Reddit moderators swiftly acted to delete a thread full of doctors tearing the insurance industry and UnitedHealthcare to shreds.
In the wake of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, there has been an outpouring of grievances from Americans about the state of healthcare in this country, and the massive insurance companies that gatekeep you from receiving it.
Doctors who have witnessed how insurers’ ruthless penny-pinching has endangered their patients first-hand have been especially outspoken.
On the r/medicine subreddit, which has nearly 500,000 members, the reaction of medical professionals to Thompson’s death has been so savage that moderators have deleted an entire thread about the news of his assassination, The Daily Beast reports.
«He is lucky that it happened in December», wrote one user purporting to be a MD in emergency medicine. «Imagine how much it would cost when his out-of-pocket minimum reset in January!»
But the pièce de résistance came from a nurse satirizing the typical, lengthy rejection letter UHC would send to unfortunate patients.
«After a careful review of the claim submitted for emergency services on December 4, 2024, we regret to inform you that your request for coverage has been denied», the parody letter reads.
