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5. An example of real news media reporting

Reply to nmmi (Original post)

Sun Dec 29, 2024, 03:19 AM

Dec 29

I'm not a big NewsNation follower, but I will commend them for this reporting. I hope it snowballs with many more Natalie Collins coming forward. Maybe more witnesses will keep coming forward and in 2026, when we win back Congress and the Senate, the hearings will start and some accountability will be demanded from our supposed Health Insurance Companies.

I look at these denials as straight out theft. Period.

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"Collins described crying .. while handling calls from desperate patients, as supervisors laughed." [UnitedHealthcare] [View all] nmmi Dec 29 OP

It looks like AI made many decisions and let people take calls by patients and doctors asking why payment was denied. usonian Dec 29 #1

This describes murder as a legitimate... dchill Dec 29 #2

Heartless soulless bastards 🤬 benfranklin1776 Dec 29 #3

Insurance needs to die as a business model AllyCat Dec 29 #4

But we can't get our poiticians to do it. Frank D. Lincoln Dec 29 #6

The Advantage consortium is working on replacing Medicare with their for-profit insurance policies. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 29 #11

Yep, it's part of the big push towards privatization, which Republicans love. Frank D. Lincoln Dec 30 #12

An example of real news media reporting ReRe Dec 29 #5

I know, right ? NewsNation ?? Who'da thunk it ? Bill O'Reilly's new home .... nt eppur_se_muova Dec 29 #8

Maybe I should rethink that guy's GoFundMe. NBachers Dec 29 #7

Lymphoma survivor bmichaelh Dec 29 #9

This disgusting UHC story is reminiscent of an appalling business practice that occurred on 9/11. C0RI0LANUS Dec 29 #10