It’s both.
Isn’t the second part of this meme supposed to be something that is not true?
Sort of. It’s mostly about shifting the blame.
Yeah, it would fit the meme format better if the second panel were revised: “No, it’s only the healthcare system that is flawed.”
Or even more accurate: “No it’s the people who complain about healthcare costs who are wrong!”
Or “the rest of,” as if insurance companies aren’t the primary driver of those flaws.
The healthcare system IS flawed.
They are the flaw.
Cool, so you’re dissolving your company, right? Right?
No?
More biz execs it is.
Show it, don’t say it. Til then, stay scared.
You made it that way and don’t pretend you didn’t. Blaming other for doing what you do isn’t any kind of excuse, shitheads.
Actions speak louder than words.
This is constantly where my headspace is for any public statements by people, companies, or politicians.
I don’t judge people by their words, I judge them by their actions, and that makes the world make so much more sense.
they will never admit the truth; for-profit health insurance should not exist.
Are non-profit insurers really any better? Many of the blues are non-profits
Of course they’re better. There are no shareholders to pay off, so the system itself is more efficient. But that alone doesn’t solve the problem. Only national healthcare will provide a comprehensive fix.
Are they? They are just as brutal about denials. The most hated insurance company I work with is a nonprofit. I’d welcome anyone with a blue cross or blue shield plan to tell me their positive stories. Or any other nonprofit, for that matter.
not really. theyve started a race condition with providers causing prices to skyrocket.
but ya gotta start somewhere
“We know the health system does not work as well as it should, and we understand people’s frustrations with it. No one would design a system like the one we have,” Witty wrote. “And no one did. It’s a patchwork built over decades.”
So it’s nobody’s fault. And nobody can fix it I guess. Oh well, guess we just take it then. Good to know nobody is responsible for a despicable system that kills when it should heal.
Describing it as a patchwork is such an abdication of accuracy and responsibility, too. Any old system has evolved over time, and this one has had half a century to get into the state that it’s in now. Just because something is old and has been modified many times over the years doesn’t mean that the current situation is accidental or inevitable.
The thing that gets me is that it’s true. It’s a patchwork… of so many people taking more than they should and giving less than they should. If UHC tomorrow used every penny of the premiums they charge purely to cover healthcare, they still wouldn’t fix the problem. A fix would require change to the pharmacies, the drug companies, the medical equipment companies, the hospitals and hospital networks, and more levels of bullshit middlemen than I even know exist. No single person, be they President or CEO or billionaire, can fix it.
He is still an asshole though. He is just pointing to the problem and saying “Good people are trying to fix it.” Are they? Where’s the evidence? I would love to read an article that made me think, “Yes, the healthcare industry is making one small step in the right direction” but it hasn’t come up. If this dude wants me to sympathize with him or with Brian Thompson, he should say ONE THING that either of them has ever done to address the problems of the industry and make things genuinely better for everyone. My money is that he can’t.
Now ask him if his industry should even exist. His answer to that question is the only thing I care about.
“We understand and share the desire to build a health care system that works better for everyone. That is the purpose of our organization,” he wrote.
Liar, liar, pants on fire.
“Once we’ve finished draining the blood from the neck of the people we ensure their remaining time is as comfortable and wonderful as is possible. That is the purpose of our organization.”
“Once we’ve finished draining the blood from the neck of the people we ensure their remaining time is as comfortable and wonderful as is possible**. That is the purpose of our organization.”
**Without violating any end of life profitability constraints, of course.
That’s a lot of words for “please don’t kill me next.”
I think that will require corrective action, apologies, retribution, and active lobbying for a better healthcare system… as a start.
My guess, they’re just buying time.
Dddepose!
From the article:
Witty added that Thompson was “never content with the status quo” and praised the CEO for advocating for ideas that “were aimed at making health care more affordable, more transparent, more intuitive, more compassionate — and more human.”
This is a complete lie
UHC. Leader in denials under Thompson
Thompson accused of insider trading
Record profits for UHC under Thompson. 20-25% of claims denied
Uh huh, now that the company is crashing, the C level meeting decided that maybe it’s better to play our side, act as if you actually care?
You use words like “understand” and “share” so lovely and freely that one might almost be tempted to believe that you know what those words mean…
Almost.
The simple fact is that you won’t change your bottom line, enriching your shareholders. If thateans you need to pretend that you actually have a heart, and that you care, then that is what you’ll pretend.
Anything for the shareholders.
To Witty: No shit Sherlock.
“No employees — be they the people who answer customer calls or nurses who visit patients in their homes — should have to fear for their and their loved ones’ safety,” Witty wrote.
There’s something we can all agree on. Executive fear though…
Exactly. Don’t do evil things, and you’ll have a lot less to fear.
They should be exactly as uncertain of their survival as the people that they’re deciding claims on.
They shouldn’t have to fear for their safety either, they should just do right by their customers and it wouldn’t be a problem.
No insurance customer should have to fear dying because their medically necessary procedures are denied. Of all the things wrong with Healthcare, prior authorization should be target number 1 for legislators. It should be 100% illegal for insurance companies to require pre-authorization.
If a doctor regularly prescribes unnecessary treatments or medication, let the proper ayluthorities investigate and pull their credentials, if necessary. Don’t kill thousands of people to save a buck and say it’s to protect them from unnecessary procedures.
