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UnitedHealth Group’s investors have profited from its sky-high coverage denial rates. Now, as the company faces mounting public pressure to approve more patient care, they are suing to stop the insurer from changing its “corporate practices.”

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[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It should be law that all medical insurance investors to be covered by their worst policy offered, and can only pay for medical treatments through said policy.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So... Anyone with a 401k/IRA

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Is you are manually investing into them, yes. Most people dont, the banks are investing for them.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you trying to describe an ETF/mutual fund?

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No. I am describing a managed 401k.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

...which invest in mutual funds...

And less than 15% of 401ks are managed. So, no, most 401ks are not what you just described.

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You got a source? Becuase i only know a few people that self managed.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee -1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

You could have googled this yourself in the time it took you to ask for a source. Your anecdotes about you mostly only knowing people you work with don't change that.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

And you could have provided one in the time it took you to double down on the original assertion

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 days ago

I was not the one to pull an exact number out of my ass. I requested your source on it. So congratulations making it public that you have no idea what you are talking about.

[–] dinren@discuss.online 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When offered UH through my employer, I decided to pay triple and stay on my spouses insurance. They actually cover costs

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I'm leaving my job with United healthcare...I'd rather buy it myself

[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Tell me again why healthcare for profit is a good thing?

[–] AlexLost@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

We'll see, it makes a few people a whole lot of money. What's not to like?!

[–] jared@mander.xyz 8 points 1 week ago

Burn it down!

[–] AngrySquirrel@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

They all think that they are untouchable and that nothing will ever happen to them.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago