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.