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Linux Is Best<p><span>If I could pass 1 law in the United States, it would be illegal for insurance companies to deny any valid claim.<br><br>The punishment for breaking this law would be a percentage of the company's profits, up to the imprisonment of those responsible, and the dissolvement of the corporation.<br><br></span><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Insurance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Insurance</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/AutoInsurance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AutoInsurance</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/HealthInsurance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthInsurance</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/PetInsurance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PetInsurance</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/HomeOwnersInsurance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HomeOwnersInsurance</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/RentalInsurance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RentalInsurance</a></p>
Different Drummer<p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascists</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Scott 🇮🇱🇺🇦🗽<p>tl;dr — If you're switching jobs or have had a "qualifying event", choose literally any <a href="https://babka.social/tags/healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthinsurance</span></a> provide that isn't Aetna. </p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Aetna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aetna</span></a> has repeatedly denied my prior auth for a life-changing (and potentially life-saving) drug, one that had been covered for over a year on Anthem. Aetna's reason? I'm only eligible if I've previously had a <a href="https://babka.social/tags/heartattack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heartattack</span></a> or <a href="https://babka.social/tags/stroke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stroke</span></a> — events that this drug would help prevent.</p><p>Let the cynicism of that sink in for a moment. </p><p>Essentially, Aetna demands that I give my condition a chance to kill me before they'll grudgingly agree to pay for the thing that could've helped me survive.</p><p>That isn't just greedy: it's wrong. And I will be sharing that observation and the rest of our interactions with the state insurance board.</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/fuckAetna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuckAetna</span></a></p>
Likely Jan Lukas<p>What a wonderful day! Warm and inviting. I'm so thankful for it! ❤️</p><p>… because the sensor has not yet been developed that could measure the level of rage I'd feel if I'd first had to dig my car out of a snowbank in deep cold prior to arriving at an <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/optometrist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>optometrist</span></a> appt a couple hours ago and being denied entry because <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AISH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AISH</span></a> *still* has not removed prior student <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> I had 4+ yrs ago from their system.</p><p>😡😡😡</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/yegwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yegwx</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a></p>
Brittany Trang<p>A surprising stat in today's Health Care, Inc newsletter from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@STAT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>STAT</span></a></span>'s Bob Herman:</p><p>"UnitedHealth collects roughly $23 million of revenue every 30 minutes."</p><p>(for context, this stat was in response to UnitedHealth being fined $20.3 million for illegally denying claims)</p><p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/24/unitedhealth-buyouts-trump-cms-dr-oz-drug-pricing-spreads-pbms-health-care-inc-newsletter/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2025/02/24/united</span><span class="invisible">health-buyouts-trump-cms-dr-oz-drug-pricing-spreads-pbms-health-care-inc-newsletter/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/unitedhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unitedhealth</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/unitedhealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unitedhealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a></p>
Chronic Illness Humor Funny<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chronicillness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autoimmune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autoimmune</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicallyill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chronicallyill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnesshumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chronicillnesshumor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnessmemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chronicillnessmemes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autoimmunememes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autoimmunememes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fibromemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fibromemes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fibromyalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fibromyalgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spoonie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spoonie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ushealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ushealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/americanhealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>americanhealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthinsurance</span></a></p>
Tuckers Nuts Resist! 🇺🇦 <p>🥥 Here's the website set up by his attorneys for Luigi Mangione, the man alleged to have gunned down a health insurance company CEO in New York City on December 4, 2024:<br><a href="https://www.luigimangioneinfo.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">luigimangioneinfo.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🥥<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LuigiMangione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LuigiMangione</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TuckersBalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TuckersBalls</span></a></p>
Tuckers Nuts Resist! 🇺🇦 <p>🧵 Thread 1/2<br>🥥 Remember Luigi?<br>Alleged health insurance exec slayer Luigi Mangione has made his first public statement since his arrest in the December 2024 CEO shooting in New York City. <br>His attorneys have set up a web page for him. <br>Mangione says he is overwhelmed and grateful for the support he's been getting from people who've been paying attention to his case.<br><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/02/15/i-am-overwhelmed-mangione-shares-first-public-statement-since-arrest-in-ceo/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/02/15/i-am-over</span><span class="invisible">whelmed-mangione-shares-first-public-statement-since-arrest-in-ceo/</span></a><br>🥥<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LuigiMangione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LuigiMangione</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TuckersBalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TuckersBalls</span></a></p>
Church of Jeff<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FreeLuigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeLuigi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CEO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NoBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoBillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GuillotinesWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuillotinesWork</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Senator Cassidy asked <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> to describe how he would reform the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> program. While other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> nominees have offered concrete policy proposals, Kennedy described vaguer changes.</p><p>He said he supported changes to “increase transparency” &amp;” “increase accountability.”</p><p>When Cassidy pressed him to be more specific, Kennedy responded, “I don’t have a broad proposal for dismantling the program.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>When <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> first described <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>, he seemed to ignore the half of the program that relies on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PrivateInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateInsurance</span></a> plans to provide care. Later, he acknowledged that he was enrolled in a private <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MedicareAdvantage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicareAdvantage</span></a> plan.</p><p>Kennedy described <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> as ”fully paid for by the federal government.” In fact, Medicaid, which provides <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> coverage to nearly 80 million low-income Americans, is financed through a combination of state &amp; federal funds.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In a tense exchange w/Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillCassidy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillCassidy</span></a>, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> from Louisiana, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> displayed a surprising lack of familiarity w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>, the govt programs responsible for covering &gt;150 million Americans.</p><p>At times, Kennedy seemed to confuse the 2 programs. Medicare is a federal program that provides coverage to older &amp; disabled Americans, while Medicaid is a state-federal program that covers low-income people.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a></p>
Led By Fools<p>ICYMI: Radicalized (by Cory Doctorow <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span>) is the story of a desperate husband, a darknet forum and the birth of a violent uprising against the US health care system.</p><p>Written at least 5 years before <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Luigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luigi</span></a> Mangione assassinated the CEO of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UHC</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://prospect.org/culture/books/2024-12-09-radicalized-cory-doctorow-story-health-care/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prospect.org/culture/books/202</span><span class="invisible">4-12-09-radicalized-cory-doctorow-story-health-care/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FuckCancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckCancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YouShouldBeAfraid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouShouldBeAfraid</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insurance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeLuigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeLuigi</span></a></p>
Scott 🇮🇱🇺🇦🗽<p>Four years from today, the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> will have been weakened economically, socially, and diplomatically. We will be the laughingstock of civilized countries, who will be shocked at how far, and how fast, we’ve fallen. </p><p>American influence in world affairs will have virtually disappeared. </p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> crimes will be at record levels. The <a href="https://babka.social/tags/wealthGap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthGap</span></a> between the 1% and the rest of us will have skyrocketed, as will the national debt and the trade deficit. </p><p>The world’s population of displaced people will have grown by tens of millions, as <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> slap one another on the back to congratulate themselves on having denied refuge to the poor, the hungry, the huddled masses yearning to be free. </p><p>At home, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a>’s <a href="https://babka.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> will lie in tatters. The number of unwanted children and maternal deaths will rival those of the most backwards nations on Earth. Millions of citizens will be without <a href="https://babka.social/tags/healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthinsurance</span></a>. </p><p>American children and adults will be dying in record numbers from previously eradicated diseases.</p>
Nat Oleander<p><a href="https://projects.propublica.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">projects.propublica.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>./claimfile/</p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ceo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceo</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/denial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>denial</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/claim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>claim</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/appeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appeal</span></a></p>
Leah kvetches all the time<p>United Healthcare sucks, but so do they all. So...What’s next? </p><p>From People's Action Institute:<br>We’re only getting started. Join our organizing call at 8 p.m. Eastern tonight to debrief today’s action and plan our next steps. We’ll share more on how to get involved, organize locally, and keep fighting for a system that puts people first.</p><p>R.S.V.P NOW: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/peoplesaction/event/747096/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/peoplesaction/even</span><span class="invisible">t/747096/</span></a></p><p>Thank you for being part of this important day. Together, we’re challenging corporate power and reclaiming the care we deserve!<br>In solidarity,</p><p>Aija Nemer-Aanerud<br>Health Care For All Campaign Director<br>People’s Action Institute | Care Over Cost Campaign</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/UnitedHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedHealth</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/MurderForProfit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MurderForProfit</span></a></p>
Church of Jeff<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UnitedHealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedHealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ushealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ushealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freeluigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeluigi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FreeLuigiMangione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeLuigiMangione</span></a></p>
peachfiend - they/them 🏳️‍⚧️<p>year-end is always a clusterfuck as someone living with <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a>. i haven't itemized my annual spend on <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> ... i suspect it would only depress me. but i burned the last of my $3k '24 FSA in July. i pay $150 USD biweekly for therapy because my therapist of 7 years is out-of-network for my current <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a>, which also means this expenditure applies to my "out-of-network deductible." <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MuteMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MuteMe</span></a> 1/x</p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Close to a fifth of US GDP comes from health expenditure. That is well above other OECD nations (in per capita terms too). Yet the country has among the worst health outcomes. Americans are more likely to die younger, have multiple chronic conditions, and die from a preventable or treatable malady, relative to citizens in other rich nations.</p><p>This is worth keeping in mind each time we read about the “strong” US consumer and jobs market. Healthcare spending is the largest component of American households’ services expenditure (which drives overall consumption). As for employment, more than 40 per cent of new private sector jobs created since the start of 2023 have been in healthcare. The biggest US industries by revenue include hospitals, drug wholesalers and medical insurers.</p><p>Put simply, a significant share of the US’s “booming” economy is generated by sickness. Inefficiencies in its healthcare system may also prop up US GDP by sustaining high levels of costly healthcare-related expenditure, whether through overtreatment or the ongoing treatment of preventable illnesses."</p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/fd8cd955-e03c-4d5c-8031-c9f836356a07" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/fd8cd955-e03c-4</span><span class="invisible">d5c-8031-c9f836356a07</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AmericanExceptionalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanExceptionalism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Debt</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a></p>
DB 🌎🌏🌍<p>The Justice Department is interviewing former UnitedHealth Group doctors after the health insurance giant allegedly pressured them “to apply lucrative diagnosis codes to patients” </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/UHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UHC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CEO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LuigiMangione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LuigiMangione</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <br> <br><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/12/doj-interview-unitedhealth-group-optum-doctors-health-cares-colossus/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2025/01/12/doj-in</span><span class="invisible">terview-unitedhealth-group-optum-doctors-health-cares-colossus/</span></a></p>