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So, besides denial of care, UnitedHealth menaces our society in other ways. UnitedHealth’s acquisition rampage has gobbled up independent healthcare companies on its quest for monopoly control. UnitedHealth has also vertically consolidated to capture as many healthcare dollars as possible, even running their own bank to extract junk fees from health savings deposits.
So, imagine you work a shit job (at a healthcare provider!) with shit employer healthcare coverage that not only has the highest industry denial rate, it can leave you with $16,600 in uncovered healthcare expenses annually by design. That insurance plan pairs with a company-town-style bank that nickels and dimes your scant savings (because, you know, shit job).
Psychopath Brian Thompson created this. It was his life’s work. What a total shitbag.
#Healthcare #UnitedHealth #USPol #USPolitics #BrianThompson #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #GetProfitOutOfHealthcare
So, besides denial of care, UnitedHealth menaces our society in other ways. UnitedHealth’s acquisition rampage has gobbled up independent healthcare companies on its quest for monopoly control. UnitedHealth has also vertically consolidated to capture as many healthcare dollars as possible, even running their own bank to extract junk fees from health savings deposits.
So, imagine you work a shit job (at a healthcare provider!) with shit employer healthcare coverage that not only has the highest industry denial rate, it can leave you with $16,600 in uncovered healthcare expenses annually by design. That insurance plan pairs with a company-town-style bank that nickels and dimes your scant savings (because, you know, shit job).
Psychopath Brian Thompson created this. It was his life’s work. What a total shitbag.
#Healthcare #UnitedHealth #USPol #USPolitics #BrianThompson #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #GetProfitOutOfHealthcare
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In the 1990s, I used to work where Carey works. Back then, it was called The Polyclinic, an independent, Seattle-based, physician-owned, multispecialty medical clinic with 89 physicians. The Polyclinic’s ownership structure granted one share to to each physician. Physician-owners’ votes dictated policy change. As an employee back then, I had full health coverage with no out-of-pocket costs.
The Polyclinic has been the target of multiple acquisitions. The Polyclinic is no more. It now runs under the brand of Optum, a UnitedHealth subsidiary. The physician-ownership structure is long gone. So is the good employee health insurance coverage.
In 2018, UnitedHealth purchased The Polyclinic, which until that point had remained “staunchly independent for more than century.” According to Carey, things went south pretty quickly from there.
Carey says their HSA balance at Optum Bank always zeroes out because they must use the money saved there to cover out-of-pocket health expenses, because, you know, high deductibles. So, at minimum, Optum skims another $1 per month off them in fees due to not meeting the $500 balance threshold. Talk about adding insult to injury.
#Healthcare #UnitedHealth #USPol #USPolitics #BrianThompson #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #GetProfitOutOfHealthcare
In the 1990s, I used to work where Carey works. Back then, it was called The Polyclinic, an independent, Seattle-based, physician-owned, multispecialty medical clinic with 89 physicians. The Polyclinic’s ownership structure granted one share to to each physician. Physician-owners’ votes dictated policy change. As an employee back then, I had full health coverage with no out-of-pocket costs.
The Polyclinic has been the target of multiple acquisitions. The Polyclinic is no more. It now runs under the brand of Optum, a UnitedHealth subsidiary. The physician-ownership structure is long gone. So is the good employee health insurance coverage.
In 2018, UnitedHealth purchased The Polyclinic, which until that point had remained “staunchly independent for more than century.” According to Carey, things went south pretty quickly from there.
Carey says their HSA balance at Optum Bank always zeroes out because they must use the money saved there to cover out-of-pocket health expenses, because, you know, high deductibles. So, at minimum, Optum skims another $1 per month off them in fees due to not meeting the $500 balance threshold. Talk about adding insult to injury.
#Healthcare #UnitedHealth #USPol #USPolitics #BrianThompson #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #GetProfitOutOfHealthcare