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Insurance Company Accused of Pressuring Medical Staff to Change Patients' Status to "Do Not Resuscitate" (futurism.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by NONE_dc@lemmy.world to c/actually_infuriating@lemmy.world

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If you Wonder, yes, it's That Insurance Company with that "former" CEO.

He totally deserved what happened to him

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[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Wow, two horrific scandals in one week..it's a disgusting company

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I cancelled that company as soon as they lost their ceo, and went with another company, which may not be any better. But at least my current company isn't killing people remotely with DNRs. gah!

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But at least my current company isn't killing people remotely with DNR

I'll take "Things UnitedHealth customers were saying until this article came out" for $300 Alex.

Seriously though, you have no way of knowing that.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

I suppose that's true, and by the same token, you don't know that my company IS killing people with DNR, like you DO now know UH is doing.

[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There's another scandal I'm not aware of?!

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

It's related, they were also giving bonuses to not send patients from their nursing homes to the hospital resulting in delayed care (worse recovery outcomes and deaths).

[–] Uranhjort@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Given their history of industrious villainy, it's safe to say that the answer to that will be "Yes" as long as they're in business.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

the other one is united health is infiltrating nursing homes to delay/deny hospital transfer of patients. so that insurance doesnt end up paying for the elderly people.