My personal favorite insurance story comes from a neurologist I know. They were trying to get a prior authorization approved for a curative hemispherectomy. For those outside the medical field, that basically boils down to removing half of someone's brain to try to cure an uncontrollable seizure disorder. This is usually limited to patients under 4 years old to maximize motor and language development, but I digress. After much arguing with the insurance representative, it was approved on the grounds that the patient only gets one.
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After much arguing with the insurance representative, it was approved on the grounds that the patient only gets one.
The representative was afraid that the patient could replace him after the second operation.
If you were to get a second, would you have then one quarter brain left or non at all?
(Obviously this is a joke post)
If were to get a second, you'd work at United healthcare
Sounds like healthcare CEOs still unfortunately don't fear being dropped from the life premium plus plan by a 9mm bullet enough.
Look I don't casually condone violence, but these people are unambiguously mass murderers who will see no justice for their crimes, being against violence in this context has become a very complicated question.
I do not relish the multitude of pitfalls this road has waiting to push us into blind hate, that is why leftists like me advocate so hard for universal healthcare.
The violence of denying basic necessary healthcare does not simply happen and then disappear like a flash of lightning, it adds another snowflake to the teetering snowbank up on the mountain.
The potential energy will become kinetic energy at some point, the only real thing in question is whether we will destroy ourselves in the process, which is why advocates for universal healthcare are so incessant and demanding, they know not proactively dealing with this will eventually lead to terrible violence.
being against violence in this context has become a very complicated question.
Reminds me of the French Revolution. Big changes like that were attained through violence. We've rightfully pushed away from violence to become a better society, but it is clear that the changes we want will not be obtained with likes and TikTok dances (or comments like this, ironically). The rich and powerful do not fear the people anymore because of this. People can strike all they want but the elites have learned that they just need to sit and wait (see Gilets Jaunes French protests or Iranian protests) because no one will even dare punch them in the face. Luigi was an exception and they are trying to flag this as a one time incident.
All of this is sickening, to be honest.
The potential energy will become kinetic energy
Brilliant. I'm stealing this. You can't stop me.
In Luigi we trust.
UHC: 😠😠
Parasite big mad the pedons started noticing the excessive leeching.
Maybe those assholes should discuss whether it's ok to call doctors in the middle of a procedure?
Amazing that UHC and their lawyer think they can fuck over a doctor, and then try to force the doctor to lie about UHC did to them.
*lawyers
And the plural is part of why. They've always just been able to throw money at the problem.
Yeah, what do they hope to get out of this? If they're worried about damage to their brand/image then threatening a doctor is not helping.
I'm sorry, you haven't met my "give a fuck" deductible yet.
It's completely broken. Burn it down so we can build something better.
They're asking for a lot of negative attention. Too bad Luigi is in jail.
With a big enough group we could fix that.
Sufficiently motivated individuals can work as well. As we've seen.
Corpo-empathy claim denied.
Truth is a defense to defamation claims. If she wants to call their bluff, she should be able to beat them in court. Counterclaim for tortious interference with business. We'll serve discovery on them for how their unqualified deniers interfered with her business. We will also fight protective orders trying to keep that information out of the public's hands.
I am a licensed Texas lawyer. If I wasn't so busy doing other work (I write software professionally today because I got tired of the stress of multi-million dollar litigation), I'd take the case.
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