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On Sun, 15 Dec 2024 15:07:47 -0500, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

>That they could, but must it start with murder?  The CEO had a wife and 
>kids, yet so many people my age on the internet are praising the gunman!

Insurance companies with a  pre-existing conditions clause has
affected millions/millions, mentally, physically, and economically.


I knew a self-employed person with wife and grown kids who came down
with cancer, and pulled the trigger, rather than taking chemo. I
suspect this was the reason why: Health Care Costs Number One Cause of
Bankruptcy.  At the funeral, the life insurance person handed a check
to her.

"A recent study asserted that UnitedHealthcare denies the most claims
of any major health insurance company, rejecting about one in every
three claims.

'UnitedHealthcare is the worst insurance company for paying claims,'
concluded the study from the consumer spending analytics group,
ValuePenguin, whose parent company is the online lending marketplace
LendingTree."
https://truthout.org/articles/top-5-us-health-insurers-annual-profits-jumped-230-percent-since-acas-passage/


Trump never delivered on his wonderful health care plan.

Btw, "As of 2023, the CEOs of the five largest health insurers made
roughly $75 million dollars combined in annual compensation. "