Dated: 2024-12-05. Added: 2024-12-05. Alternate title: “After UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing, Americans Express Frustration With Health Insurance Industry”.

  • Noble Shift@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator
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    2 years ago

    With Allsavers/United, holding the best policy my firm offered, it’s still cheaper for me to fly outside of the US for the procedure(s) and have it completed without insurance That’s all inclusive too, flights, hotels, taxi/uber, the actual operation, for a total of 4 flights, 4 visits/2 procedures and 20 days lodging & food, all combined.

    Not a little mind you, over $40,000 USD upwards toward $60,000 USD saved.

    What the actual fuck?

      • uis@lemm.ee
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        2 years ago

        Probably something provided in Europe for free. At least for citizens.

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          We have to pay for seeing the nurse before we even get to the doctor and caste part of it. Those are all extra on top of it.

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          I had a hernia and spent a third of my income on health insurance but still has to shell out 16000 from my own pocket for non emergency hernia surgery.

          I hope the copycats make the job of “C-Suite executive at HMO” an unfillable position, but more likely this will finally get the GOP interested in gun control.

          • uis@lemm.ee
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            2 years ago

            In Russian it’s called “расстрельная должность”, which means position, where firing squad eventually visits you.

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              Generally in English they’d usually be called “A Patsy” or “Strawman” - someone disposable to do the unpleasant work, whom nobody will particularly miss.

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                2 years ago

                That’s not what I meant. Position, not person, which everyone leaves by being killed(in soviet times) or imprisoned(now).

        • Noble Shift@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator
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          2 years ago

          With Allsavers/United I still ended up out of pocket for two cataract removals and intraocular lenses over $5500.

          The same covers less than 15% for tooth extractions or root canal, 0.0% for implants.

          Thank God I can’t get pregnant.