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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 164 points 1 year 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 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago

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

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

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

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

Eventually. Assuming we eat them raw.

Santa Clarita moment...

[–] sartalon@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] spider@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

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

[–] karl_chungus@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.