Activism works.
169366 author: dbattistella@todon.eu
01 Feb 2025 03:04
tags: #CEO #greed #luigimangione #optumrx #unitedhealthcare #uspolitics
tags: #CEO #greed #luigimangione #optumrx #unitedhealthcare #uspolitics
A 22-year-old Wisconsin man died of a severe asthma attack because he couldn't afford the price of his inhaler, which was no longer covered by his insurance.
This young man was murdered by the for-profit healthcare system in the United States.
Another installment in Health Care Redefined (the first was Anthem not paying for anesthesia that goes beyond the initial estimate, as it were): "Case managers are specifically trained to defend the algorithm's estimate to patients and their care providers."