• whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    19 hours ago

    United’s violence against their customers denying necessary, doctor advised medical care they paid premiums for is inspiring towards more violence, let’s not start the wheel halfway already turned

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        10 hours ago

        I think a couple pretty damning pieces of evidence are:

        1. United claim denial rate of 32% in 2023 doubles the industry average rate of 16%:

        2023 claim rate showing United at 32%, twice the industry average of 16%

        https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/05/data/unitedhealthcare-claim-denial-rates/

        1. Dr attempting to call United to get a necessary procedure claim approved, getting handed off to a Dr who will not identify themselves by name nor NPI not familiar with current state of care denied:

        https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1919096796082803021

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        7 hours ago

        United used an algorithm to automate claim denials which boosted profits and killed people as a result. They murdered people for profit. And everyone but Brian the CEO got away with it.