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Maybe...just fucking maybe...basic human needs like healthcare should not be for-profit.
And now the upcoming administration wants to privatize even MORE shit
"Limbs aren’t necessary."
I mean, he doesn't need them anymore
By this logic, I'm wondering if beds are medically necessary.
Or maybe the CEOs could just donate their limbs - after all, if artificial ones aren't necessary, are true limbs really?
Casual reminder that it’s never not healthcare CEO season.
"eh, a peg leg will do"
If you company is run like my rimworld coming, something is going very wrong
They just really want to be the stars of their own Bastille Day.
Which insurers? I truly cannot find this in the article
Some quick googling shows anthem and UHC (shocker) have been specific culprits with this, being the subject of legal action (Atzin, et al. v. Anthem, Inc., et al., Case No.: 2:17-cv-6816 ODW (PLAx) and Trujillo and Harden v. Unitedhealth Grp. Inc., et al., Case No. SACV 17-2547-JFW (KKx) (C.D. Cal. 2019)) regarding their denial of claims.
Helpful?
Perhaps other things shouldn't be necessary like health insurance or the companies etc that exist just to screw people over. 😉