Spyke
Hikermick
lemmy.world

If there was ever an argument for national health-care this is it

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FlashMobOfOnereply
lemmy.world

We support it, at least in theory.

The problem is 99% of voters support Republicans and Democrats, and both of those parties oppose universal health care.

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Hikermickreply
lemmy.world

Well one of those parties expands Medicaid, the other reveals it

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FlashMobOfOnereply
lemmy.world

It is infuriating watching Democrats say they support something but then working against it behind the scenes. I agree.

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shalafireply
lemmy.world

I wouldn't say support when we only have two choices. I'm liberal and loathe the Democrats. And listen to conservatives, they don't use the word Republican any longer, they just say "conservative values". As with liberals, they know their party doesn't represent what it says it represents.

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Maeve
kbin.earth

The System Working Exactly as Designed This isn’t a bug in American healthcare — it’s a feature. BlackRock’s massive influence helped shape UnitedHealth into the claim-denial machine it became. They voted on executive compensation packages that rewarded denying care. They approved strategies that prioritized shareholder returns over patient outcomes. But when public outrage threatens that business model, they don’t pivot to supporting better healthcare. They sue to protect their right to profit from human suffering. The Punchline That Isn’t Funny BlackRock will probably win this lawsuit. Or settle for millions. Either way, they’ll extract value from a system designed to extract life from patients. They’re not just suing UnitedHealth — they’re suing the very idea that health insurance should provide health insurance. They’re fighting for their constitutional right to profit when people die and lose money when people live. Welcome to American healthcare, where caring too much is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

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some_guy
lemmy.sdf.org

Look, if someone is sick and it's anything above a scraped knee, the science says you shoot them in the head. I don't know how else you can run a profitable healthcare company. /s

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CarbonatedPastaSaucereply
lemmy.world

False. The cost of bullets brings down profits. Just throw them in a ditch. As long as there’s no transport cost, of course.

Edit: I forgot to add, make sure the guy throwing them in the ditch isn't getting any overtime.

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some_guyreply
lemmy.sdf.org

Unlike cops, who bilk cities out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime, the bullshit plebs that operate our ditch-throwing service are exempt. Invest in my healthcare company!

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LibertyLizard
slrpnk.net

I’ve been skeptical about the argument that UHC made major changes to be more pro-consumer after the shooting. So I am very curious what the case is based on here.

Honestly, I thought the first lawsuit was a publicity stunt but blackrock doesn’t seem like the type, so maybe there is something to this.

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Cethinreply
lemmy.zip

They did temporarily approve more cases shortly after the death. They certainly didn't make major changes though, and I think it's back at the status quo now.

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Blackmist
feddit.uk

Feels like a post-credits reveal of a new big bad that was controlling the old one this whole time.

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