Chris Hedges
Dec 04, 2024
We do not yet know the motive for the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
But it would not surprise me if the killer stalked Thompson because UnitedHealthcare had denied medical coverage, or forced a family or an individual into bankruptcy, after the company failed to cover a serious illness.
Insurers reject about 1 in 7 claims for treatment, often by deciding the treatment is not “medically necessary.”
Among 10 high-income nations, the United States spends the most on health care but has the worst health outcomes. Americans die four years earlier than their counterparts in other industrialized nations.
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