United Healthcare CEO shot to death in front of NYC investor meeting

[Cisco Kid]

Hah! I wonder if it’s the same person? Or is this somewhat common for alcoholics?

Not universal but not uncommon for addicts.

Scheduling my 3rd free roto rooter procedure tomorrow to remove the rock salt out of my leg vein. I should quit smoking.

[Core Shot]

Good video.
I had stumbled on some news blurb about that weird pistol that you have to cycle by rotating the knob on the back. The ceo video clearly doesn’t show that. wtf NYPD.

PS. Y’all need to stop cheering the death of a human being.

[PB]

Human being?!?!?!?

[Core Shot]

Human being?!?!?!?

Ex human being?

If they catch this guy maybe we give him a presidential medal instead of the gas chamber?

[Harry]

BCBS MT has been pretty good

You can thank me for that. I sued the shit out of those assholes several decades back. (pre-ACA)

My lawsuit against BSBC MT, along with multiple other lawsuits by other Montana residents, became the basis for the criminal prosecution of BCBS MT, which resulted in a guilty plea.

https://www.justice.gov/atr/case-doc...file/489571/dl

I have absolutely zero sympathy for the CEO who got assassinated. I will donate generously to any legal defense fund for the assassin if he is ever caught.

[fomofo]

We also have to do “peer to peer” case reviews for insurance to cover some hospitalizations. Basically they hire some prick flunky doc to deny everything and I have to call this asshole and argue why we admitted grandma with pneumonia or whatever else.

Fuck United Healthcare. Maybe this guys death will do the world some good. That’s about the only good thing that could come of it.

Healthcare is so expensive here largely because administrators out number clinicians by a huge margin. It takes so many non-clinical admin to navigate our stupid bullshit system.

/end rant

I can't recall whether this has been posted here already, but it's another denial of coverage case in extreme detail.

https://www.propublica.org/article/u...rative-colitis

PS. Y’all need to stop cheering the death of a human being.

On the anniversary of John Lennon getting gunned down on the streets of NYC I'd like to second that emotion. Too many people getting shot already.

[JimmyCarter]

Meh.
CEO rises to power by not viewing others as human beings.
Those people don’t view CEO as a human being upon his death.

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[bennymac]

PS. Y’all need to stop cheering the death of a human being.

Maybe we’re “just asking questions” - like you did about whether or not the Holocaust was as bad as they say it was.

Take a long lap.

[lifelinksplit]

You can thank me for that. I sued the shit out of those assholes several decades back. (pre-ACA)

My lawsuit against BSBC MT, along with multiple other lawsuits by other Montana residents, became the basis for the criminal prosecution of BCBS MT, which resulted in a guilty plea.

https://www.justice.gov/atr/case-doc...file/489571/dl

I have absolutely zero sympathy for the CEO who got assassinated. I will donate generously to any legal defense fund for the assassin if he is ever caught.

I can't remember the specifics but a buddy of mine had his wife go into labor very early and ended up in Seattle's NICU for 5 months with twins. He had great insurance and still had to battle the life flight costs. They were double billing everything. He reached out to the Montana AG(? I think) and it ended up resulting in new legislation. Nice to see the system actually work. Although it would've bankrupted many average montanans.

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[Evil E]

https://nypost.com/2024/12/07/us-new...-like-contest/

[jackstraw]

Meh.
CEO rises to power by not viewing others as human beings.
Those people don’t view CEO as a human being upon his death.

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Yeah, its complex.

Most people with the mentality to reach the top of the corporate ladder are assholes...but not all. I've met a few over the years and in my little sample "most" are arrogant, yet incredibly intelligent, complete assholes. So is it a mental illness? I think it is. I am not schooled at all in psychiatry or psychopathology, but these guys seem to only care about wealth and power. We just elected one as our president.

The one good thing that can possibly come from this particular asshole being gunned down is some systematic change within the health insurance industry...but I'm not holding my breath.

[m2711c]

using the bernie goetz method to effect changes in public health policy… what could possibly go wrong?

[The Nuclear Option]

At the very end of this it says:
“ He is still in the wind as of Saturday evening — but Mayor Eric Adams confirmed that police have identified the shooter.”

https://nypost.com/2024/12/07/us-new...-like-contest/

[stealurface831]

have they ruled out possible unabomber involvement?

[Buzzworthy]

Honestly I don’t give a rats ass about this fuck or that fuck. They’re all the same. Only looking for their own perceived power over others.
I truly hate these people. Hate is a strong word and I fully know this and choose to use this word wholeheartedly.

This guy is just another blip in my internet timeline. Nothing more.

[Harry]

have they ruled out possible unabomber involvement?

It was ANTIFA.

Proof = the geniuses at AR-15 dot com have it all figured out.

https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/...tan/5-2764582/

[Buzzworthy]

Also my sibling is in the ICU currently, total time in the hospital on this stint just over 7 weeks. UHC insurance has denied a patient that will die soon without continued kidney dialysis 3-5 days a week and needs a kidney transplant to live.

DENIED!

You can argue with me your morality bullshit about this persons kids and wife all fucking day long till you’re blue in the face and I’ll tell you to suck my motherfucking dick.

He ran a company making inhumane decisions for others lives. Reap what you sow motherfucker and make better decisions in your life. Or not you worm food motherfucker.

[evasive_MT]

I had Hodgkins Lymphoma. Spent my life trying to be healthy. Don’t smoke, drink, or do drugs. I used to be a foodie nut case.

Treatment was over a million bucks. Of course my insurance covered it minus out of pocket max.

My care team had to go through prior authorization hoop jumping to get me approved for Brentuximab, a more expensive, more effective, less pulmonary toxic med. Also had to hoop jumping for a med that would help me have some semblance of an immune system. One shot in my stomach cost $5000. Had to do it after every chemo. $60,000 total.

That’s shitty considering that BV-AVD is the current standard of care for Hodgkin’s. That’s what my wife is doing. She did one cycle of Nivo but developed pneumonitis in an immune reaction, so we switched to the current standard.

A friend of hers just finished breast cancer treatment with UHC and they wouldn’t authorize a Nulastra shot until she developed neutropenic fever. My wife’s are authorized as part of her treatment.

You can thank me for that. I sued the shit out of those assholes several decades back. (pre-ACA)

My lawsuit against BSBC MT, along with multiple other lawsuits by other Montana residents, became the basis for the criminal prosecution of BCBS MT, which resulted in a guilty plea.

https://www.justice.gov/atr/case-doc...file/489571/dl

I have absolutely zero sympathy for the CEO who got assassinated. I will donate generously to any legal defense fund for the assassin if he is ever caught.

I vaguely remember reading about it at the time. Glad that happened before our experience, just as I’m glad there’s been turnover in our local cancer treatment center (read the ProPublica article in the longform magazine article thread).

[J. Barron DeJong]

Again, fuck all these people.





https://bsky.app/profile/kathryntews.../3lcv2xvysgc25

[toast2266]

Suspect held for questioning in PA. Sounds like it's probably him. Gonna be interesting to hear what this guy's story is.

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[summit]

So they think some guy makes it this long, gets to another state, and doesn't ditch the gun? I doubt that.

[toast2266]

So they think some guy makes it this long, gets to another state, and doesn't ditch the gun? I doubt that.

The guy they have used the same fake ID used at the hostel in NY. He has a gun with silencer similar to the one used in the crime. And he arrived in PA on a greyhound bus from NYC (and the last place they tracked the guy in NYC was at the bus station).

Either it's the guy and he's not actually a criminal mastermind, or some incredibly gullible person got duped by the killer and is about to have a real bad time.

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[summit]

Well then, we'll get to hear his story... although I imagine the insurance cabal will be using whatever influence they have to suppress his story.

Odds he walks by jury nullification?

[bennymac]

He was gonna get away with it if not for the McRib

[heckacali]

"hey homeless guy, want a free backpack, nice hoodie, lunch and a bus ticket...?