I think the health insurance companies are actually taken by surprise by the amount of people who sincerely wish them death. Maybe we will see some almost-meaningful change soon?

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[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 163 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The reason that insurance companies currently exist is to make money. That's the ONLY reason. Until that changes, the system is likely to get worse, not better.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 67 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Unless the public kills one CEO every year or so to keep them in line.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 weeks ago

When these claims are denied there are so many pawns in the system that it is so easy to get really angry at and have easy access to. I'm really Glad that at least this went to the top and no one closer to ground level just having to carry out uhcs terrible policies was the victim of this rage.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How about one a week?

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We'll run out at that point. We still need them for... for... uh?

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 weeks ago

This is a problem I'm okay with having to face

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I suppose eating the rich does count as killing... (/s?)

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Eventually. Assuming we eat them raw.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

Santa Clarita moment...

[–] sartalon@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This, so much. If a CEO makes a conscientious decision that makes stockholders less money, he gets fired. Stockholders sue companies over decisions that are considered less profitable.

And I don't mean people who invest their 401k's in mutual funds bullshit. I mean the activist multi millionaire assholes that own full percentage points of companies. These people are the ones that lobby companies and politicians and shape the legal and market landscape.

These fucking people have zero accountability to anyone.

And they convince themselves they have every right to be that way.

[–] spider@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean the activist multi millionaire assholes that own full percentage points of companies. These people are the ones that lobby companies and politicians and shape the legal and market landscape.

aka The Big Club

(NSFW - language)

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

God, I bet he would have had some great jokes about this.

[–] spider@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago

either that or brain damage from banging his head on the desk...

[–] karl_chungus@lemm.ee 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Essentially they exist to make the cost of the risk they agree to bear reasonable and affordable to their customers.

The second they fail to serve that purpose they become useless.

Their very existence depends on the same thing that has made them into the shitstains they are: Greed.