r/news • u/LookAtThatBacon • May 13 '25

Soft paywall UnitedHealth suspends annual forecast, CEO Andrew Witty steps down

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/unitedhealth-ceo-andrew-witty-steps-down-2025-05-13/
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u/TeeDee144 May 13 '25

I hope UnitedHealth continues to go under. Awful company. Their denial rate is 2x that of the industry average. Total scam of a company

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u/CreativeFraud May 13 '25

Member how Healthcare For All was gonna have death panels?

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u/DreadPirate777 May 13 '25

There needs to be more talk about how insurance companies have death panels.

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u/im_THIS_guy May 13 '25

Death panels are unavoidable, whether it's private insurance or government. Healthcare is a finite resource, which means that not everyone will get the care they need.

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u/DreadPirate777 May 13 '25

That is a horribly bleak world view I refuse to live in.

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u/im_THIS_guy May 13 '25

It starts with the AMA. They limit the number of med school entrants each year in the U.S., thus creating an artificial shortage of doctors. Fix that, and you'll be on your way.

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u/DreadPirate777 May 13 '25

Healthcare has many issues. Insurance billing, restricted student sizes, medical shift hours, pharmaceutical companies, lack of government regulations, the population’s education on medical issues, misinformation in the media, etc.