United Healthcare claim denials

[@goblinbabe]

“We don’t know the motive.” Nah I think the motive is pretty clear.

[@squaresoft01]

Again the media proves how bullshit they are. Noone with a brain could possibly think the motive of this murder isn't clear.

[@WHITELIONNYC]

💯

[@feliciathomas9621]

They don't know the motive of the trump shooter either lol shit kills me

[@Lumio_Draco]

Damn right it is 😂

[@rtroyer8963]

Rumor has it he was about to testify before congress on some insider trad’n stuff too.

[@nerium.nerium]

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - JFK

[@AlexofZippo]

This. If big business continues to deny american citizens our health and financial future then there is only one recourse. And no, that’s not optimal it’s the worse case scenario but hey look where we are

[@jackertheboss64]

❤️❤️

[@jryland6]

Thank you for the quote which is absolute truth.

[@NOT_A_LIB]

What’s funny is this guy is Tim waltz boy. A super liberal 😂

[@iNC0GNEGRO]

@@nerium.nerium hey there

[@azuresky1133]

When you're profiting off of your own countries' suffering, don't expect a happy ending.

[@Okbutiwouldprefernotto]

When you are profiting off, don’t expect a happy ending. Period.

[@KillingDemons]

Only took a guy getting murdered for the denials to be reported on.

[@joeydigrado382]

It was being investigated by the doj since 2021.

[@garcia12773]

THIS ISH RIGHT HERE!

[@Not_interestEd-]

It's because they couldn't ask HIM and have the CEO say "nah I got no clue what you're on about." Now they're talking to people who are terrified of shareholders, meaning they fold easily.

[@faceface8802]

They scared that’s why

[@benmiller200]

It's ok....they were gonna deny his claim anyway.

[@BlackberryKing]

Finally, a news outlet focusing on the real issue here. ✨

[@threeofeight197]

💯

[@sweetietorus87]

It sad that it took this tragedy for it to be taken seriously. Our Healthcare system is more broken due to COVID and insurance companies have gotten more greedy denying referrals and appeals. They say patients have rights but I've seen cases where the even after the doctors letters, appeals, 3rd party companies pushing for the patient, still get denied after months of the back n forth. It could be something simple like a specialty medication the doctor prescribes after all else fails. It's sad. We pay alot for Healthcare just to have to fight with them back n forth and most doctors don't wanna deal with the insurance companies. It's Terrible

[@chrystallea7545]

Let’s just face it, our whole “health care” system is f**ked up, insurance is the biggest scam. Our health insurance continues to go up every year and we hardly use it. We will be dropping ours soon, just have to protect our assets first.

[@Eaode]

@@sweetietorus87 spot on. insurance companies shouldn't exist. they are leeches that profit off of ruining people's health. single payer healthcare NOW

[@stargaiz111]

Maybe reporting but not giving truth to what rich are doing to cheat the America people.

[@starrionx1]

'This shouldn't happen to anyone." You know something else that shouldn't happen? People going bankrupt or without needed care because executives force their companies to deny covered care to keep Wall St. happy.

[@tracyjohnson5023]

Yes and those execs get annual bonuses too. When a medical doctor prescribes care, insurance companies should HAVE to cover it.

[@aliekatsmom]

​@@tracyjohnson5023no medical procedure should be questioned with this crap.

[@popey129]

​@tracyjohnson5023 the love of money is the root of all evil.

[@sandyhubbard6618]

Insurance companies need to be abolished. They are no better than any other scammer out there.

[@flatnicable]

​@@sandyhubbard6618they are worse than any other scam out there, with how many lives they affect. Aaaand, on top of it all, it's protected by the people in power, because they benefit from it.. So it literally will be remembered as the greatest scam in modern history. I'm glad people are finally waking up

[@j.d.1856]

I've never seen the internet more united (pun intended) against a single company before

[@juliethompson8685]

Unchecked greed and folks are sick and tired of being screwed.

[@RightSideNews]

Everyone being so united against United has to have execs really checking themselves right now.

[@RenegadeManta799]

People are fed up with the system and have finally awoken from the Matrix.

[@TurdFerguson6969]

Industry* not just one company.

[@aliekatsmom]

I am glad to NOT have had this insurance company.

[@agentalucard]

0:30 "none of this excuses this murder." Uhc murdered the people it denied claims for.

[@JacobMireles]

That’s not murder. It’s despicable, sure, but not murder

[@winterdream5710]

@@JacobMireles It's murder.

[@Eaode]

@@JacobMireles it's murder.

[@Eaode]

Climate Crisis-related deaths are murder, too.

[@laurafrakinroslin]

@@JacobMirelesone of their tactics is to delay coverage until the customer dies. They have blood on their hands

[@wrathofoprah9557]

Turns out living a greedy unethical life can be dangerous.

[@Lita-xo]

Shocking

[@JoMcD21]

Those shell casings spoke for all of us.

[@solomoon3083]

👏 👏 👏

[@unidentified0011010]

Deny, Defend, Depose

[@cmnr8487]

Yes

[@PeteKiefer]

Well spoken

[@BlueLotus-g3o]

👏👏👏👏

[@suburbhermit8792]

"Don't take matters into your own hands." It took ONE person to take matters into their own hands to get not only government officials, but the whole world to shut the hell up and listen.

[@JForrestFisher--76]

This is how history works. The founders of our nation did some heinous stuff to create America. The ruling class aren't the only ones who gotta breat eggs to make an omelet. Our founders would probably argue we're long overdue for a hose cleaning.

[@markusanderson1517]

... we'll see. Might take more bodies.

[@Hakuna_Frittata]

This needs so many more likes.

[@kanadakid147]

Not just that, but another insurance company immediately took back their statement about not paying for anesthesia throughout procedures. The methods seem to work better than gov inquiries.

[@gingerbrettman5665]

It took TWO people.... think about it.

[@vicvinegar5514]

Empathy is not covered by my plan...

[@Jbrooks272]

Nice 😂

[@adamscott7492]

😂

[@geoffneibert124]

Nope, there's a hell of a copay on mine lol

[@izyco80]

Yeah you have the right to appeal while you're dying of cancer.

[@CraftyZanTub]

The paperwork won't be looked at.

[@dijanakovacevic6107]

And I’m sure they have the energy to go through the appeal process and the endless amount of being on hold or talking to customer service.

[@MHM6081]

There are NO appeal rights. They will deny FOREVER!

[@CraftyZanTub]

@@MHM6081 Nod.

[@jackiemack8653]

​@@dijanakovacevic6107Happened to with rheumatoid arthritis. The best drug, the most expensive of course but the most effective docs said insurance wouldn't cover, so here I am bedridden for one year already, in pain with 0 chance of walking ever. I was told same. Call this one, that one, blah blah, blah. I gave up.

[@RightSideNews]

People who are critical ill are getting their claims denied as we speak. The last thing you want to do when you can barely stay alive is fight an appeal through some bs process you aren't experienced with doing up against a team of people that literally do that all day long. It's not exactly the road to stress free recovery.

[@stevep5408]

Thousands of low level droids only job is to say no and stamp denied on claims and requests for service the peons paid for!

[@Aye_Nyne]

OH MY GOD FINALLY A NEWS ORGANIZATION THAT IS ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUE

[@kanadakid147]

And moralizing while profiting off the news about someone's death. Love that like at 0:30 haha screw the news team here.

[@thesog5082]

Right​? What's an opinion doing in an otherwise fact filled report. Opinions and morals should stay out of the news. I just want them to tell me what happened, not how I should feel about it.

[@bepo3157]

i think more of these ceos that run healthcare companies need to live more in fear of the consequences of ruining peoples lives

[@SushiEpidemic]

Especially since most of them pulled names of their higher ups off of their websites!

[@JForrestFisher--76]

Not just healthcare. They need to understand that we know who they are. They don't know who we are. So they better shape up or there will be consequences.

[@neneray310]

You ain’t gonna do shit

[@therussianyetishow1238]

Ever since we lost the mob, we lost that edge.

[@jackm6307]

And now they will...for certain.

[@05anonymous50]

Reap what you sow.

[@SushiEpidemic]

“This doesn’t help anybody” That’s not true since BCBS redacted their predatory ruling on anesthesia AFTER open enrollment ended!

[@Gluttonite]

Morbid comments? No lady it's the people speaking loud and clear.

[@amanidenholm7940]

I hope the dude gets away.

[@slowpokejpg6]

and lives a happy life :)

[@stoneybologni89]

Damn straight. Dudes a hero.

[@paulyosef7550]

I must admit I felt the same. These CEOs are scum, living the good life off someone's misery.

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

Everyone does

[@THX..1138]

If he don't I hope you're on his jury 🤣

[@moresalad221]

I’ll excuse this.. along with 99% of Americans.

[@solomoon3083]

Yep. I hope he is somehow reading our comments and knows how we feel.

[@kereuee]

The CEO was to speak at the conference, reporting a 450 billion profit this year.

[@indidesitourer585]

That staggering amount😮

[@maestrovso]

Very few of their investors has any clue of the alleged insider tradings by the CEO and a few top executives with suit filed by the DOJ. DOJ has no teeth when it comes to white collar financial crimes.

[@DuffyWayne]

The CEO was so greedy his multi million comp. Package wasn't enough. He was committing insider trading fraud to get even more money. Sic Semper Tyrannus

[@DanielScottFilms]

Revenue maybe. Not profit.

[@Foxie635]

What the Republican wanted for large companies. Congrats, sheep.

[@musoangelo]

As long as they are investigating, how many people died, unnecessarily because of denied claims. You pay your premiums in good faith. Why is it legal to deny coverage to make excessive profits? If that ceo's death is concerning, then how many ceo's deniers need to be locked up to make the system fair? I mean if you deny someone coverage and they die, isn't that at least manslaughter?

[@Mark-ph5nh]

🙏

[@MyBizOnlu]

I find this story disturbing, but as someone who retired from a major health insurance carrier, most claims get denied when people go outside the network of drs. I have always found this horrible especially with HMO who typically has a smaller pool of drs and specialist, even the pop plans are following suit. I remember the days of mostly independent dr offices and claims were not an issue. So glad I have standard Medicare and can go where I want, and I have with no issues, and my secondary picks up the balance. I dont miss having to see only a select group of drs and sub par drs at that. Most of these large carriers are billion $$ companies and their upper echelon dont have same plans.

[@whickervision742]

What is the point of in/out network besides denying claims? It seems literally invented for that purpose.

[@MyBizOnlu]

@whickervision742 it was invented for the purpose of those providers joining a network and then having to get paid the agreed upon lower rate for services rendered per code. When a hospital network is paying your malpractice insurance and that is the only protection you get or savings, this needs to be disbanded, but too late now. Same network then controls your practice and who they employ to work there. Sad but true

[@stoneybologni89]

Black Rock CEO next please.

[@geoffneibert124]

Immediately, if not sooner

[@megsullivan6645]

Bill Gates in charge of WHO, planned pandemics and untested vaccines. How about all the land he's bought to fill everyone with chemicals. Let Bill live off GMO food, eat bugs, drink polluted water. Give it to his kids and new grandchild.

[@thorn2497]

Blackrock, vanguard, & state street own unitedhealth group ...get all 3

[@drcider5255]

Unfortunately I think the worst of them will just escape society out of fear off to some private sector of land with all of their money.

[@luid705]

Society is reaching a boiling point. These rich folks dont get that….

[@Mr.Mister001]

I've had over 10 medications denied this year. My doctor keeps trying others to get them approved and is working on appeals constantly. I've been without migraine medication for over 3 months now. I have no sympathy for rich people that make the rest of us suffer.

[@merlenealt4233]

Instead of a fix with medication try to find out what is causing the migraines. Do your own research and be your own advocate. It could be as simple as low magnesium.

[@NatisParker]

​@@merlenealt4233"doing your own research" is not what people pay doctors for

[@billkraemer4710]

The appeals process drives up costs and reduces coverage for those who need it most. Obamacare in a nutshell.

[@Mr.Mister001]

@merlenealt4233 it's been 25 years. I've tried everything... Meds are my last chance.

[@Jrat17]

​@@merlenealt4233what an asshole thing to say.

[@-TOH-]

If we can't trust the government to keep the insurance companies honest, then apparently we have to do it ourselves. I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often.

[@barpatron]

Exactly. Especially when the next administration wants to reduce the size of Government to reduce the regulatory burden for businesses. Grrrreat 🙄 starting to question my vote

[@KarenMafiaMomma]

Are you kidding? The government is just as corrupt. Laws are made to protect these ass/holes. Corporate personhood is controversial in the United States. Critics argue that corporations are protected by more rights than they should be, and that this protection allows corporations to make decisions without being disincentivized from unethical behavior.

[@RBass1978]

Yep, that'll drive ppl to do crazy things. The movie John Q tried to warn em. All insurances need to be investigated and punished. They're destroying lives for profit

[@SC-hu5pz]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@robertgraham8683]

Check out Michael Moore's documentary sicko.😮

[@Stevonoles1]

Not big on government, but they need to require these companies to pay the claims. Simple, we pay a premium, you pay the claim. No excuse.

[@JForrestFisher--76]

Yeah, the only power that can keep the corporations in line peacefully is government. If government doesn't do its job peacefully then other options become necessary.

[@lenaely6146]

It's not surprising government regulates insurance and insurance is basically a large scale con. This includes auto insurers like progressive and it's Epstein associated CEO , Trisha to health insurers & home insurers enjoying massive profits from cheating paying customers...

[@77confusedzombie77]

3:02 don't give up? Tell that to the dying people and their families. The insurance companies ARE COUNTING ON PEOPLE TO GIVE UP AND ROLL OVER.

[@joicobbs1]

this is what happens when corporate lobbyists buy our politicians and the government no longer works for the people. This is a result of people taking matters into their own hands because no one is there to defend them on a level legal playing field. And unfortunately, this has got everyone’s attention which means this type of action works.

[@uziclip2320]

This is the right way to cover this story

[@doublem6027]

The problem is that nothing happens. CEOs and insurance companies just get richer and richer and flip a middle finger to the ones that make them rich (whom) is us, the clients.

[@lovelyImagination]

If his claim was denied, I fail to see how this is different from self defense.

[@solomoon3083]

I like that.

[@ellebell9139]

It's not protected under the second amendment already?

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

@@lovelyImagination because it's not self defense if the outcome remains the same after the action? He or whoever will still have a condition or illness....

[@kanadakid147]

​@axiomaticidioms3857 you're right. Maybe it can be claimed it's defense of another. Shoot another Healthcare company just rolled back on an announcement they'd stop paying for anesthesia through all of certain surgeries anymore... sooo maybe this saved someone else's life if it worked to change actions. Being very morbid here, and very messed up but... my care for a POS CEO isn't covered in my medical plan.

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

@@lovelyImagination how did this guy afford to go up to NYC from Arkansas, get Starbucks, etc if a claim of his or someone he loved was denied? Most people I know who can't afford medical procedures or devices aren't going to NYC and buying Starbucks... Spending tons of money to know someone's whereabouts... That would cost quite a lot of money...

[@rcslyman8929]

Oh yeah. What a tragedy. I'm sure all the families of people denied claims that ultimately died as a direct result of those denials will shed tears.

[@gregmay2155]

Maybe they should just let this guy go

[@vipahman]

The entire working class of America is a prime suspect!

[@KingArthur101]

Its actually wonderful to see the internet unite and say no more to corporate greed and the failure of the Healthcare system absolutely beautiful

[@ultraviolet_riot]

“We’re still trying to establish a motive”. The motive is literally the title of the video.

[@ualreadynowhatitis]

The only news channel to report the heart of the matter!!!

[@thedonofthsht76-58]

WOW SOMEONE'S ACTUALLY REPORTING ON THE REAL STORY. Kudos 👏

[@nerium.nerium]

Wow, it's almost like healthcare shouldn't be commodified and should be a human right. You know, the "life" part of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..." 🤔

[@justinethridge9157]

I wouldn't go that far. But, they shouldn't be able to deny claims of their customers without valid reasoning.

[@Hakuna_Frittata]

​@@justinethridge9157 You wouldn't go that far? So, the for-profit system we have is working? It's long past time we catch up with the rest of the civilized world.

[@nerium.nerium]

@justinethridge9157 Commodified healthcare has been normalized, and this is why you can't imagine anything beyond it. The commodification of what is absolutely a human right is disgusting.

[@Kirbyoto2098]

The only way an insurance company can make money is if it takes more from its customers than it pays out. Same with casinos. In order for the business to function, it has to take more than it gives. And since the only service that the company provides is paying out...what service is it actually rendering, other than the ones it has artificially put in place itself like healthcare price negotiation?

[@azuresky1133]

It's almost like the corpos make the laws....

[@Hey_you_guys]

I'm not defending them but this isn't exactly true. There is another revenue stream for these companies, a lot of the money that they have is being invested. So they do get a lot of money on investment returns.

[@damo2142]

I agree but how much money is enough. You can still be profitable and not be ridiculous.

[@JForrestFisher--76]

Exactly this!

[@JForrestFisher--76]

@@damo2142 we're sofar past that though. There's a graph you'll find if you do an image search for healthcare cost vs life expectancy by nation. We went off the rails all the way back in the 70s. The why behind that graph is a video How KFCs War on Arby's Ruined Healthcare.

[@PRISMA-NTM]

"i never wanna see this happen to another human being" neither do I. But as we all know, greedy corporate heads aren't human! They gave that up when they put personal wealth above peoples lives! Send the message y'all. The lower class are hungry and the rich are looking pretty tasty.

[@thesleepingpower]

I tend to think of C suite executives are organs performing functions for the creature known as the company. Once a company is profits over people, that's it, your morality is subsumed. You see it from top to bottom, where the front line agents are tasked with doing things like giving bad news about decisions made way above their heads, or collecting debts, regardless of your personal feelings. You're not a person anymore, you're a toenail.

[@Lemonboy2001]

Yeah he says that as if it hasn’t been happening at the hands of these companies

[@geoffneibert124]

Nom nom

[@j.l.5935]

@PRISMA-NTM Why don't you join the corporate to see how you are doing!💰

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

@@PRISMA-NTM how come no one questions how this guy could afford going from Arkansas to NYC, spend time in NYC stalking the CEO, and buy Starbucks? He may not be so "poor".

[@w4439]

"we still don't know the motive is"... Id bet my retirement I could nail it first try

[@rtroyer8963]

I love his advice to: “don’t give up, you can appeal a denial”. He is right, but too bad for you if your disease advances and kills you before your “denial of service” is reversed, or you are bank rupted in “the process”.

[@Christopher-d9m]

Stockholders will be happy to know they just saved 100 million dollars in wages for the next year.

[@koala6607]

Exactly!

[@stephenp.6395]

Not to mention the company's insurance policy that they take out on employees.

[@granolabob1]

No motive.... he wrote in on the casings. Insurance is not about healthcare. It's about profits. Insurance is a scam.

[@marysmith3761]

It’s hard to feel sorry for the CEO.

[@ScarySpots]

I’m unable to see clearly enough to identify the shooter because my insurance company doesn’t cover eye exams and glasses.

[@j.l.5935]

What insurance company? UHC? Other!

[@KarenMafiaMomma]

Good one.

[@salwellingood1689]

Don't give up, keep pushing, don't give up, talk to the state, employer, Don't Give Up. Oh you loved one died? I guess they gave up.

[@ellebell9139]

To advocate for yourself medically, it takes a level of energy and social support that ill people usually don't have access to. Telling people who can't do things to continue doing things they cannot do is pure cruelty

[@CrackberryMe]

Blue Cross and Blue Shield quickly got the message.

[@ak478900]

How?

[@ellebell9139]

I had an appointment that day and they rescheduled it without notification.... He must have left instructions in the event of his death 🙄

[@jacob_massengale]

What'd they do?

[@jukeboxxx11]

They reversed their announcement they made on 12/1 about a change to their plans where they would stop covering anesthesia for surgeries that run past whatever arbitrary time they’ve set. They saw what happened and suddenly miraculously decided to scrap that plan

[@CrackberryMe]

@ they reversed a policy yesterday that would have placed a time limit on Anesthesia coverage during surgery in certain states, and they pulled their CEO about us page for their website

[@johnc8383]

I've never seen Americans so united (lol) over anything before in my life. Truly speaks volumes

[@hWat-Ever]

no war but class war

[@gs8527]

99% of people aren't thinking that's a tragedy.

[@aikanae1]

Several health related companies removed CEO info today. Why if they didn't feel guilty AF?

[@4dogs999]

UHC on my Health card pays for one of my prescriptions which is $49. It comes out of my pocket but if I pay it directly from my pocket and don’t use my healthcare the same medicine cost me $21. What the hell

[@GregMcDaniels]

I've read many articles and watched interviews with doctors and pharmacists, regarding that very issue. If you go to get your scripts and mention that you have insurance, the pharmacist has no choice but to charge the price that the insurance companies dictate. But if you go in w/o insurance, most will charge the base rate or try to find a generic version, which is most often a lot cheaper.

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

So you pay $49 with your insurance? Or they pay $49? It may be because the pharmacy gives you discounts if you don't have insurance.

[@1JMJJ100]

@@axiomaticidioms3857or the insurance company is charging more because they literally just can. No laws about it.

[@j.l.5935]

Generic is cheaper than Brand for the pill, don't forget to tell your doctor Generic instead of Brand. I don't trust the doctor he/she knows the health insurance.

[@betty-jocarlo5980]

As a patient, I shouldn't need to appeal. My insurance should pay for my care. I'm paying them for this service. I'm not getting what I pay for?

[@sarahmcneil846]

We need Medicare for all

[@minadoro]

That meant that people that never paid into the Medicare system, get the same services, but with the same number of doctors, the same number of hospital beds, longer lines at the pharmacy , but as always the middle class taxes pays for every thing. The system needs a major overhaul.

[@j.l.5935]

Medicare is limited.

[@kwagmeijer26]

"Let the process play out" We've been trying to let the process play out for over decades.

[@hiker64]

May the festive holidays be filled with for-profit healthcare insurance CEOs looking behind their backs...constantly.

[@mikey_gc8]

Make CEOs Scared Again

[@freeskier175]

Hospitals need to stop with their ridiculous bills also...thats a factor in this mess.

[@shanepowers7566]

Yep!

[@matthewkristovich292]

The sad truth is that deny delay defend is legal murder and what this guy did is not

[@stephm5877]

Great reporting on the real issue here.

[@vangnengkue3484]

United Healthcare CEO sold stocks earlier this year for $15M and had a salary of $10.2M/year. Thompson’s tenure as CEO of the insurer began April 2021 and marked a period of growth for the company. Under his leadership, profits for UnitedHealthcare surged from $12 billion in 2021, to more than $16 billion in 2023. Thompson received an annual compensation package in 2023 valued at $10.2 million, ranking him among the highest-paid executives at the health care giant. This guy made a lot of money and probably cause a lot of pain for insurers and clients. It finally reached a boiling point for someone willing to risk it all and taking him out right in front of a hotel. Seem almost like a movie scrip.

[@lenaely6146]

Beautiful reporting. He earned his wages.

[@lenaely6146]

Beautiful reporting on his background. He earned his wages.

[@chrisglosser7318]

All the appeals in the world aren’t going to bring back a dead family member

[@edithkramer7689]

When a healthcare insurance CEO gets murdered and the general consensus is "I ain't saying he's right, but I understand..." is how you know that you've got the best healthcare system in the history of the world.

[@JForrestFisher--76]

Do an image search for health care cost vs life expectancy by nation. It's an absolutely horrific graph that should be able to be offered by the assassin's defense at trial.

[@azure1204]

You are now the only news station I'm subbed to

[@JForrestFisher--76]

Exactly. I've been "do not recommend channel" to all the corporate news like MSNBC and FOX (the only difference is their market segmentation strategy) pushing the corporate agenda.

[@stephenblack8804]

“Let the process play out” - problem is the “process” got us to the current state of affairs. Let’s hope this event forces people to take a hard look at the process and make some serious structural changes.

[@Jeremo-FD]

This is the first news story ive seen focusing on the actual motivations behind the shooting.

[@SThomson-cr1zr]

Crooked company. Wonder if they'll learn anything from this.

[@cjshine7984]

It is not a personal issue. It is an issue faced by millions every day........no care because of the costs, deaths, and life altering illnesses. Go figure! No patient should Ever have to fight for their own healthcare. Ever.

[@bbloodyangel1]

Big props to you KTSM 9 News, finally covering the right information! Expose United Healthcare for what they're doing.

[@robertroy-r7c]

Government needs to work for people not CEOs

[@SrtRacerBoy]

Its really amazing how united every side of the country is on this issue. Left or Right. Its going to be hard to get a jury to convict.

[@lits3212]

Insurance compnies who have money as their main incentive shouldn’t even exist. There needs to be a better system.

[@garcia12773]

The only answer he had was..... you just need to complain more until folks listen or you just dont need medical care anymore ..... ever.

[@TheDragonBloom]

How many more CEOs are walking around with bloody hands? They all need to realize.

[@lenaely6146]

It's SO MANY. My personal experience is majority of the most hyped brands have CEOs robbing the public blind. The blue chip stocks ... Far too many are blue chip because they're stealing from the public... That's my "insider knowledge" 🍀 It's a dxmned shame watching them brag about profits, wealth and the good life while not mentioning how they literally stole from millions of people their individual bits of peace so they could brag about a patek , yacht etc

[@snypa-ck7hn]

2:41...I do. WE DO. I want them scared out of their minds.

[@Blakkrazor69]

Consequences. You call it "murder", I call it consequences. How many citizens have died waiting on approval from Insurance for procedures? How are those not murders? IF those weren't then this isn't either. Period.

[@patw6158]

I was one of those people who were denied over and over by UHC. Had to fight like hell to get my money out of these crooks. Would never ever never recommend them to my worst enemy.

[@josephdunbar2105]

Let’s not forget about the politicians who are bought and paid for with political contributions. Before you vote, investigate if your choice accepts money from insurance lobbyists

[@AlmightyBigD001]

All of this scares me. After 17 years with Independence Blue Cross and no complaints, my employer just switched to United Healthcare effective January 1st. Now I am hearing about how horrible it is. I am very concerned for my future health care needs.

[@jryland6]

The motive is exactly what the public thinks it is.

[@kailenmitchell8571]

Where is the punishment for the deaths caused by health care coverage denial?

[@abundance1232]

Denying hundreds of thousands of claims that result in the death of upwards of 70,000 per year. They’ve gotten away with it for so long even CEOs felt untouchable. No security left him open like a sitting duck.

[@j.l.5935]

70,000 people die by what? If it's COVID 19, can't do anything, no room for them.

[@SLEEPWALKINGINTHESNOW]

Insurance denied coverage for anesthesia for gall bladder removal surgery because they said anesthesia was not needed.

[@rottenmilk6630]

Your claim was denied because the bullet wounds were deemed to be a pre-existing condition

[@mamashiraz]

Insurance companies are “practicing medicine” more than the doctors. Medical EVIDENCE shows what needs to be done for patients but insurance says PROVE IT or they deny coverage without even giving a reason. The system is the problem. NOW the problem has the attention it’s always deserved.

[@marenm9392]

In early 2000 UHC was for everyone just not for seniors and after one surgery our ( my husband and I) monthly insurance payment was $1700 a month. I was very unhappy with them.

[@koikutie9231]

It's still for everyone...they insure our company employees and they suck so bad half the hospitals in our city won't take our ins...

[@NoName-oe4gm]

A reporter should do a deep dive investigation on these ALL American HMOs denied claims

[@mikehawkhovers9872]

I wonder how many cancer patients actually don't get the "real" treatment they need to beat cancer. Cause you know $$$

[@Bailey_Jo]

Me

[@shanepowers7566]

That’s a two way road. Those who have great insurance get their cancer ‘nearly’ cured so they can be ‘nearly’ cured again.

[@MrLONELYDRIFTER]

Taking the matters into your own hands sometimes is the only way change will happen. And if still no change than a second message needs to be delivered. 😅

[@PuniAla]

Healthcare industry needs to change completely not only just change a “few” things.

[@ENNEN420]

They only now talk about this issue in a way that brush off any outrage or concern only because of 3 days of worldwide hatred toward healthcare providers and this CEO. They would have never talked about this if it weren't for us.

[@Apparition338]

The comments do not disappoint.

[@VicfromOregon]

Thank you for finally covering this topic.

[@debzj5021]

It's not just UMR. They ALL do it. I had to fight Cigna tooth and nail to get a MRI & rotator cuff surgery when it was torn completely. I had to threaten to sue them for loss of use of my arm before they approved it.

[@ShadyRaven1016]

"The motive is unclear".... Really? Do they truly believe the motive is unclear?