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Dad with Stage 4 cancer dies after insurance company said tumor-shrinking treatment was ‘not medically necessary’ (nypost.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] 120 points 3 months ago (2 children)

because apparently, the alternative is communism, and it will have death panels that will decide if you get to live in order to save costs...

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  • [–] 49 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Insurance companies are deathpanels though...

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  • [–] 62 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I believe that was their point...

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago*

    Well maybe they are private enterprise death panels, but they trust them more than theoretical government death panels because the private sector is more efficient than government at cutting costs, such as, um, actually paying for needed care and oh shit they did not think that through.

    edit: I meant to reply that to the comment above, but oh well. It's here now.

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  • [–] 39 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    that was my point.

    they prefer real material death panels, than the alternative, because it might have theoretical death panels. that no country with public healthcare has.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    The danger of commenting first thing after waking up!

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    same, haven't got my coffee yet, how do you take yours?

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Insurance is worse than communism in this case.

    Tax paid universal healthcare and healthcare insurance both work on the idea of socializing the cost.

    The difference is that insurance companies also need to make a profit too feed the owners. Since they don't actually produce anything that can make a profit, the only place they can grab the "profit" is by denying cover.

    American healthcare insurance is exactly the same picture that is shown when people try to explain why communism doesn't work.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Tax paid universal healthcare and healthcare insurance both work on the idea of socializing the cost.

    I think if we used their language it might help: we should outsource healthcare costs.

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