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12. UHC CEO Andrew Witty's Ghoulish Confession
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 10:04 AM
Dec 8

The other day I wrote something personal and vitriolic about UnitedHealthcare and the horrific impact the late Brian Thompson had on a family that I have known for years.

Many UHC victims in the US and DU can't spew enough venom and bile at these #@&!s.

Elderly Americans have been diligently paying their premiums to UHC for years, bamboozled by the AARP Medicare Advantage sales pitch, expecting decency when they file a claim.

Now we read that CEO Andrew Witty is concerned about "preventing the US medical system from providing “unnecessary” care.

So, CEO Andrew Witty admits he is more concerned about the entire "US medical system" than
providing insurance coverage to the American people to alleviate their suffering and facilitate healing.

How patriotic.




When and why does CEO Andrew Witty speak for the entire "US medical system"? And are UHC employees his triage kapos deciding who lives or dies? Who is programming the UHC AI death panel algorithms?

These health insurance executives will continue to luxuriate in their Greenwich, CT mansions, drive their Mercedes-Benz, send their children all expenses paid to the Ivy Leagues as legacies, and fly First Class to St Tropez every year, while unaware elderly Americans continue to buy their crappy product and service every enrollment period because of ubiquitous, insidious, and convincing TV ad campaigns.

Link:

https://ceoworld.biz/2023/05/10/highest-paid-health-insurance-ceos-six-ceos-raked-in-a-record-123-million-last-year/

Simply put, these health insurance oligarchs are pit fiends and

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You think this coverage has been vitrolic? RockRaven Dec 8 #1
Just goes to show... 2naSalit Dec 8 #2
No empathy from me here. mwooldri Dec 8 #3
Oh Hell, I blame the media for not covering innocent people hurt by UHC. OrlandoDem2 Dec 8 #4
Tone deaf POS pfitz59 Dec 8 #5
Short message from the leadership of UHC to moniss Dec 8 #6
What a strange way for him to write a suicide note. Orrex Dec 8 #7
You said it, Orrex. C0RI0LANUS Dec 8 #13
The very presence of insurance companies drives up costs lonely bird Dec 8 #8
They have always raised costs to make people to have to buy insurance. The for profit hospitals gladly accept LiberalArkie Dec 8 #37
IOW azureblue Dec 8 #9
supervillain accent checks out n/t PedroXimenez Dec 8 #10
"Efficiency" is the battle cry of Wall Street hucksters. Mr. Mustard 2023 Dec 8 #11
Yep. It's an excuse for forcing austerity on the public when they know virtually no one fucking wants it. Karasu Dec 8 #42
UHC CEO Andrew Witty's Ghoulish Confession C0RI0LANUS Dec 8 #12
The Genocider says what? Witty/uhc is vitriol. Clouds Passing Dec 8 #14
So caring for people drives up costs. But paying mzmolly Dec 8 #15
Bleh IbogaProject Dec 8 #16
It turns out that there are death panels after all. love_katz Dec 8 #17
"Our bean counters know more than your doctor" dalton99a Dec 8 #18
Evidently so do Republican Congress People and Senators! 3825-87867 Dec 8 #21
Wonder if we could all setup a go fund me 3825-87867 Dec 8 #19
I imagine besides getting an excellent public defender, a gofundme page will emerge to pay for a private attorney C0RI0LANUS Dec 8 #23
CEO to employees: "Keep up the good work. Kill them dead and take all their money" dalton99a Dec 8 #20
PERFECT C0RI0LANUS Dec 8 #24
His choice of words reflects his feelings as he refers to people or patients as "consumers" aka; locusts. Uncle Joe Dec 8 #22
I noticed that too. Their press releases often refer to "consumers" not patients. lostnfound Dec 8 #35
Yes, everything with them is based on greed, as people. human beings, citizens or patients' intrinsic worth is devalued Uncle Joe Dec 8 #36
In The Medical RobinA Dec 9 #44
I have been stipulating this for years: The GOP, the wealthy, and the elites treat the US poor like their %#*& food. C0RI0LANUS Dec 8 #25
Nick Hanauer has been trying to warn his fellow billionaires about abusive capitalism for a while now. alwaysinasnit Dec 8 #26
Everyone should watch this video. He is right-on! OMGWTF Dec 8 #31
It's a false flag. No CEO was killed. These are all paid actors MaryMagdaline Dec 8 #27
parasites gonna parasite mike_c Dec 8 #28
Amazing confession, *hole. Preventing the US healthcare system from providing "unnecessary" care... Hekate Dec 8 #29
Really? Other countries that cover everyone's healthcare have better outcomes for LESS MONEY! OMGWTF Dec 8 #30
How about these "unsustainable" costs: snot Dec 8 #32
using a "flawed" AI algorithm to "systematically deny". And we're not supposed to be mad as hell over this?? Evolve Dammit Dec 8 #33
Fuck that guy. orangecrush Dec 8 #34
Yeah, that's what happens when you work in an exploitative industry that shouldn't even exist and is universally hated Karasu Dec 8 #38
Someone should send him this in reply: muriel_volestrangler Dec 8 #39
I LOL's at the outrage! Aussie105 Dec 8 #40
"Unecessary". Riiiiiiiight... Pffffftttttt... 🤬 electric_blue68 Dec 8 #41
I somehow was healthy enough to elude Hassler Dec 9 #43
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