You'd think UHC would strive to behave impeccably with all the publicity around them lately. But no: they're so shameless and so greedy they even behave rotten when everybody is busy dissecting their every moves. Amazing...
Why? “Line must go up”
If that were the case, they'd have off'd the CEO themselves. That's multi-millions that could go back to other higher-ups. Then we have a Highlander situation.
The CEO serves a very important role in that they get all the fallout for what the board probably wants, and then if there's enough bad publicity, they can fire the CEO and pretend that the CEO acted entirely out of their own volition.
I mean that's not to say they're not greedy bloodsuckers, but they're greedy bloodsuckers that the board needs. Because the board are even bigger greedy bloodsuckers and want to stay out of the news.
Because doing otherwise wouldn't maximize profits. There's no actual competition in the market for consumers to choose. Nearly all Americans get insurance through their work, and have absolutely no say in what companies those options are from, and those options might only change at the end of the year if the company changes their insurance partner (which I'm sure takes months to negotiate). UHC has no reason to change unless they are forced to. Customer Satisfaction in the industry is abysmal because there's no incentive for the companies to actually be good.
They had their underwriters run the numbers and they determined it's more profitable to continue business as usual and just invest in private security for executives.
In Corey Doctorow's short story (Radicalized, in the collection Radicalized) the health fund attackers typically used explosives against the entire board and their support staff
I wonder if that would be more effective
Well shoot, what can be done to fix this?
Your second word.
Let’s take aim at this problem
CEOs will be blown away by the answer.
Whatever idea we come up with is worth a shot
Round two?
Yeah, every story like this plants a seed in someone's mind to be the next Luigi. UHC executives are cultivating their own demise.
What's she gonna do, appeal?
That type of delay works for them just as well as any other.
Ai: "It is safe and profitable to deny this claim as she is unlikely to seek vengeance."
How Many Times Do We Have to Teach You This Lesson, Old Man?
Brian Thompson didn't learn shit he's dead. And I doubt that Stephen J. Hemsley, the Executive Chairman of UnitedHealth Group and Brian Thompson's co-defendent in an insider trading lawsuit, likely didn't learn squat either but is currently still alive.
Respect to the doctor for publicly shaming United Healthcare.
They could put out a story like this every minute of every day and never run out. Burn it all down indeed
Stephen Helmsley:
He was managing partner and chief financial officer at Arthur Andersen.
Super shocking that he was doing insider trading at UHC. They hired a known crook and paid him tens of millions a year.
Funny way to spell murders
Dial L for Luigi
Huh, guess a few more CEOs need to catch some bullets before things change. Mario Brothers, you know what to do!
I bet the new United Healthcare CEO (or whomever is in currently in charge) is le pooping their pants right about now.
And cleaning it up with hundred dollar bills.
Fuck these rich assholes
You must wonder if the board has a death wish at this point, otherwise they must be confident their 24/7 security is up the task
united healthcare looked at bob kelso and was like this guy is the hero of the series.
Bob actually tried to milk the insurance companies for money, IIRC. He wasn't entirely a monster, but definitely had no chill.
Dr. Bob Kelso: What the hell people? I saw Maggie Kent in the park. Why didn't we treat her?
Nurse Carla Espinosa: She has no insurance.
Dr. Bob Kelso: Well, why didn't we do what we always do? Why didn't you fix it while I turned my back and pretend not to notice? You know the dance.he definitely mellowed out as the series went on though in the first episode he did come up with
Dr. Dorian, do you not realize that you're nothing but a large pair of scrubs to me? For God's sake, the only reason I carry this chart around is so I can pretend to remember your damn names! Now look, if the patient has insurance, you treat them; if they don't, you show them the door.
Denial accomplished. Time to Defend and Depose. Fuck you United Healthcare! My heaven is witnessing your hell.
UHC is like: What is she gonna do? Wake up?
"We have a fiduciary responsibility to kill these drags on our profits."
--UHC Executives, probably
"Coma victims have poor aim" United Health, prpobably
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