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17. If that is true it is tragic

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 12:46 AM

Dec 5

Sometimes good people do end up working for corporations that are evil and yes making money doing it.

He was not a well known person so I can believe that in spite of where he worked (which is what people are angry at and he is becoming the symbol of that) he was a decent human being.

I understand the frustration of the posters angry about UHC. I am more inclined that way myself, but reality is complex and nuanced.

UHC is a faceless and clearly horrible corporation. The people who work there are people. Hate tears societies apart.

I try a cognitive cheat where I channel the hate one cannot sometimes help but feel solely at the faceless, nonhuman machine and the policies driving it and not people. I don’t always succeed but it is worth trying.

Horrible times we live in..

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I think it's telling that the health insurance company CEO that was murdered, was on his way.... [View all] EarnestPutz Dec 4 OP

The pool of suspects must be huge. How many people have died every year from denial of care to pay this guy's diane in sf Dec 4 #1

I could have easily been on that suspect list. ItsjustMe Dec 4 #2

me too gopiscrap Dec 5 #36

They insure 100 million, refusal rate at 32% ... literally millions of suspects NotHardly Dec 5 #40

His life wasn't Medically Necessary NameAlreadyTaken Dec 4 #3

No shit! FoxNewsSucks Dec 5 #12

The death panel caught up with him. Klarkashton Dec 4 #4

That panel needs to catch up to a lot more than just that asshole FoxNewsSucks Dec 5 #13

Is lead poisoning a pre-existing condition? Comfortably_Numb Dec 4 #5

Good one Evolve Dammit Dec 5 #49

i watch a lot of true crime. barbtries Dec 4 #6

Rumor is he might have been considering being a whistleblower IbogaProject Dec 4 #9

Not really. he left lots of clues & pictures. Its only a matter of time. Callie1979 Dec 6 #52

Please don't make assumptions Wisky64 Dec 4 #7

I'm Santana JoseBalow Dec 4 #10

R, a. Duppers Dec 5 #11

Y, m. JoseBalow Dec 5 #16

Dang me. Duppers Dec 5 #42

What's important is that you're here now JoseBalow Dec 5 #44

Why did she think that? FoxNewsSucks Dec 5 #14

If that is true it is tragic jfz9580m Dec 5 #17

I have no trouble believing that, and yet it does not change anything TBF Dec 5 #20

First off, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 5 #22

I just do not believe how quickly some of here resort to grave dancing. My wife has this insurance company ... marble falls Dec 5 #23

When a serial sexual abuser is first accused, many people defend him by saying "He never did that to me." ZonkerHarris Dec 5 #37

Good thing we aren't discussing sex criminals then, isn't it. We're talking about someone NO_ONE has ... marble falls Dec 5 #39

spoken like someone who has never lost a loved one due to an insurance decision. ZonkerHarris Dec 7 #61

Not sure I've ever heard anyone defend a sexual predator in that manner. Callie1979 Dec 6 #53

look around. It's everywhere. ZonkerHarris Dec 7 #60

I have a friend who is also an analyst at United Healthcare ComtesseDeSpair Dec 5 #24

My brother worked for one of the most evil HMO JT45242 Dec 5 #34

Huh. malaise Dec 5 #30

They deny 32 percent of initial claims. BannonsLiver Dec 5 #31

He might have been nicest guy in world, but he still presided over a company/culture of profit over patients. Rabrrrrrr Dec 5 #32

parasites often evolve toward commensalism mike_c Dec 5 #33

What motivated you to join DU yesterday? 33taw Dec 5 #35

"more integrity than you might expect to find in a CEO of a multibillion doallar conglomerate wcollar Dec 5 #38

Oh my side Clouds Passing Dec 5 #46

But don't you see? markpkessinger Dec 6 #56

When that company talks to doctors, hospitals, or patients, IronLionZion Dec 4 #8

Wheres Martin, Selena and Steve brettdale Dec 5 #15

What is it telling? Renew Deal Dec 5 #18

See response #51 below. EarnestPutz Dec 8 #63

United Healthcare is probably the greediest medical insurer. Bluepinky Dec 5 #19

So that justifies his assassination? nt MarineCombatEngineer Dec 5 #21

Of course not. Don't be silly. EarnestPutz Dec 6 #50

Oh BS!!! MarineCombatEngineer Dec 7 #59

I wrote the original post. Nothing in my post would indicate that I think his killing was justified. Indeed..... EarnestPutz Dec 7 #62

More important to go to a gathering of Predatory Capitalists. Emile Dec 5 #25

If he wants support and empathy he should have paid for the premium gold plan. Irish_Dem Dec 5 #26

That's right. He would be in network then! Emile Dec 5 #27

Yep. People who care are all out of network for this guy. Irish_Dem Dec 5 #28

What is telling sarisataka Dec 5 #29

Illustrative of the companies priorities. Keeping the stockholders happy. Quoting many CEOs since the...... EarnestPutz Dec 6 #51

I don't believe this was a grievance attack Metaphorical Dec 5 #41

Agree Strelnikov_ Dec 5 #45

When he's caught; and he will be, he wont be a professional. Callie1979 Dec 6 #54

Actually, it was way too early in the morning for a meeting to start, and the CEO's security team was not present. colorado_ufo Dec 5 #43

Anything is possible, I know, but I don't see this guy in a "gopher" role, being sent by someone. Maybe, though ???? EarnestPutz Dec 6 #58

Years ago, Codifer Dec 5 #47

If that's true, it SHOULD be real news. But I am relatively sure it will NEVER come up. Good observation in any case! Evolve Dammit Dec 5 #48

I wonder about his security. A Company that denies 32% of claims (attribution from earlier post on this thread). OAITW r.2.0 Dec 6 #55

It would be nice if all gun violence generated the same "all hands on deck" response as the loss of a business exec? waterwatcher123 Dec 6 #57