Man, the timing on this announcement is breathtaking.
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It isn't - it was announced 11/14. As someone who follows healthcare news I really hope to fucking god more people start following it more closely.
I bet after this a new book was opened up on the large health care insurance orgs in Vegas.
I probably can't buy in, but certainly would be entertaining.
When the police show up to investigate your murder, and they ask "Is there anyone who would wish to harm your Husband/Wife?" and your spouse just turns over your entire database of your clients, you're the bad guy/girl.
Who is the CEO?
Anthem Blue Cross appears to be a subsidiary of Elevance Health, whose CEO is Gail Koziara Boudreaux
She currently lives in Indianapolis, IN.
These are fun facts
Indianapolis has one of the highest rates of violent crime in the country.
Another fun fact, she was previously a VP at UnitedHealth!
That woman has killed MILLIONS of people! LEAVE HER ALONE! WE don't want her to get the UnitedHealthCare treatment! We want her Spry and Healthy so she can CONTINUE Killing Americans!
Asking for a friend
Is this friend at large?
He submitted a claim to be at large but was only approved for "at small"
If there’s anything that we should all be aware of when it comes to insurance companies, it’s that they will fuck you as hard, and as often as possible, unless there is a law specifically prohibiting it. Even then, they’ll still try to get away with it, counting on you being too poor to fight them in court.
Insurance companies are among the most predatory and despicable entities that exist, which is why they should all be nationalized and provided by right to citizens and funded by taxpayer dollars. Specifically, rich people paying taxes.
Anthem CEO better watch out
Maybe it is the beginning of eat the rich. I mean something has to be done about it and the governments are not doing shit.
Here's hoping they get the United Healthcare treatment.
A United Healthcare retirement.
Did they see a healthcare CEO dead on the street and thought "this is the right moment to fuck with people"?
California : The fuck outta here
What the actual fuck. I mean the amount of extra money they've made these people pay. They have probably caused people to lose their jobs.
What if I had Anthem and the doctor told me I'm good to go but the insurance hadn't cleared me for release, and I left? They can't keep me there against my will. Would they use this to justify denying coverage?
Anything and everything will be used to deny coverage.
Hell yeah I'm posting this hoping more eyes stop to read your comment if they see a reply. Cuz fuck what ins is doing
Who's their CEO again?
Sometimes we need heroes.
i truly loved living in the united states but damn it seems really easy to go broke simply by getting sick
That's why I fucking left. Good health is more important - it's literally the most important thing.
Does Anthem Blue Cross, have a CEO?
The American Society of Anesthesiologists calls on Anthem to reverse this proposal immediately.
Anthem cackles and croaks, "You have no power here!"
And there's no Gandalf present.
Seems like they are encouraging Mal practices suits against doctors that rushed surgeries. Wonder if there a class action suit here or something.
The won't cut the anesthesia, they will just send the patient a bill for thousands of dollars
This news is from November 14th. OP trying to make recent events into a new trend perhaps?
I don't know whether to be appalled or impressed. Either way it's quite clever.
I doubt it's anything so deliberate. This story has been going viral on Bluesky as well.
It seems it slipped through the cracks at the time, but recent events have led people to reexamine it.
Right after the recent news about another healthcare CEO, this seems like a great way to get your own headline

What a great time to be alive and awake
Remember Brian Thompson.
Better look around in hotel parking lots.
