pre-authorization". I'm not trying to justify the shooting, but I get it. It is infuriating to deal with insurance companies, especially when you're at a very vulnerable time and your health is in jeopardy. It feels like the person you are speaking with is a brick wall who would prefer that you just go away and die so they don't have to cover you. I'm surprised something like this has not happened sooner. What is also maddening is the media seems to be so focused on the social media response and condemning it, but is not seriously reporting and investigating the root causes that appear to have provoked the shooting in the first place. Perhaps they will in the coming days, but I don't expect it. I expect corporate media to side with corporate insurance.

Health coverage in the U.S. will now only get worse with plutocrats and corporate fascists running the government.
I hope all you older folks who voted for der Trumpenführer are happy and throw a party when you get what you voted for and lose your Medicare insurance. And, by the way, F U for making me lose it too.

 

[rareboy]

The destruction of Medicare, the ACA and Social Security will have a devastating impact on the American economy as well as hurting millions of individuals.

And it will be the cause of break-ups of families and friends.

The only thing though is that it may also be largely performative theatre by Congress. While people are outraged by the proposed DOGE cuts to the VA, they will likely not come out for cuts to Pell grants or PBS.

While all the oxygen in the room is taken up by going after Social Security and Medicare, it will really just be lots of work for lawyers and Congress GQP'ers may be looking to be the heroes when they rush in to 'save' the programs at the last moment with enough members voting with Dems to lose their challenge. Meanwhile, in the background, they will be looking at how to get corporations like UHC to directly administer the Medicare and Medicaid coverage.

By the way, the buzz is out there that UHC has been using AI to deny up to 90% of claims.

The more we hear, the more that all insurers had better start watching their backs.

 

[rareboy]

Guess who took down their board members' listing?

This is why they won't be safe out on the streets any more if people just have had enough and start to deal with the real enemies in the US.

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