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[-] randomdeadguy@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Fuck those for-profit insurance goons straight to fucking hell

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

A lot of insurers (the “blues”) are non-profit. Doesn’t make our healthcare system more efficient

[-] randomdeadguy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thank you for the clarification. I will express my rage more adequately in the future.

Edit: It turns out that Blue Cross / Blue Shield is actually a not-for-profit instead of a non-profit.

Nonprofits are formed explicitly to benefit the public good; not-for-profits exist to fulfill an owner’s organizational objectives.

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Many blues are nonprofits. The blues are a network of insurers. It is not one company

Edit: randomly googled it and clicked on a few, here’s a couple examples of nonprofits:

this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2024

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