A reminder:
1. Medical debt is already a cause of suicide amongst patients
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10110823/
2. It is also a cause of murder-suicide amongst patients
https://www.thestranger.com/articles/2019/08/09/41035188/elderly-couple-in-washington-reportedly-commits-suicide-over-medical-bill
3. It is ALSO a cause of murders, amongs patients and their relatives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/us/missouri-wife-murder.html
4. There was no change last week in New York. We’re only seeing the rarer cases at the tail end of the curve, where medical debt causes assassinations.
The system is VIOLENCE
#UnitedHealthcare #LuigiMangione
1. Medical debt is already a cause of suicide amongst patients
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10110823/
2. It is also a cause of murder-suicide amongst patients
https://www.thestranger.com/articles/2019/08/09/41035188/elderly-couple-in-washington-reportedly-commits-suicide-over-medical-bill
3. It is ALSO a cause of murders, amongs patients and their relatives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/us/missouri-wife-murder.html
4. There was no change last week in New York. We’re only seeing the rarer cases at the tail end of the curve, where medical debt causes assassinations.
The system is VIOLENCE
#UnitedHealthcare #LuigiMangione
Elderly Couple in Washington Reportedly Commits Suicide Over Medical Bill
Tragic story out of Whatcom County this week. According to the Whatcom Sheriff's Department, on Wednesday morning, a 77-year old man living in near Ferndale called 911 and told the dispatcher, "I'm going to shoot myself.Katie Herzog (The Stranger)
