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”.

  • 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