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So UHC came to my job to pitch their plans for the employer health insurance. They wanted something like $1400/mo and I guess enough people complained because a new email just came up for $1000/mo.

For family plans

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It gets worse as you get older too. My dad was 1 month over 70 and they denied him a lung replacement because he was too old. He died 6mos later. Paid into the system since he was 25.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

My condolences.

From their perspective that is a the perfect customer pretty much all profit.

This is essentially current corporate culture and all mega corps operate like this. Health just exposes how mental I'll this behavior is.