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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

UHC is top insurance company per the stock market.

UHC denies the most claims costing people their lives who can't afford medical care out of pocket.

Shooter is praised for pulling an uno reverse card on the UHC CEO by denying them medical care through taking their life.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

Also, a lawsuit last year was accusing the company of using AI to automatically deny claims - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unitedhealth-lawsuit-ai-deny-claims-medicare-advantage-health-insurance-denials/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/lawsuit-claims-unitedhealth-ai-wrongfully-denies-elderly-extended-care-2023-11-14/

"This is an example of how AI is being utilized not to help people but to line the pockets of corporations and their shareholders," Clarkson said. When these coverage denials are appealed to federal administrative law judges, about 90% are reversed, the complaint said, demonstrating the "blatant inaccuracy" of the algorithm. Only a tiny fraction of patients appeal the denials at all, Clarkson said.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

It's also important to note that medical bankruptcy is a major cause of suicide in America