Insurance companies like United Healthcare are not the only ones to blame for a broken system
Insurance companies like United Healthcare are not the only ones to blame for a broken system
The public response to United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder misunderstands something important.
Summary
The murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson highlights public anger at a broken U.S. healthcare system.
Rising costs, limited access, and inefficiencies have fostered widespread frustration, with health insurers and hospitals becoming key targets.
Underlying issues include the financialization of healthcare, market monopolization, and a lack of collective action to address systemic failures.
To fix this, experts propose stronger state-led regulatory agencies to curb spending growth, enforce affordability, and prioritize public welfare over profit.
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To fix this, experts propose stronger state-led regulatory agencies to curb spending growth, enforce affordability, and prioritize public welfare over profit.
No, we already tried ACA and it failed us.
Single payer or bust
I guess one dead parasite ain't enough for these clowns to get a clue.
Yea really the article is pretty tone deaf. Like advocating for states rights
I agree but one thing they could do is not allow any one entity to be involved in more than one sector of it. insurance, provider, hospital, pharmacy, manufacturer. you can be in one and only one.