▲ 419 ▼ UnitedHealthcare Caught Paying Off Nursing Homes to Let Seniors Die Because Hospital Transfers were “Too Expensive” (open.substack.com) submitted 5 months ago by theHRguy@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world 63 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 5 months ago (7 children) Looks like UHC didn't learn a damn thing. permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 5 months ago (3 children) It's the Free Market at work! The last healthcare CEO that got this psychopathic spawned a Free Market correction in the form of a pissed off customer who murdered him. As a result, his company, and all the other healthcare companies, loosened up their denials. THAT'S a perfect example of the Free Market at work. It looks like we're due for another Free Market correction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (2 children) Damn. Chat, are the libertarians correct here for once? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Idk do libertarians support monopolies and being forced to work to afford healthcare? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago The core libertarian philosophy of "Anyone can do what they want and is free to choose" reminds me of this: https://xkcd.com/1060/ Like yes, that's true, that's why I'm choosing to build a better society through socialism. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rote_learning permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 3 points 5 months ago One time just isn't enough to retain the lesson. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 5 months ago UHG the whole health group is terrible, which UHC is umbrella udner. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 5 months ago (3 children) It's the Free Market at work! The last healthcare CEO that got this psychopathic spawned a Free Market correction in the form of a pissed off customer who murdered him. As a result, his company, and all the other healthcare companies, loosened up their denials. THAT'S a perfect example of the Free Market at work. It looks like we're due for another Free Market correction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (2 children) Damn. Chat, are the libertarians correct here for once? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Idk do libertarians support monopolies and being forced to work to afford healthcare? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago The core libertarian philosophy of "Anyone can do what they want and is free to choose" reminds me of this: https://xkcd.com/1060/ Like yes, that's true, that's why I'm choosing to build a better society through socialism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (2 children) Damn. Chat, are the libertarians correct here for once? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Idk do libertarians support monopolies and being forced to work to afford healthcare? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago The core libertarian philosophy of "Anyone can do what they want and is free to choose" reminds me of this: https://xkcd.com/1060/ Like yes, that's true, that's why I'm choosing to build a better society through socialism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Idk do libertarians support monopolies and being forced to work to afford healthcare? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago The core libertarian philosophy of "Anyone can do what they want and is free to choose" reminds me of this: https://xkcd.com/1060/ Like yes, that's true, that's why I'm choosing to build a better society through socialism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rote_learning permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 3 points 5 months ago One time just isn't enough to retain the lesson. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 3 points 5 months ago One time just isn't enough to retain the lesson. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 5 months ago UHG the whole health group is terrible, which UHC is umbrella udner. permalink fedilink source parent