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”.

    • uis@lemm.ee
      152·
      17 days ago

      Probably something provided in Europe for free. At least for citizens. I heard americans have to pay even for cast when they break bones.

      • AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world
        11·
        17 days ago

        I had a hernia and spent a third of my income on health insurance but still has to shell out 16000 from my own pocket for non emergency hernia surgery.

        I hope the copycats make the job of “C-Suite executive at HMO” an unfillable position, but more likely this will finally get the GOP interested in gun control.

        • uis@lemm.ee
          7·
          17 days ago

          In Russian it’s called “расстрельная должность”, which means position, where firing squad eventually visits you.

          • Disaster@sh.itjust.works
            2·
            16 days ago

            Generally in English they’d usually be called “A Patsy” or “Strawman” - someone disposable to do the unpleasant work, whom nobody will particularly miss.

            • uis@lemm.ee
              2·
              16 days ago

              That’s not what I meant. Position, not person, which everyone leaves by being killed(in soviet times) or imprisoned(now).

              EDIT: or falling out of window

      • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
        9·
        17 days ago

        We have to pay for seeing the nurse before we even get to the doctor and caste part of it. Those are all extra on top of it.