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

  • uis@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

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

    • AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      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.

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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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          2 years ago

          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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      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.

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      2 years ago

      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.