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Leaked internal memo says the system "isn't perfect"

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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 44 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't want empathy. I want you to pay for my fucking claims when I have them.

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 13 points 5 days ago

Corporate PR. They will do anything but pay a claim.

These parasites love spending, having a nice budget is power. Paying out peasant claims is waste of money.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Companies do not have feelings.

[–] That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml 31 points 5 days ago (1 children)

In the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder last week and grassroots outrage at the healthcare industry, the company is undertaking an empathy offensive.

What the shit!? An empathy offensive? This is dystopian double speak.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

I don’t see a problem.
Their “empathy” is offensive.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Be the change you want to see.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't have the balls. Q_Q

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Fair. And same.

[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oleery went on cable TV to deliver the message. This your problem, fix it.

Owner class didn't like all this attention from the working class. If we start asking these questions about health, we could start wondering why other sectors do similar things... Maybe inflation is is price gouging... Why every key sector of economy is oligopoly.

They will juke some numbers and run some good PR to show they redeemed themselves.

Don't fall for it.

UHC needs to be destroyed but really it is single payet or bust.

Never forget.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

There are more killers in C-suites than just the health insurance execs.

[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 5 days ago

Fact but you ain't taking all of them now. Other owners are ready to feed us the health insurance industry, maybe.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 5 days ago

No you don't, but you could. Now, you're going to cover those medical costs, right?