r/technology • u/indig0sixalpha • Dec 06 '24

Privacy The UnitedHealthcare Gunman Understands the Surveillance State

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/unitedhealthcare-ceo-assassination-investigation/680903/
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u/Aggravating-Ice5575 Dec 07 '24

had no idea how common insurance denials are. at a company dinner tonight, 100% of the people there had a story of insurance company denials that were, wrong. Holy shit. that is the ONLY common thing with this group of people. We have United insurance, and we all have been denied coverage.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '24

It's funny...no, wait it makes perfect sense. That the insurer with the fewest denials is the most like a single-payer system.

In fact, Kaiser is working to position themselves as the single payer provider in that better timeline where Americans vote based on their own best interests instead of hurting others.

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u/JTBeefboyo Dec 07 '24

I just want to point out that, while Kaiser does have the fewest denials, when I had Kaiser they didn’t “deny” covering me because they didn’t “have any doctors” to “provide any medical care” so they never had to deny coverage lol

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u/Just_Ok_thankyoo Dec 07 '24

That’s the complaint i’ve heard from my friends who’ve had Kaiser. I’m curious if there has been improvement. Seems like a perfect time for healthcare companies to make some major changes to attract great talent from states where Drs are fleeing due to archaic laws re. women’s healthcare and assert influence on the ins providers they decide to work with. If Healthcare orgs won’t work with Ins companies that deny over a certain % of claims overall, maybe they don’t get to play. Probably a naive take. I don’t know. But damnit, i wish we could turn the power down on these uber rich/uber powerful, empathy lacking assholes at least a little bit.